Development Director, Analytics

Location: Redwood City, CA, USA

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Requisition Number: 168714

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 North America Studio Data and Insights group (SDI) is responsible for bringing insights that inform future video game design across the Action, RPG, Open World, and Simulations (AROWS) portfolio!

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 AROWS 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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Days Open: 20

Can this position be remote?: 0

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EA 是一个奉行机会均等的雇主。所有招聘决定均不考虑种族、肤色、国籍、血统、生理性别、社会性别、性别认同或表达、性向、年龄、遗传信息、宗教信仰、残障状况、医疗状况、怀孕状况、婚姻状况、家庭状况或退伍军人身份等因素的影响。 EA 还会遵照相关法律，为符合条件的残障个体改善工作环境。