Senior Director of Program Management - Frostbite

Requisition Number: 169305

Position Title: DPD

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Senior Director of Program Management

We are Frostbite

We are a global team of software engineers, tools designers and technology business managers who build EA’s state of the art multi-platform “Frostbite” game development engine. We empower game creators to shape the future of gaming through the innovative game engine features and world class tools that we provide to EA’s many game teams. Frostbite powers some of our industries’ most popular, immersive games like Battlefield, FIFA, Madden, Need for Speed, Star Wars Squadrons, and many more!  Innovating new tools and technologies for tomorrow’s games is an intellectually stimulating, exciting challenge. Our global team is passionate about delivering outstanding game development tools into the hands of thousands of creative artists and game development engineers at EA, who are always working on the next awesome game. We are primarily located across North America (Vancouver, Edmonton, Orlando, Montreal and Seattle) and Europe (Guildford, Stockholm, Bucharest), as well as Melbourne, Australia - although we hire top talent globally. Join Frostbite and help shape the future of gaming!

We are looking for a Senior Director of Program Management

As the global leader of Frostbite’s program management team, you will ensure seamless operations within and across all Frostbite product areas, with efficient execution plans and processes that optimally deliver the Frostbite product within the feasibility of engineering capacity, when balanced with the high priority customer requirements of a highly dynamic environment of hundreds of stakeholders across dozens of games.

Key Responsibilities

You will lead the planning of large-scale game engine projects in collaboration with product, program, architecture, and engineering groups to prepare for and deliver according to the operational plan that your team will drive. You and your team will establish, execute, monitor, prioritize, optimize, and help to automate key processes for the Agile development and support of the Frostbite game engine. You and your team will help craft and manage these development processes, including project and capacity planning, progress tracking, and team-wide collaboration and communication. You will demonstrate excellent communication skills in keeping the team, the game studios, and the EA executive team up to date with progress on key projects.

Required Skills and Experience

• 10+ years of either business, product, program, operations and/or engineering management experience, leading global teams of direct reports, in either entertainment software or other technology company
• Substantial people and project management background in Agile development of large software codebases within a distributed, global development environment that spans multiple locations
• Track record of successfully leading the creation of many high quality, large-scale software products
• Strong negotiation, mediation and conflict resolution skills
• Effective communication skills across all levels of an organization
• Bachelor’s degree in either Engineering or Business Administration
• Occasional domestic and international travel may be required
• A passion for video games isn’t required, but it is a plus!

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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: 30

Can this position be remote?: 1

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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.