Quality Assurance Development Director (The Sims) at Maxis Studios in Bogota, Colombia

Welcome to Maxis, home to tinkerers, craftspeople, & storytellers. Our goal is to inspire everyone to make a better world through creative play. The Sims family creates games and experiences for millions of people around the world. We are always looking for new ways to inspire our players. We put creativity and inclusivity at the core of our work and don't settle for seeing the world only as it is but strive to build a world as it could be.

We are looking for an experienced quality leader who is passionate about driving software and game quality to help lead our software products. You will report to the Development Director II and provide leadership for the Quality Verification (QV) department, made up of Management, Quality Design, Engineering and Analytics. This multi-discipline department is a component of the development and live services for our franchises.

This role requires you to work onsite from Bogotá, Colombia (Salitre area).

Responsibilities

Manage operational aspects of Quality Verification planning in all development stages from pre-pro, production, launch, and live.
Build Quality Assurance practices that improve upstream quality and shift left ideology.
Use a data-driven approach to contribute to product quality and project efficiency.
Collaborate across a diverse group of project leaders and development partners across multiple locations globally.
Change management, viewing challenges as opportunities to implement strategic enhancements.
Identify resourcing requirements, guide and cultivate changes to talent, skills, and practices to achieve operational and strategic objectives.
Supervise the professional growth of team members, set objectives based on their personal development plans, and organize individual meetings.
Monitor and develop the talent skills, utilizing training and proactive recruitment strategies.
Provide mentorship and support to other leaders with diverse teams.
Advocate for a culture of diversity and inclusion, fostering an environment that encourages creativity and teamwork.

Qualifications

6+ years of experience in Quality Assurance (including Test strategy, implementing test methodologies, test automation, upskilling, driving best practices, reporting, mentoring, resourcing, building teams, finding and providing solutions)
4+ years of experience in people management.
4+ Experience with project management and bug tracking tools (e.g. Jira, Qmetry) in an agile framework.
An understanding of game development, interdisciplinary dependencies and associated development risks.
Experience working within a collaborative team environment across many locations/time zones.

About The Company

Maxis, creators of the ever-expanding Sims world, is an EA studio where a diverse collection of creatives make games that inspire players across the globe. We have offices in Redwood City, CA, Austin, TX, and Kitchener, ON, as well as team members based across the US and Europe.

Maxis is a place for people who see building games as a unique opportunity to change hearts and minds by giving players the chance to create their own unique experiences. Members of our team are working toward a better world not only through our games, but through employee resource groups and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council.

We support each other so we can be authentic. We foster connectedness so we can collaborate. We respect boundaries to build an environment that’s safe, creative, and ideal for tinkering. We’re on the lookout for diverse, innovative thinkers who want to make a positive impact on the world.