Director of Production - Battlefield

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

Battlefield is a storied franchise renowned for uncompromising combat gameplay for over two decades. 100 million players and 5 billion hours played later, the Battlefield team is looking to define the future of the first-person shooter. United the banner of Battlefield Studios, 4 world-class teams across Criterion, DICE, Motive and Ripple Effect – all powered by the Foundational Technology team – have come together to focus on the future of the franchise, a connected Battlefield universe filled with immersive experiences built on our unique DNA.

Our motive is to develop innovative action games set in iconic worlds where every player feels like the hero. Let's say that again—iconic worlds where every player feels like the hero. Our passion has taken us from imagining dogfighter pilots in Star Wars™: Squadrons to re-creating Isaac Clarke onboard the Ishimura in Dead Space™.

Currently, we're working on two exciting projects, an original Iron Man™ action-adventure game and what's coming next for Battlefield™.

We believe in sharing our passion with our community and each other, fostering an inclusive culture, and nurturing a growth mindset.

Although our approach may seem simple, it leads us to create the best work of our careers, bringing unique and immersive experiences to our players.

The Motive Battlefield team is looking for an experienced delivery and people manager, who is passionate about games and developing top-tier teams. The Director of Production holds it all together with a focus on people, process, and planning, and reports to the Senior Director of Production. We are considering on-site and hybrid working options.

You will play an important part in creating an environment that enables our experienced artists, designers, and engineers to grow. You will improve our team, development, and business processes to ensure the smooth running of deliveries while building plans that deliver successful results. As part of this, managing dependencies, risks, and partners through concise messaging will be core to the role.

You will also create a new Gameplay experience for Battlefield. This includes supporting teams that are experimenting with next-generation AI behaviors, procedural systems, and player vs. environment gameplay loops that blend replayability, immersion, and challenge for diverse player audiences.

Requirements

Project & Process Management

• Lead Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, retros, backlog refinement) and improve Agile practices within team(s).
• Plan and manage deliveries from the team, including risks, dependencies, and critical paths.
• Maintain team scope and capacity according to the backlog and team velocity.
• Coordinate work with multiple internal and external teams, across multiple locations, time zones, and cultures.
• Identify tech or tools that would benefit your team, increasing productivity and advocating for their adoption (e.g., Jira plugins).
• Partner with design and engineering leadership to integrate AI-driven features (e.g., adaptive enemy AI, procedural PvE encounters) into milestone planning and delivery.

People & Team Management

• Develop team(s) towards productivity.
• Manage people directly; able to manage personnel conflicts; comfortable with delivering candid feedback to individuals and aligning career goals with daily work.
• Support multidiscipline collaboration ensuring artists, engineers, and designers work cohesively on shared goals.

Change Management

• Guide and facilitate change management plans within the team, ensuring adoption and acceptance of new processes.
• Champion the cultural and production shifts required to deliver at scale.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience as a scrum/project manager of technical deliveries and people management.
• Experience leading at-quality deliveries from Agile development team(s), working in JIRA.
• Change leader, comfortable with ambiguity and able to succeed in a high-velocity, team-oriented setting.
• Experienced in project planning, capacity planning, dependency and risk management including mitigation techniques.
• People management and career development skills, helping individuals grow through coaching, mentoring, and constructive feedback.
• Focused on building trusting relationships, and experienced in building high-performing software development teams.
• Focused on listening to understand and aligns well with important partners.
• Passionate about games especially in large-scale multiplayer titles.

About Electronic Arts

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.