Operations Manager, Graduate Programs

Who We Are Founded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company, publishing titles developed by influential game development studios. Our studios responsible for developing 2K’s portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms include Visual Concepts, Gearbox, Firaxis, Hangar 13, Cat Daddy, Cloud Chamber, 31st Union and HB Studios. Our portfolio of titles and platforms is expanding due to our global strategic plan, building, and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire all of us.

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Our team of engineers, marketers, artists, writers, data scientists, producers, problem solvers and doers are the professional publishing stewards of our growing library of critically-acclaimed franchises such as NBA 2K, Bio Shock, Borderlands, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, 2

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At 2K, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment, which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work. We are dedicated to diversity and inclusion and want our community of candidates to reflect this commitment. We encourage all interested applicants to explore our global positions.

2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).

What We Need Are you the type of person who likes to check things off their to-do list? Do you love a good process? Are you a collaborator, innovator, and a culture creator? We are looking for a person who makes things happen, understands processes quickly, sees projects through to completion, is super organized and on top of it all brings a great sense of energy to a group.

This role will support the Publishing, Engineering and Technical Art Graduate Programs, based in our Novato, Dublin and Vancouver offices, which is helping us to future-proof our organization by bringing talent and diversity to the organization. You will be reporting to the Senior Manager, Engineering & Technical Art Grad Program, with a dotted reporting line to the Senior Manager, Publishing Grad Program, who are based in Dublin.

This role will be based in Novato.

• Local support:
  On the ground support in Novato.
• Culture Activation:
  • Design and implement initiatives that build a cohesive community across our global sites. This involves more than just organizing; it’s about proactively identifying ways to keep the grad cohorts across Novato, Dublin, and Vancouver connected through shared experiences and innovative engagement ideas.
  • Generate innovative ideas for continuous organizational improvement and implement approved suggestions.
  • Build strong relationships with local HR, TA, Workplace and Operational teams amongst others.
• End-to-End Event Coordination:
  • Take full ownership of the operational lifecycle for program events, including team-building offsites and technical training sessions. You will manage everything from venue logistics and scheduling to material preparation and post-event feedback collection.
• Process Support & Optimization:
  • You will ensure that all stakeholders—from hiring managers to graduates—are following established processes, while also identifying friction points where you can suggest improvements to make the program more agile.
  • Frequent collection of feedback from graduates and stakeholders to ensure processes are efficient and optimized.
• Execution of Operational Excellence:
  • Support the complex movement of graduates between rotations. Managing graduate rotation tracking.
  • Manage the Graduate Programs’ Onboarding training: engage with stakeholders, coordinate logistics, implement feedback loops and ensure the training runs according to schedule.
  • Invoice management, including supplier set up, and Purchase Order management.
  • In partnership with the Graduate Program leads, build and define the annual operational calendar for the programs.
• Program Communications & Reporting:
  • Draft key internal documents that keep the business informed, such as the…