Requisition Number: 157843

Position Title: DD I

External Description:

We are DICE

DICE (EA Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment), the award-winning studio based in Stockholm, Sweden, is best known for creating the phenomenally successful Battlefield franchise, the Battlefront franchise, and the innovative game Mirror’s Edge.

We work through our 4 guiding values: Passion with Purpose, Creative Innovation, Everything Quality, and One Community. We recognize that our people are the backbone and driving force to our creative products. As such, we are dedicated in providing everyone the ability to express, learn, and be their very best with a common cause.

DICE (EA Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment), the award-winning developer based in Stockholm, Sweden, is best known for creating the phenomenally successful Battlefield franchise. 

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced project manager who is passionate about gaming to provide daily production support for their team(s). You will create an environment that enables our excellent teams to focus on what they are good at and support them with administrative work and production support. The Development Director plans time, resources and tracking progress working closely together with the other leads in the team. You will be an essential person in the daily operation of the teams you work with.

What skills does DICE look for?

We believe that you have proven management skills and desire to lead. At least 5 years working as a project manager; 2+ years of experience working in a AAA game development environment; mediation and conflict resolution skills; collaborate with partners across all levels of an organization. A Development Director shall always know visualize and explain the status of their area.

We believe that you are comfortable and have experience working with (or equivalent):

• Agile development, using Scrum/Kanban/Lean
• Project development with emphasis on team empowerment
• Perform and act on Retrospectives
• Financial and contract administration
• Tools, e.g. Jira, HanSoft, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Perforce.

Work task examples

Execution

• Create and own overall project delivery plans
• Track and communicate project status
• Present options and improve the decision-making process

Team/Organizational

• Manage and promote organizational structures
• Accomplish time at quality
• Manage change
• Protect the team from external interference
• Identify delivery risks and mitigation plans
• Align all involved teams towards the outlined goals
• Document and build usable knowledge repositories

Process

• Guide use of current processes, e.g. Scrum, Kanban Identify opportunities for drive process progress and improvement, e.g. through retrospectives
• Document and share insights, e.g. in team, with other DD’s or your team

Communication and Collaboration

• Drive and document meetings
• Ensure the teams have all the necessary information to do their job
• Maintain an environment that promotes and encourages collaboration
• Manage communication with project team members, e.g. required reporting and expectation management
• Manage communication with external parties

What’s in it for you? Glad you asked!

At DICE we take care of our staff and have done so during our steady growth over the last decade. In addition to a great compensation package we offer our employees 10 EA games per year, massage every three weeks, a variety of sports activities (yoga and cross fit to name a few) and health care allowance. We have a collective bargain agreement with Unionen and Sveriges Ingenjörer and also provide our employees with occupational pension.

Although we enjoy working at DICE, we value our employees’ personal lives. A good work-life balance is something we aim to practice and maintain even during high-intensity periods.

We look forward to receiving your application!

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Community / Marketing Title: DICE: Development Director

Company Profile:

Electronic Arts Inc.는 세계를 선도하는 인터랙티브 엔터테인먼트 소프트웨어 기업입니다. EA는 인터넷 콘솔, 개인용 컴퓨터, 휴대전화, 태블릿용 게임과 콘텐츠 및 온라인 서비스를 제공합니다.

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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: 106

Can this position be remote?:

EEO Employer Verbiage:

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