Lead Producer - Heroes

Team Name:

Unannounced Project

Job Title:

Lead Producer - Heroes

Requisition ID:

R027370

Job Description:

Welcome, heroes! 

Overwatch Rush is a new top-down Hero shooter designed specifically for mobile, set in the Overwatch universe.

Overwatch Rush is being developed by a dedicated team with deep mobile experience. Join us as we expand the Overwatch universe and bring fresh new adventures to players across all platforms!

We are currently looking for a highly experienced and collaborative Lead Hero Producer to help us craft Blizzard’s next generation of heroes. You will bring deep expertise in leading complex, multi-disciplinary development efforts, unifying fragmented pipelines, and driving predictable, high-quality execution across the full hero development lifecycle. You will act as the single accountable owner for end-to-end hero production, partnering closely with game leadership and craft leads to deliver cohesive, scalable, and compelling hero experiences. Sound like your next challenge? We can’t wait to meet you!

Responsibilities

• Partner with game leadership to deeply understand and advocate for the hero vision, gameplay goals, and quality expectations, ensuring these are translated into clear, actionable plans across all development streams.

• Own and drive the end-to-end Hero Production Pipeline, unifying art, gameplay, AI, and supporting systems (bots, tutorials, progression) into a cohesive and scalable framework.

• Lead the definition and continuous refinement of the hero production approach—establishing clear phases, priorities, dependencies, and delivery expectations from concept through feature complete.

• Build and maintain a single integrated roadmap, ensuring alignment across disciplines and visibility into milestones, risks, and dependencies.

• Guide producers and area leads in maintaining a prioritized backlog that supports predictable, sustainable delivery while upholding quality standards.

• Drive cross-team alignment and coordination across all hero development disciplines, ensuring seamless integration of visual, gameplay, and AI components.

• Manage a team of producers, providing clear direction, setting expectations, and driving accountability to ensure consistent execution and delivery.

• Proactively identify systemic risks, pipeline inefficiencies, and execution challenges—driving durable solutions that improve development flow and team efficiency.

• Validate and evolve the hero production cadence, ensuring scalability and predictability, particularly during Soft Launch and live operations.

• Identify and address capacity gaps across disciplines, partnering with leadership to ensure teams are set up for successful delivery.

• Establish effective communication, reporting, and planning practices to promote visibility, alignment, and shared understanding across teams and stakeholders.

• Foster a positive, collaborative, and feedback-rich culture, supporting strong team health, engagement, and sustainable execution.

• Provide input, support, and thoughtful feedback toward individuals’ performance, development, and career growth.

Minimum Requirements 

• Significant experience contributing to and leading the development, release, and/or live operations of one or more game or digital products, including complex multi-team environments.

• Experience owning and driving large-scale, cross-disciplinary feature or content pipelines end-to-end (heroes, characters, or similarly complex systems preferred).

• Proven ability to lead multiple teams and align diverse disciplines (Art, Design, Engineering, AI) toward predictable, high-quality outcomes.

• Deep familiarity with lean/agile product management methodologies and the ability to adapt processes to meet evolving production needs.

• Strong expertise in production planning, dependency management, and building integrated roadmaps across multiple teams.

• Demonstrated ability to build cultures of trust, respect, open feedback, accountability, and continuous learning.

• Strong self-awareness and adaptability—able to receive feedback openly and adjust leadership and communication approaches as needed.

• Understanding of F2P business models and/or live service operations.

• Passion for games, game development, and delivering exceptional hero-driven player experiences.

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to drive clarity and alignment across multiple teams and disciplines.