Development Manager (Apex Mobile)

Requisition Number: 173003

Position Title: Assoc DM I

External Description:

Founded in 2010 by the original creators of the Call of Duty Franchise, Respawn was created with the philosophy that when talented people have creative freedom, they’ll make extraordinary games that achieve the unexpected. From our roots as an indie studio to joining the expansive roster of studios at Electronic Arts, this remains our guiding principle. We truly love what we do and want to share our passion with players worldwide. Our shipped titles include critically acclaimed multi-platform games Apex Legends, Titanfall, Titanfall 2, Star Wars™ Jedi: Fallen Order, and Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond. Join us for the opportunity to create groundbreaking games with some of the best developer talents in the industry. 

A Development Manager is the keeper of the project schedule and helps move the development team from one project phase to the next while ensuring collaboration and communication. You will report to a Development Director II, and partner with Producers, Product Managers, and other cross-functional team members to ensure that the project is managed on time, top quality, and within budget.

You Have Experience in the following:

• Creating project schedules that maximize feature quality and scope within time, resource, and financial constraints.
• Developing working relationships with the immediate team and those outside of the immediate team has an effect on the successful completion of the project.
• Communicating with the project team and coordinating requirements with external partner teams and other external stakeholders.
• Visualizing and articulating the status of your project for any audience.

Responsibilities:

• Establish and assign task goals from defined project goals; achieve project deliverables through managing a team at a project level.
• Identify and report risks and develop mitigations for them.
• Establish an overall project schedule based on the individual task estimates for production.
• Resolve roadblocks for the team to enable them to do their best work.
• Guide continuous team improvement through retrospectives and motivation.

• Track and communicate progress while striving for transparency.

Requirements:

• 2+ years of experience working as a project/team manager.
• 2+ years of experience working in a creative tech environment; live service, mobile game development ideal.
• Education requirement University degree bachelors or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience in different project management methodologies such as Waterfall and Agile.
• Interest in learning and applying new concepts.
• A high degree of initiative, self-starter, looks for opportunities to make improvements.

Bonuses:

• Experience working on a live service, mobile game team.
• Bilingual fluency in Mandarin and English.
• Experience with JIRA/JaaS and/or Airtable.

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Company Profile:

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: 45

Can this position be remote?: 1

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.