Full-Time

Product Operations Manager

Portfolio Execution

Posted on 8/18/2026

The Pokémon Company

The Pokémon Company

51-200 employees

Licenses IP for games, cards, media

Compensation Overview

$95.6k - $172.3k/yr

Bellevue, WA, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid work environment.

Bachelor's

Category
Business & Strategy (1)
Required Skills
Supply Chain Management
SCRUM

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Requirements
  • Five to seven years of relevant professional experience or a demonstrated equivalent level of expertise.
  • A bachelor's degree in a related field or a demonstrated equivalent level of applicable experience.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
  • Ability to prioritize tasks and delegate them when appropriate.
  • Thorough understanding of, or ability to quickly learn about, the project or product being developed.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
Responsibilities
  • Act as the central coordination point across all embedded Product Operations Managers, ensuring seamless information flow, dependency management, and prioritization.
  • Maintain visibility into future plans and coordinate synchronized activities to complete the active and approved portfolio book of work.
  • Own the end-to-end portfolio view, including roadmap integration, resource allocation, risk aggregation, and executive reporting.
  • Partner with Product and Supply and Content Management and Creation teams to align operational execution with program needs.
  • Facilitate portfolio governance meetings and work with existing Program Managers to ensure sufficient cross-domain reviews.
  • Identify synergies, eliminate redundancies, and drive standardization of best practices across regions and domains.
  • Facilitate scrum-of-scrums meetings with cross-functional leads to ensure successful execution of work on time, to specifications, accurately, and efficiently.
  • Outline project tasks and delegate them to appropriate teams and Program Managers.
  • Conduct or ensure completion of risk assessments, report identified risks to management, and recommend risk mitigations.
  • Address questions, concerns, and complaints throughout the project.
  • Act as a liaison among the company, customers, and vendors.
  • Communicate and collaborate with various teams to provide training and information to impacted parties.
  • Ensure compliance with federal, state, local, industry, contractual, and company regulations, standards, specifications, and best practices.

The Pokémon Company manages and licenses the Pokémon IP across video games, trading cards, anime, and merchandise, coordinating the franchise for partner products and services. Its offerings include core video games, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, animated series and films, and licensed merchandise, with Pokémon GO as a prominent freemium mobile game using augmented reality. It differs from competitors by being a consortium of Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures, which enables centralized control and consistent cross-media branding and licensing. Its goal is to grow and sustain the Pokémon brand by delivering games and media, expanding partnerships, and engaging fans worldwide through ongoing releases, events, and new ways to experience Pokémon.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Japan

Founded

1998

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What believers are saying

  • Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration launches September 16, 2026, with all-foil premium pricing.
  • Pokémon TCG Pocket serves 150 countries, and its July 29, 2026 expansion extends engagement.
  • Pokémon World Championships return August 28–30, 2026, strengthening community and merchandise demand.

What critics are saying

  • August 5, 2026 class action over Bellevue bathroom recordings threatens settlement costs and discovery.
  • Pokémon TCG scalping forced government-ID talk in Japan, risking retail backlash and channel conflict.
  • Switch 2 launch stumbles and 2027 Winds, Waves delays expose franchise dependence.

What makes The Pokémon Company unique

  • Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures control one of gaming’s few evergreen global IP franchises.
  • February 27, 2026 Pokémon Presents announced Switch 2 exclusives, TCG, mobile, and theme-park tie-ins.
  • Universal Japan’s January 22, 2026 collaboration proves Pokémon monetizes beyond software sales.

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Benefits

100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for you

Generous paid family leave

Employer-paid life insurance

Employer-paid long and short-term income protection insurance

US Employees: 401k Employer Matching

UK/IRE Employees: Pension Employer Contributions

Fitness reimbursement

Commuter benefit

LinkedIn learning

Comprehensive relocation package

Hybrid work environment

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