Development Director II - PvZ

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Requisition Number: 172654

Position Title: DD II

External Description:

At Electronic Arts, we exist to Inspire the World to Play. We create extraordinary new game experiences for our millions of players everywhere by bringing together experienced people that combine creativity, innovation, and passion. We know that our strength lies in the diversity of our people. We immerse our employees into an inclusive culture, and provide opportunities for learning and leading that allow them to do the most impactful and rewarding work of their careers.

Reporting to the Game Director, we're looking for a Development Director (Project Manager) to manage the development of Plants vs Zombies 3! You're right for this role if you're passionate about solving difficult problems and excel in a collaborating and motivating environment partnering with teams and peers in other parts of the business. Your greatest strengths are building relationships, looking towards the future, and execution. You like to be challenged, and thinking about the future excites you.

Your Responsibilities

You'll partner with Project Leadership to establish the strategy to meet milestones and important deliverables
Work with creative, development, and operations partners to ensure that quality, budgets, and timelines are met
Help grow a team culture based on openness, trust, and collaboration
Foster an inclusive and diverse team culture
Develop project indicators that track project quality, delivery, and predictability
Coach, mentor, and support career development within your team, and lead project managers at all levels
Inspire fresh thinking and new ideas to ensure the team has the best organizational structure and practices to allow them to produce high-quality work on time and on budget
Build an engaged group with an understanding of what inspires the individuals and the team
Promote knowledge-sharing, learning, reconciling conflicting goals, and sharing resources amongst your team
Manage outsourcing budgets and timelines
Assess and prioritize risks, and coordinate how resources are allocated to minimize and manage those risks

Your Qualifications:

You have experience in Project Management (8+ years) and People Management (4+ years).
Excel in establishing solid outcomes across all levels of an organization, and guide urgency on top priorities.
You are motivated by data to provide solutions and deliverables to the appropriate audience while leading teams through complex problems quickly to achieve the end result.
You are an action-oriented enthusiastic individual, comfortable with ambiguity and constant change while leaning into the creative process to achieve the highest quality for our fans.
You have excellent knowledge of software development with project and risk management experience. Preference for Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, and Jira.
You have a University degree, bachelors, or equivalent

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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: 141

Can this position be remote?: 1

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