QA Project Manager

Requisition Number: 154124

Position Title: QA Project Manager

External Description:

QA Project Manager

 

Located at Electronic Arts headquarters in Redwood Shores, you’ll be working as part of the team at Maxis, creators of the hit franchise The Sims™. With more than 100 million sales worldwide, The Sims is one of the most successful franchises in gaming history. We’re all about crafting fun and unique experiences that will stick with our players and pride ourselves on having a finger on the pulse of pop-culture.

 

The Challenge Ahead: 

As a QA Project Manager, you’ll be primarily responsible for the planning and execution of all testing aspects for one of our major titles. With the ever-increasing complexity of the industry, you will be required to focus not only on the Game and its content, but also the surrounding Services to ensure there is a robust End-to-End quality plan.

You will be a key player in strategic discussions for both products and the studio as well as form part of the leadership team within the local QA organization.

What a QA Project Manager does at EA:

The QA Project Manager will align closely with development team leaders to create and maintain an up-to-date Quality Plan for the product. This plan will define a project budget, forecast a staff plan, communication plan and overall test strategy including outlining required tools and technology integration. You will be tasked with establishing and maintaining productive and efficient partnerships with external groups and Test Centers, defining the effective methods of reporting and communication between the teams.

You will be responsible for tracking and reporting the progress of the project during development with a focus on data-driven analysis, and to continually assess the product’s quality and identify any areas of risk. Should risks be identified, you will be expected to quantify these and communicate to stakeholders then work with development and QA management to produce suitable mitigation plans.

As the owner of the project budget, you will track expenditure and report forecasted costs in a regular cadence to QA and Development management. A key part of this will be managing the resource plan for the project, ensuring it is appropriate for project status and risk level.

As a Project Manager, you will be a key member of both the local studio and the worldwide QA organizations and will contribute to strategic improvement processes. You will be expected to champion any novel or beneficial practices your team is employing and to be continually assessing your team’s processes for opportunities. You will need to be open to new approaches and changes in strategic direction and be able to roll these out effectively using transparent communication and open feedback to ensure success.

You will be a leader within the local studio, motivating and challenging your team to succeed. You will also be a mentor to your direct reports, guiding individual team members through their career development via regular and constructive feedback, and listening and acting on their concerns where appropriate.

The next great QA Project Manager needs:

• 5 years of QA testing experience with at least 2 years of managerial experience
• Proven track record of working in multi-disciplined project and/or test management
• In-depth understanding of software quality assurance concepts and procedures.
• Excellent understanding of software development processes, change management and process improvement.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with an ability to influence and persuade those not in your reporting structure
• Proven organizational skills with experience of managing a local team of 5+ and an external test center.
• Experience operating as a people manager, guiding direct reports in their career development
• Strong time management skills to enable you to prioritize, delegate and multi-task across competing demands
• Commercial awareness to be able to view situations from a business perspective
• Experience partnering with multiple offsite teams
• Ability to evaluate and communicate potential risks and plan mitigations
• A data-driven mindset with ability to identify and track important metrics and use to influence process and decision making both with internal and external teams.

Preferred:

• Experience with working on games as a live service
• Experience of working with Agile (Scrum, XP etc…) Development Processes
• PC and console (PS4 and Xbox) games experience

 

 

 

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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: 58

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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.