Business Performance Trainee 2025

2 Weeks ago • All levels • Monetization

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Summary

The Business Performance Trainee Program (starting September 2025) is an 18-month rotational program in King's Stockholm studio. Trainees will gain experience in Business Performance and Operations, working closely with data scientists, product managers, and producers to optimize game performance, boost engagement and monetization, and contribute to company-wide initiatives. Rotations include working with game teams to analyze performance, collaborating across departments on business challenges, and assisting in game development and operations. The program includes training, mentoring, and support to accelerate professional development. The ultimate goal is placement in a Business Performance or Production role.
Must have:
  • Master's degree in relevant field
  • Strong academic record
  • Proficiency in English
  • Data-driven problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Interest in gaming industry
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Business Performance Trainee 2025 

  

King is pleased to introduce its Business Performance Trainee Program starting in September 2025.   

 

This unique opportunity will take you on a challenging journey where you will work to evolve our games and our business. You will gain experience working in Business Performance and Operations in our Stockholm studio during an 18 month rotational program. At the end of the program, you will move into a role in Business Performance or Production to help drive our awesome games!  

 

Your role within our Kingdom  

As a part of the Business Performance Trainee Program, you will be at the heart of helping make games that are played and loved by millions of players. You will work to empower your team with the data and insights needed to make timely, robust decisions on how to improve your game or product. You will work closely with Data Scientists, Business Performance Managers, Product Managers, Producers, and many more to help boost engagement and monetization in our games. People will want your help in understanding your team’s game - so you’ll be both a teacher and a champion, promoting it and raising its profile across the business.   

 

You will be rotating between:  

 

Game Team Business Performance Unit  

Here you will be working with the team to monitor and analyze the overall business performance of a game in the Stockholm studio. You will work collaboratively with Data Scientists and Business Performance Managers to optimize game performance by boosting engagement and monetization across multiple platforms  

 

Analytics Teams  

In this rotation you will be working collaboratively across all parts of our business, including game teams, marketing, and game team business performance units to help crack companywide problems in how we can boost engagement, reach and monetization in our portfolio of games. You will do so for both our existing games and support our amazing next generation of games in production  

 

Operations  

Working alongside Developers, Artists and passionate Product Managers and Producers, you will help lead the development and operation of a hugely successful mobile game that entertains millions of players every single day around the world. You’ll see your joint work go live in the app store and will likely see your game played by the person sat next to you on your commute home  

 

Training, Mentoring & Support  

Parallel with your day- to- day work you will take part in training to set you up for success and fast- track your development during the program. The rotations in combination with this training will challenge you and help you grow both professionally and personally. On top of this you will have the support from former Business Performance Trainees, Business Performance Managers, and a mentor. They will coach you to maximize your development during the program.  

 

Skills to create thrills  

You are a passionate problem solver and able to draw data driven business insights that will add real value to King. You are proactive and demonstrate the ability to learn quickly and work in a fast paced and collaborative environment whilst communicating effectively with teams and individuals across King. Critical to your success are your analytical rigor, intellectual curiosity, and business mindset. Beyond this, we see that you…  

 

  • Have a Master’s degree in Engineering, Business, Analytics, or other related discipline - either recently graduated or about to graduate in summer 2025  

  • Have a strong academic record  

  • Are proficient in English, both spoken and written  

  • Have a humble and open approach  

  • Have an interest in the gaming industry  

 

Want to join our Kingdom? 

Apply Now! Last day to apply is January 15th. Please make sure that your application is made in English and that you include a cover letter and a transcript of records (both mandatory). The program starts in September 2025.  

 

This trainee program is certified by TraineeGuiden. 

The brilliant experience we give our players comes from the diversity and experience of our people. A great saga needs all sorts of heroes. That’s why we hire all sorts of talent.  

 

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.  

  

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest  

 

About King 
King is a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world, with people all around the world playing one or more of our games, including franchises such as Candy Crush, Farm Heroes, Pet Rescue and Bubble Witch. 

We have 249 million monthly active users as of fourth quarter 2019 across web, social and mobile platforms. King was acquired by Activision Blizzard Inc. (Nasdaq ATVI) in February 2016 and operates as an independent unit of the company. 

A great saga needs all sorts of heroes 

Making games is fun. Especially when you do it with people who share the same idea of what makes a good workplace, great. We design games for everyone, no matter where they are or who they are, and we employ all sorts of people from all kinds of backgrounds to bring them to life. Truth is, we simply cannot expect diversity in our players and originality in our games without first nurturing it in our people. A great saga needs all sorts of heroes. 

  

Making the World Playful 
Making the World Playful is what inspires us to create new experiences and raise the bar. It’s what makes King a place where we can all dream bigger, continue to add innovation to our games, broadening the portfolio and exploring new territories in mid- core and casual. We take the art and science of gaming to the next level through our curiosity for the unexplored, passion for games, respect for each other and love for our players – and we’re not afraid to have fun along the way. In fact, together with our parent company Activision Blizzard and experts around the world, we believe having fun is good for you. There has never been a better time to join us. We're dreaming bigger and see a world of possibilities ahead. If you share our passion, our values, and our hunger to shape the future, join us in Making the World Playful! 

 

About King

At King, we're Making the World Playful. Heard of Candy Crush? We're the creators behind it. With game studios in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona and Berlin, and offices in Dublin, San Francisco, New York, and Malta, we have a 20-year history of delivering some of the world's most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry and are on a mission to level-up the little moments for our more than 200 million active monthly users. But we aren't just crushing it with candies, we're also behind Farm Heroes, Bubble Witch, Pet Rescue and loads of other sweet games. As a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world, King is part of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft.

A Great Saga Needs All Sorts of Heroes

King strives to be a place where everyone can be their most authentic self. We recognize that diversity, equity and inclusion is a vital and continuous conversation, and that change only happens when we all come together. It’s our mission to build a diverse and inclusive Kingdom for our people, players, and community.

Making the World Playful

Making the World Playful is our mission – it’s the thread that connects our people, our players, and our passion for our games. Let’s face it, who doesn’t love a bit of fun?

Kingsters are seriously playful: creative thinkers who balance art and science to bring moments of magic to millions daily. But our players aren’t the only ones that can level-up. We’re always looking for ways to champion each other and make what’s already great, even better.

So, if this feels like a fun way to spend your days, and you share our passion, our values, and our hunger to shape the future, join us in Making the World Playful.

Applications need to be in English.
Discover King at careers.king.com

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