Development Manager

Location: Pasadena, CA, USA

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Requisition Number: 159614

Position Title: DM

External Description:

Industrial Toys is a AAA mobile developer founded by Halo veteran Alex Seropian. Our mission is to bring "Mobile To The Core". We are working to bring the cutting edge of FPS gaming to your phone. If you’re interested in working with veteran mobile and HD developers in creating new experiences to reach billions of mobile players around the world we would like to hear from you!

Our team culture is collaborative and we expect everyone to think like game makers and approach development with a Player First perspective.

Role Overview: Quality Assurance - Project Manager

The QA Project Manager and team are accountable for defining and delivering the QA project planning, requirements and deliverables. You will collaborate with partner program managers to establish schedules, establish budgets and ensure the creation of test coverage and project metrics.

A QA PM will help develop essential knowledge transfer and the process with our game teams. They will work embedded within the Development organization, improve the QA practice across EA and knowledge share across the organization, have a Quality mindset from a consumer perspective, and be a advocate in game design and implementation decisions.

Role Description

QA Project Managers must have both a solid project management background and people management skills. Most of your time will be focused on ensuring that project deliverable's are completed on time and within budget through active participation in the test responsibilities and processes while maintaining EA’s high standard of quality. Additionally, you will focus on improving the operational effectiveness of the QA effort by assessing current quality assurance practices and incorporating new QA strategies. You will work on department level projects and operational efficiency plans.

You will also spend time managing a direct staff of project leaders, engaging in daily test responsibilities and mentoring/supporting junior level leadership within the department. Monitoring performance and delivering measurable feedback to direct reports is an essential function of this role. Embrace the challenge of mentoring and supporting a team of direct reports and contributing to the development of their careers. Establishing working relationships within the QA department, the QA project team and the outside partners are necessary to the success in this role.

Reporting to the group QA Manager we’re looking for a passionate QA Project Manager to join our team to help coordinate and test an exciting new mobile title.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities expected are as follows:

Process and workflow management, identifying and improving processes to maintain high-quality standards through different development and live project cycles
Resource management, financial capacity planning, resource validation and skill-gap assessment
Project and quality management through test scope / scheduling, evaluating Return on investment and cost vs benefit analysis
Work with partners and groups whilst maintaining the quality benchmark and project Indicators
Solutions oriented problem solver with an ability develop solutions
Lead change with the ability to reprioritize business essential tasks
People management skills with the ability to develop talent, mentoring and cultivate others within their project team
Monitor product quality Indicators throughout project duration to give a constant heartbeat on product quality
Ensure testing processes are followed, engaging with partners where needed to protect and uphold product quality
Collaborate with all partners and team members across a range of technology disciplines and geographic locations
Promote quality upstream and advocating best practices to achieve this
Produce and present reports to partners using data that represent product quality Indicators
Active participation in the test responsibilities and processes

Experience

You can speak to the following levels of experience

QA Project Managers are expected to have at a minimum:
3 years of experience in a software development environment
2 years Project Management or Project Lead experience
1 or more years of leadership experience
Risk management and solutions oriented problem solving techniques
Experienced with financial management, budget tracking, QA cost estimates and constraints
Comfortable communicating across all kinds of disciplines
An understanding analytics and Indicators as a way of tracking product quality
Comfortable conversing within engineering disciplines with and eye to promote outstanding quality principles
Test case test management software experience i.e. TestRail
Experience shipping mobile titles built in UE4 or Unreal a plus
Bachelor’s degree in any number of related fields including Computer Science, Game Development, Business.
A Master’s degree is a plus
Excellent knowledge of production life cycle, processes and execution planning
Experience in a Scrum / Agile software development environment
Proficient in Jira
Experience shipping mobile titles is a 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.

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