Interactive Broadcast Product Manager, Competitive Gaming

Requisition Number: 152672

Position Title: Operations Product Manager 3

External Description:

Interactive Broadcast Product Manager, Competitive Gaming

We're EA - the world's largest video game publisher. You're probably familiar with many of our titles - Madden, FIFA, The Sims, Need for Speed, Dead Space, Battlefield and Star Wars, to name a few. But maybe you don't know how we're committed to creating games for every platform-from social to mobile to console-to give our consumers that anytime, anywhere access they demand. What does that mean for you? It means more opportunities to unleash your creative genius, be inspired by those around you and ignite your path in any direction you choose.

 

The Competitive Gaming Division (CGD) is built around creating highly engaging competitive events that celebrate our community, and broadcasting the spectacle of competition to millions to people around the world. Competition runs deep in the DNA of Electronic Arts, and our games are already at the center of competitive gaming events at different levels today. EA’s CGD will seek to build a best-in-class program to centralize our efforts with new events, as well as the infrastructure to bring you the world’s preeminent EA competitive experiences.

 

We’ve achieved viewership scale in multiple titles but we believe there’s still much room to improve on the broadcast experience. We’re looking for an experienced product manager to own the Interactive Broadcast roadmap from end-to-end, which features products ranging from out-of-the box solutions to new experiences engineered internally from the ground up.

 

Responsibilities

• Act as the Interactive Broadcast subject matter expert and seamlessly interface between studios, the central dev team and CGD.
• Own the Interactive Broadcast roadmap, helping define user stories, research appropriate technical solutions and communicate creative vision, strategy and structure.
• Understand and analyze the spectator journey with the ultimate goal to elevate the competitive gaming viewing experience
• Oversee the day-to-day progress of project(s) and release initiatives with regard to time, budget, scope, and quality
• Build and maintain a complete project schedule, make it constantly visible to management and key stakeholders, and drive it through to completion
• Engage with other teams in the company, evangelizing the team and your project, building relationships and helping identify existing components and technologies that can be leveraged to deliver on our goals
• Responsible for providing quarterly updates around the state of the business

Key Requirements

• Deep understanding of interactive technologies, both in-game and out-of-game (streaming platforms, 3rd party solutions, interactive SDKs)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; Extremely data-driven and ability to lead prioritization process
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) with the demonstrated ability to make effective presentations to a broad range of audiences
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and prioritize
• Ability to remove blockers and ‘get things done’ and influence stakeholders without direct authority
• BS in Computer Science or related technical discipline (or equivalent) preferred
• 5+ years in product and/or program management
• Experience with delivering live services a strong plus
• Experience with game development a strong plus

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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.

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About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

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.

Days Open: 190

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EEO Employer Verbiage:

About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

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.