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Development Director II

Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Requisition Number: 164074

Position Title: DD II

External Description:

We are EA 

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

The EA Studios Data and Insights group (SDI) is responsible for bringing quantitative and qualitative insights to the entire company via Studio Analytics, Analytics Solutions, and Data Science.  The GAI Technology team is the internal cross-functional team covering both Research & Analytics, driving the most optimized and effective ways of delivering our integrated actionable insights.  As we lead both strategic and tactical initiatives across the GAI Organization, we are accountable for ensuring the Research & Analytics teams have the tech, tools, and collaboration they need to improve our capabilities and effectiveness of delivery continually.  

The Challenge Ahead: 

We are seeking a Senior Development Director who will be an integral part of our leadership team. You will manage project and resource planning, balance scope with capacity, track progress, implement and improve processes, mentor people, and manage risks and mitigation. You are a master of data pipelines and solutions development. You understand the iterative nature of data engineering and how to empower them. You know how to build healthy, high functioning relationships with external vendors. You are a force multiplier for the team. 

Responsibilities: 

  • Establishing direction & strategy for multiple complex projects/teams while ensuring alignment with internal & external leadership
  • Monitoring & adjusting capacity plans for multiple complex projects/teams to address skill gaps and identify funding needs
  • Owning the budget for multiple complex projects/teams and partnering with finance to maintain a healthy budget
  • Being the point of escalation for conflict management and problem-solving
  • Partnering with DDs at all levels to train them and provide mentorship
  • Establishing and maintaining team health standards through team leaders
  • Identifying and implementing process improvement initiatives across full projects or multiple teams
  • Approving plans, schedules, and status reports across multiple complex projects/teams
  • Anticipating and solving SDI-wide dependencies between the project and external groups
  • Using change management processes to communicate and measure the effectiveness of project-wide change effectively

What a Development Director at EA does: 

  • Prioritize and groom their team(s) backlog
  • Attend daily stand-ups with your product manager and other TPMs in your product team
  • Attend daily stand-ups, grooming, sprint planning, demos, retrospectives and other team meetings with your agile team(s)
  • Develop a repeatable structured approach for capturing and describing the key enterprise information
  • Create work estimates, track progress, and report status in the form of burn up/down charts
  • Understand the business priorities and keep the team on track by encouraging communication and collaboration
  • Drive execution from concept to live (estimates, tasks, change requests, bugs)
  • Act as scrum master for a cross-functional development team
  • Evaluate individual performance and potential of team members, provide appropriate recognition or constructive feedback
  • Form close working relationships with discipline leads, provide regular coaching and mentoring
  • Manage stakeholder communication and requirements
  • Establish trust and credibility with team leadership as well as studio leadership
  • Coordinate dependencies with external parties across the company
  • Take ownership of your role

Qualifications:  

  • Passione about managing data teams.
  • 7+ years working as a project manager
  • 5+ years of experience working in a Software Development industry, and you have released multiple solutions while seeing them through all phases of the development life cycle.
  • Have experience managing internal and external teams
  • Have many conflict resolution tools in your tool belt.
  • The ability to comfortably talk across all levels of an organization
  • The ability to always know the status of your project and can visualize that status for any audience.
  • Strong negotiation, prioritization, and conflict resolutions skills
  • Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical individuals
  • Strong people management skills and proven track record of effective management of senior engineering resources
  • Experience working in data analytics a plus
  • Experience with delivering live services a plus
  • Experience with game development a plus
  • Experience working in or managing a co-development environment a strong 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.

Days Open: 78

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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.

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