Development Director - Technical Art

Requisition Number: 179863

Position Title: DD I

External Description:

Electronic Arts is the leading interactive entertainment company, powered by innovative technology. We create incredible experiences for millions of players around the world. But what matters most is our people who inspire us, and the world, to play. As we bring new forms of entertainment to people around the world, we need creative, collaborative, diverse and adaptable people to keep making Electronic Arts better.

THIS POSITION IS LOCATED ONLY IN ORLANDO, FL AND WOULD BE IN A HYBRID CAPACITY

EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive technology, fan programs, and cross-platform digital experiences. EA SPORTS creates connected experiences that ignite the emotion of sport through industry-leading sports video games, including Madden NFL football, FIFA soccer, NHL® hockey, and EA SPORTS UFC.

The Tiburon Technical Art Team helps EA SPORTS push visual boundaries and experiences for our players on our Madden NFL, College Football, and PGA Tour titles. We are a newly-formed entity consisting of over 30 developers who combine creativity and imagination with technical expertise and are the bridge between artists, engineers, and designers. We are a diverse group that encourages team members to bring their unique perspectives and expertise to work every day.

We are looking for a Development Director with experience leading large-scale technical projects to join a rare opportunity to build a foundational operational strategy for a dynamic technical team. You will report to the Supervising Director of Tiburon Technical Operations and oversee the development and operational aspects of the Tiburon Technical Art team.

Responsibilities:

• You will trailblaze fundamental operational strategy for the Tiburon Technical Art team throughout all projects and cross-project initiatives, in partnership with team leadership, in areas including establishing development framework, dependency  capacity planning, and resource management, to deliver high-quality results on time and on budget.
• You will architect a formal, organized presence of Technical Art across Tiburon, forging the relationship structure with internal and external partner groups (including outsourcing) and business leaders, coordinating requirements, clarifying roles and accountability, defining strategy to meet milestones, formulating tech gate documentation and TFC structure, communicating project status updates, presenting in gates, and meeting business goals.
• You will orchestrate skills assessments, training/mentorship opportunities, relative performance discussions, hiring/onboarding processes, and team building activities to promote team member retention and success and foster an engaging, fulfilling, and fun work environment.
• You will manage team sprint planning, retrospectives, project schedules (roadmaps), backlogs, and 1-n lists and enforce best practices for task/bug filing (including templates and TDD usage), assignment, tracking (including Alpha support), and status update compliance.
• You will institute efficiencies that save costs and increase stability, promoting project indicators that track project quality, delivery, and predictability.

 

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of technical project management or team leadership experience.
• Experience managing a large project with project management principles and practices.
• You can work on complex problems that require in-depth analysis and scenario planning

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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: 38

Can this position be remote?: 0

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.