Development Director - EA SPORTS FC (Live)

2 Months ago • 6-8 Years • Game Production • $115,100 PA - $161,200 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Development Director at EA SPORTS FC (Live) is responsible for the operational aspects of the team, including project planning, reporting, risk management, and capacity planning. This role requires collaboration with various EA SPORTS teams, strong communication skills, and strategic thinking. The successful candidate will define team strategy, lead execution against milestones, and implement operational changes for effective teams. Key responsibilities include developing and maintaining project KPIs, communicating project status updates, and working with other Development Directors to integrate processes across different teams. The role focuses on the live service content backlogs, financial performance analysis, and the connection between EA SPORTS FC and the world of football.
Must have:
  • Project planning & reporting
  • Risk management & capacity planning
  • Team leadership & strategy definition
  • Stakeholder management & communication
  • Problem-solving & creative solutions
  • KPI development & performance tracking
Good to have:
  • Scrum Master/Agile Coach experience
  • Financial/business reporting experience
  • Experience with distributed development
  • Game development experience
Perks:
  • Vacation (3 weeks)
  • Sick time (10 days)
  • Paid parental leave
  • Extended health/dental/vision coverage
  • Life insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Retirement plan
  • Bonus & equity (potential)

Job Details

We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.

EA SPORTS is one of the most iconic brands in entertainment - connecting hundreds of millions around the world to the sports they love through a portfolio of industry-leading video games.

At the heart of EA SPORTS is the FC franchise. EA SPORTS FC is the world's #1 best-selling video game with over 200M engaged players across multiple platforms, including console, PC, and mobile. Innovation, passion, and teamwork are at the heart of everything we do. With studios in Vancouver, Bucharest, and Cologne, we're looking for the brightest talent, so we can continue to create experiences that connect with millions of hearts and minds the world over.

The Role

Reporting to the Director of Product Management, the product management team is searching for a Development Director (Project Manager) to join us as our partner in continuous improvement and delivery excellence. DD's are the keepers of our planning, scheduling and working mechanisms while ensuring a focus on quality, collaboration and communication. You will collaborate, communicate and partner with other EA SPORTS teams, building strong relationships that require strategic thinking and strong execution.

Composed of FC’s Live Product Managers, we are an analytical and strategic group of planners and prioritizers, primarily responsible for live service content backlogs, financial performance and analysis and EA SPORTS FC’s Live connection to the world of football.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the operational aspects of the team, including project planning, reporting, risk management, capacity planning, and efficiency processes.

  • Work with the team leadership to define the team strategy and lead the team in execution against milestones and key deliverables.

  • Work with DD’s in other groups to merge processes from the product management team into their processes seamlessly. This includes financial, development, analytical and creative teams.

  • Suggest and implement operational changes to enable effective and motivated teams.

  • Solve problems, balance priorities, and find creative solutions to achieve results.

  • Develop, maintain and publish project and team KPI’s that track team performance.

  • Establish regular communication with the team and key stakeholders to provide project status updates.

  • Keep the team and partners’ teams informed on development results, schedule, and changes.

Experience

  • Minimum of 6-8 years project management and team leadership experience, with 4+ years of management experience working in a dynamic and collaborative team environment

  • Solid comprehension of lean methodologies as they differ from waterfall and game development processes

  • Detail oriented, organized and focused on stakeholder management

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work with different organizational levels, as well as ability to tailor messaging to different audiences

Bonus

  • Scrum Master or Agile Coach experience

  • Experience with financial or business reporting

  • Experience with distributed development across multiple locations

  • Experience working with non-technical teams in a technology environment

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and certifications

  • Game development experience

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).

PAY RANGES

British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) $115,100 - $161,200 CAD

In British Columbia, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

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 take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much 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.

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