Global entertainment and trading card game publisher
The Pokémon Company International operates a complex, multi-channel business spanning physical trading cards, animated content, licensing, and digital properties across 100+ territories. The tech stack reflects a large entertainment org: Salesforce + Power BI for demand visibility, Oracle/SAP/NetSuite for supply chain and financial consolidation, and AWS/Azure/GCP for media delivery. Hiring velocity is accelerating with leadership gaps in ops and marketing, and recent GitHub Copilot adoption signals effort to improve development efficiency amid integration of security testing into the build process.
Notable leadership hires: Insights Lead, Learning & Development Lead
The Pokémon Company International manages the Pokémon brand outside Asia, handling brand strategy, licensing, marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, animated series production, and digital properties. The organization spans 1,001–5,000 employees across marketing, operations, finance, product, and sales, with significant focus on retail partnerships and live events. Core operational challenges include constrained retail shelf space for the TCG, misalignment between physical and e-commerce fulfillment, and stock availability volatility. Financial operations are complex, involving multi-entity consolidation and transfer pricing compliance across international markets.
Salesforce, Power BI, Tableau, SQL, AWS, Azure, GCP, Jira, Monday.com, Oracle, SAP, NetSuite, and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator). Recently adopting GitHub Copilot.
United States and United Kingdom. Headquarters is Bellevue, Washington.
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