Development Manager

Requisition Number: 160520

Position Title: DM

External Description:

Development Manager

We are EA

And we make games – how cool is that? In fact, we entertain millions of people across the globe with the most amazing and immersive interactive software in the industry. But making games is difficult. That’s why we employ the most creative, passionate people in the industry.

The Challenge Ahead

A Development Manager (DM), ensures the delivery of a game feature on time and within budget. As the Development Manager for the Lighting team at EA Redwood Shores, you would oversee the project schedule, hiring, and manage the team to achieve a high standard of product output in support of our FIFA and Madden development teams offsite. 

Responsibilities

• Manage a development team consisting of Artists and Designers.
• Work with feature development teams to lock down requirements and specifications.
• Anticipate bottlenecks, provide management escalation, project prioritization, make trade-offs, balance needs versus technical constraints, and promote initial partner deployments.
• Identify task-related processes to improve efficiency
• Focus on the immediate team and identify team issues and suggests solutions related to execution goals.
• Ensure each project's setup meets the specifications with Studio.
• Provide regular status reporting and capacity plan updates.
• Track and implement project improvement plans to improve team efficiency.
• Establish engagement processes, ensuring all workflows are clearly defined, practices are documented, and staff trained in expectations on the workflow.
• Mentor individual contributors within the project team
• Ensure all have professional development plans and conduct regular one-on-ones.

What skills does EA look for?

An EA Development Manager will have at a minimum: 4 years Project Management or Project Lead experience and 2+ years of leadership experience

• Bachelor’s degree in any number of related fields including Computer Science, Game Development, Business or 3D Arts. A Master’s degree is a plus
• Excellent knowledge of game production life cycles, processes and project planning.
• Experience in a Scrum / Agile software development environment. Scrum Master Certification is desired.
• Experience with Perforce, Visio, Shotgun, Agile or Jira.
• Experience working on console development would be a plus
• Experience working with broad teams, across multiple studios and time zones.
• Mediation and conflict resolution skills
• Background in Digital Art and Photography is a plus

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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.

EEOText: EA는 균등한 기회의 제공을 실천합니다. 모든 채용은 인종, 피부색, 출신 국가, 혈통, 생물학적/사회적 성별, 성 정체성 또는 표현, 성적 성향, 나이, 유전 정보, 종교, 장애 여부, 질병 유무, 임신 여부, 혼인 상태, 가족 상황, 군 복무 여부, 또는 법으로 금지된 기타 요인을 고려하지 않고 결정됩니다. 또한, 해당 직책에 합당한 능력을 갖추고 있다면 범죄 기록이 있는 지원자도 관련 법률을 준수하는 방식으로 채용 여부를 고려합니다. EA는 관련 법률에서 명시하는 대로 업무 공간에 장애가 있는 입사 지원자 또는 예정자를 위한 시설을 마련해두고 있습니다.

Days Open: 43

Can this position be remote?:

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EA는 균등한 기회의 제공을 실천합니다. 모든 채용은 인종, 피부색, 출신 국가, 혈통, 생물학적/사회적 성별, 성 정체성 또는 표현, 성적 성향, 나이, 유전 정보, 종교, 장애 여부, 질병 유무, 임신 여부, 혼인 상태, 가족 상황, 군 복무 여부 등의 요인을 고려하지 않고 결정됩니다. EA는 관련 법률에서 명시하는 대로 업무 공간에 장애가 있는 입사 지원자 또는 예정자를 위한 시설을 마련해두고 있습니다.