Development Manager

Requisition Number: 176927

Position Title: DM

External Description:

Development Manager - Ridgeline Games

Ridgeline Games is focused on building rich narrative campaigns with memorable characters and powerful experiences all in the Battlefield universe. We are building a new studio in the Seattle area composed of leaders and talent with a vast array of AAA game dev experience. As we assemble our diverse team, all who have a voice in making great games together, we're looking for a healthy mixture of tempered veterans and young passionate individuals eager to make a difference.

 

Role Overview: We are looking for an experienced Development Manager who is passionate about both process and gaming to provide daily production leadership to areas in one of our teams.

 

Responsibilities: As a Development Manager, reporting to the Development Director, you are accountable for the day to day facilitating of the team’s tasks, time, and resources.  You are also responsible for supporting the team by:

 

• Tracking and communicating progress while striving for transparency
• Building and maintaining team schedules for the project and milestones
• Identifying and reporting risks and developing mitigations for them
• Resolving roadblocks for the team to enable them to do their best work
• Guiding continuous team improvement through retrospectives and motivation

 

Qualifications:

• Passion about managing creative teams
• 2+ years of experience working as a project/team manager
• 2+ years of experience working in creative tech environment; AAA game development ideal
• Understanding of various development methodologies, Agile/Scrum/Kanban/Lean/Waterfall
• Experience releasing at least one game/product while in a project/team management role
• Background in Computer Science, QA Leadership, Production or equivalent
• Experience with various tools, e.g. Jira, Hansoft, Perforce, MS Office, etc.
• Understanding of the complexities and requirements of game production and how to manage them
• Willingness to provide hands on support to elevate the team’s productivity
• Experience working with internal and external teams
• Possession of many conflict resolution tools
• Comfortable talking across all levels of an organization
• Ability to know the status of your project and can visualize that status for any audience
• Ability to motivate and inspire the team

Benefits

We are proud of the great perks we offer like comprehensive health and benefit packages, tuition reimbursement, 401k with company match, and of course, free video games. And since we realize it takes world-class people to make world-class games, we offer great compensation packages and a culture that values creativity and individuality.

 

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Company Profile:

Electronic Arts Inc.는 세계를 선도하는 인터랙티브 엔터테인먼트 소프트웨어 기업입니다. EA는 인터넷 콘솔, 개인용 컴퓨터, 휴대전화, 태블릿용 게임과 콘텐츠 및 온라인 서비스를 제공합니다.

EEOText: 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, 또는 법으로 금지된 기타 요인을 고려하지 않고 결정됩니다. 또한, 해당 직책에 합당한 능력을 갖추고 있다면 범죄 기록이 있는 지원자도 관련 법률을 준수하는 방식으로 채용 여부를 고려합니다. EA는 관련 법률에서 명시하는 대로 업무 공간에 장애가 있는 입사 지원자 또는 예정자를 위한 시설을 마련해두고 있습니다.

Days Open: 17

Can this position be remote?: 1

EEO Employer Verbiage:

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.