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Development Director, Analytics

Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Requisition Number: 165547

Position Title: DD I

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 Mobile and Asia Studios Data and Insights group (SDI) is responsible for bringing insights that inform future video game design across the EA Mobile and Asia portfolio including popular franchises such as FIFA, Madden NFL, The Sims, and more!

The Challenge Ahead: 

We are seeking a Development Director I 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. Analytics excites you and with your solutions-oriented mindsight, you will come into this new role as a force multiplier for a team, ready to establish best practices and tools that boost efficiency and effectiveness of how insights are delivered and integrated across our Mobile and Asia portfolio.

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 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 I at EA does: 

  • Prioritize and groom their team(s) backlog
  • Host 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 key requirements
  • Create work estimates, track progress, and report status
  • 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 cross-functional team(s) including analysts, engineers, and data scientists
  • 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:  

  • Passionate about managing data teams
  • 5+ years working as a project manager
  • 3+ 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
  • Experience working in data analytics a plus
  • Experience working in or managing a co-development environment a strong plus

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Company Profile:

Electronic Arts Inc. 是全球领先的互动娱乐软件公司。 EA 提供适用于联网主机、个人电脑、手机和平板电脑的游戏、内容和在线服务。

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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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Can this position be remote?: 0

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