Development Director

Requisition Number: 115001

Position Title: DD II

External Description:

At EA, we thrive on outrageous thinking. It’s the fuel that inspires the best games in the world. We’re innovators and great storytellers. But it’s not just about amazing your peers – it’s about amazing yourself. Take risks. Collaborate with brilliant minds and dare to dream big. Together, we can change the way millions play every day.

Development Director 

As a Development Director you will:
 

• Be responsible for the full operational aspects of the game development, including establishing development framework, reporting, risk management, capacity planning, resource management and budget.
• Be responsible for coaching and mentoring a strong production team; recruiting, onboarding, and retention.
• Work with the project leadership to define the strategy to execute against milestones and key deliverables.
• Ensure the team has the best organizational structure, processes and practices that allow them to produce high quality work efficiently on time and on budget.
  Drive efficiencies and new ways of thinking with a goal of reducing waste and increasing predictability.
• Foster an engaging, fulfilling and fun working environment.
  Help the team focus on the critical few: filters issues based on a clear understanding of the studio strategies and objectives, and helps the team break down complex problems.
• Develop, maintain and publish project KPI’s that track project quality, delivery and predictability.
  Establish regular communication with team and key stakeholders to provide project status updates.

 

The next great Development Director will have:
 

• The successful candidate will have in-depth knowledge of project operations acquired from a minimum of 6+ years relevant experience
• 6+ years of operations and leadership experience with the ability to challenge and influence a variety of stakeholders.
• Experience in project management on AAA game franchises or similar software development projects.
• Experience managing a large project with Agile project management principles and practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, and possesses strong emotional intelligence skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills - able to work on complex problems where analysis of situations requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors.

 

The next great EA Development Director also needs:

 

• 6+ years of software development experience (preferably from the gaming industry); 6+ years Project Management experience; 3+ years experience managing 2 or more direct reports;
• Experience leading teams with annual revenue targets of $50MM+, coupled with the ability to manage multiple projects of varying scope or points in life-cycle (e.g. concept, production, launch and/or live services).
• Strong negotiation, mediation and conflict resolution skills;
• Effective communication skills; able to influence outcomes across all levels of contributors, whether within PopCap or the EA Mobile organization.
• Educational background: Bachelors. The ideal candidate should include a Degree in Computer Science or equivalent;
• A history of working in online services is a distinct advantage.

 

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Electronic Arts Inc. ist ein weltweit führender Anbieter interaktiver Unterhaltungssoftware. EA bietet Spiele, Inhalte und Online-Dienste für internetfähige Spielkonsolen, Personalcomputer, Mobiltelefone und Tablets an.

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EA engagiert sich für Chancengleichheit und Gleichstellung. Alle Personalentscheidungen werden unabhängig von Ethnie, Hautfarbe, Herkunft, Abstammung, Geschlecht, Geschlechtsidentität oder ausgelebtem Geschlecht, sexueller Orientierung, Alter, genetischer Information, Religion, Behinderung, Krankheit, Schwangerschaft, Familienstand oder Veteranenstatus getroffen. EA sorgt außerdem für die durch geltendes Gesetz vorgeschriebenen Anpassungen am Arbeitsplatz für Individuen mit anerkannten Behinderungen.