Development Director

Requisition Number: 117165

Position Title: DD II

External Description:

EA studios Frameworks team is looking for talented individuals to help us fulfill our mission of providing innovative tools and workflows that enable EA to lead the industry in content quality. With locations across the globe, our group strives to build an ecosystem of modular components that are efficient, adaptable to trends and allow for quick iteration of any artistic idea into reality.  

Development Director
The Development Director role in the Frameworks team is responsible for overseeing the successful and timely delivery of quarterly goals, on budget and to quality. The DD is responsible for all aspects of people and project management within their team and will be highly organized with outstanding communication skills, proven experience in production, and a track record of delivering high quality products to customers.  

 

What skills does EA look for?
The ideal candidate must exhibit a high level of integrity and be able to inspire and motivate the team, provide strong leadership and skillfully manage change while maintaining enthusiasm for the projects and work. They must demonstrate the ability to build and energize the team by exhibiting a positive approach that inspires others to excel. They must also be able to effectively delegate responsibility, as well as coach and lead.

The DD must have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, the ability to recognize and balance priorities, and identify creative methods to deal with issues. We are looking for a quick learner who is able to apply new concepts, principles, and procedures to maintain a solution-oriented approach while dealing with any challenges that arise. 

The ideal candidate will also possess highly effective interpersonal skills. We are looking for someone who demonstrates excellent communication skills, including the ability to speak to team, project and department goals in a clear and concise manner. The DD must have strong project management experience, understand project management methodologies, and work comfortably with Excel, Project, Word, Visio and other project management tools.

The DD’s primary responsibilities include creating a schedule and resource plan, identifying dependencies and risks, and creating successful mitigation plans.  

 

Key responsibilities include:

Project Management:

• Establish an overall project schedule based on the individual task estimates
• Lead tools teams in project scheduling, resource allocation, budgeting, setting appropriate priorities, task tracking, and problem solving
• Monitor production progress against schedule and effectively communicate variances to key stakeholders
• Identify and mitigate project risks
• Ensure the team is following established processes and course correct when needed
• Successfully partner with partner groups team members and leadership

People Management:

• Provide inspiring leadership by proactively engaging with employees individually to monitor and prevent potential problems or concerns 
• Create and maintain a creative, motivating environment and foster a culture of success
• Reward and recognize performance and provide coaching on performance related issues 
• Work with team members to develop and pursue a career action plan and identify potential growth opportunities 
• Participate in employees performance evaluations 
• Participate in the recruitment of new team members 

Leadership:

• Able to collaborate with senior leadership to define expectations and strategy that bring together meaningful goals for the team
• Able to lead the team in breaking down strategic goals into clear individual goals and processes
• Provide input for departmental planning & strategy (i.e. resource planning, cost estimates etc.)
• Facilitate process improvements

Required Skills and Experience:

• 7+ years Project Management experience
• Ability to manage within a collaborative, distributed model (virtual team)
• Excellent relationship-building skills
• Exhibited ability to coach and mentor employees at all levels of an organization
• Ability to work well in a team environment, and manage multiple complex projects with various groups
• Strong negotiation, mediation and conflict resolution skills
• Effective communication skills across all levels of an organization

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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: 174

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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.