Director, Program Management, Business Operations - Horizon

Posted: 2026-09-09

- Own the day-to-day planning and operating rhythm for the Business Unit: recurring planning cycles, leadership meeting cadences, and cross-functional check-ins that keep the BU aligned and moving.

- Run leadership forums (steering committees, business reviews, leadership offsites) end to end – building agendas, preparing materials, and ensuring the right people and information are in the room – so the Sr. Director, Business Operations can stay focused on the highest-level initiatives and long-term strategy.

- Capture decisions and action items across BU operating rhythms, assign clear owners, and track follow-through to closure; escalate stalled items before they become risks.

- Manage members of the Business Operations team executing this day-to-day work, and coach Senior Managers and Managers staffed onto initiatives.

- Intake, scope, and prioritize special projects and cross-functional initiatives that don’t have an obvious functional home.

- Lead time-bound, high-ambiguity projects end to end across Studio, Publishing, and/or centralized 2K functions (Legal, Finance, Localization, Insights, Ratings, etc.), building the plan, RACI, and workback schedule as needed.

- Act as a trusted advisor and operations partner to BU leadership, surfacing risks early and facilitating alignment across competing priorities.

- Coordinate with external vendors, partners, agencies, or other outside parties when initiatives require it, ensuring 2K’s interests and standards are represented.

- Build and maintain the planning tools, trackers, and reporting cadences that give BU leadership real-time visibility into both ongoing operations and the special projects portfolio.

- Partner with the Sr. Director, Business Operations to translate long-term strategy and priorities into the BU’s day-to-day planning and operating rhythm.

- Drive continuous improvement in how the BU plans and operates, codifying playbooks and best practices that can be reused across future initiatives.

What Will Make You a Great Fit

- 7–10+ years in business operations, project/program management, management consulting, or related roles, including a minimum of 4 years managing people through recurring operating cadences and cross-functional programs.

- Demonstrated experience owning executive-level governance and planning cadences (steering committees, business reviews) end to end, including agenda-setting and follow-through.