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At Activision Blizzard King (ABK), we believe great games start with great people. We’re looking for a Senior Manager, Learning, Development & Performance to help our leaders build the capability, culture and leadership strength needed to win. Acting as a trusted advisor, this role shapes and delivers LD&P priorities aligned to ABK’s business strategy and objectives spanning learning, performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, and leadership development. The role balances deep local understanding with enterprise alignment across Microsoft Gaming, ensuring leaders and teams across EMEA are equipped to deliver today and scale for the future. This is a high-impact strategic role, partnering with senior leaders across ABK EMEA. You’ll shape how we grow leaders, build talent pipelines and drive performance at scale, balancing local market insight with enterprise alignment across Microsoft Gaming.
Job Responsibility:
Partner strategically with senior leaders across ABK, translating business priorities into impactful learning, talent and performance strategies
Lead performance, talent and succession processes across ABK EMEA, turning insight into action and investment decisions
Design and deliver leadership and capability solutions that strengthen current performance and future readiness
Shape leadership conversations around potential, readiness, capability and culture
Champion a culture of continuous learning, inclusion and growth across diverse EMEA markets
Use data and insight to prioritise initiatives, track impact and continuously improve outcomes
Collaborate globally with LD&P, HR and enterprise partners to ensure alignment, quality and scalability
Requirements:
Proven experience in a senior Learning, Talent, or LD&P Business Partner role within a complex, matrixed organisation
Strong track record of partnering with senior leaders and influencing decisions at leadership-team level
Deep expertise across performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, and leadership development
Experience designing and delivering strategic, data-led learning and capability solutions
Comfortable operating across regional or international environments, ideally EMEA
Strong commercial acumen. Able to link people initiatives directly to business outcomes
Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation, and storytelling skills
Trusted advisor mindset. Confident to challenge, coach, and influence
Strategic thinker who can also drive delivery
Curious, evidence-led, and comfortable navigating ambiguity
Collaborative and inclusive, with a passion for developing leaders and teams
Resilient, adaptable, and energised by complexity and scale
Nice to have:
Experience within gaming, technology, entertainment, or digital-first businesses
Exposure to enterprise or global LD&P frameworks
Experience working through significant organisational or cultural change