Electronic Arts

As EA’s Vice President of Operations for Lifestyle Entertainment, you will be responsible for driving operational excellence and long-term growth across our portfolio of Lifestyle studios. Partnering closely with Studio General Managers, Operations Leaders, and cross-functional partners, you will ensure that our Lifestyle Entertainment portfolio delivers world-class products, fosters innovation, and creates engaging player experiences.

This role requires a unique blend of strategic foresight, operational expertise, financial acumen, and leadership within the entertainment or games industry. You will lead efforts in portfolio planning, process design, and integration of best practices while serving as a champion for studio operations leaders and development directors.

This position will be a Hybrid role based in one of our West Coast studios: Redwood Shores, CA, Chatsworth, CA, Del Rey CA, Kirkland WA or Vancouver Canada.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

- Partner with the SVP & GGM of Lifestyle to shape and execute the 5-year strategic plan, including production roadmaps, resourcing strategies, and funding models.

- Guide strategic transformation initiatives, acquisitions, reorganizations, and licensing opportunities.

- Represent Lifestyle Entertainment in EA-wide executive forums, ensuring alignment of priorities and sharing operational insights.

- As needed, and in support of the Lifestyle Entertainment strategy, oversee product incubation projects.

Operational Excellence

- Drive the operating rhythm of the Lifestyle group, ensuring reporting and check-ins meet studio and executive needs.

- Oversee delivery pipelines and milestone reviews to ensure predictable, high-quality outcomes across multiple studios.

 - Lead the implementation of the Game Development Framework (GDF) with a focus on live service processes, data/metrics tracking, and project auditing to promote consistency and accountability.

- Partner with Marketing, Publishing, Technology and other enterprise partners to monitor and optimize service-level agreements.

Talent & Culture

- Serve as a talent and craft champion, providing leadership to Development Directors and studio Ops leaders.

- Promote a player-first, live service culture by embracing continuous improvement, creating cross functional collaboration, enabling agile processes and prioritizing player engagement.

- Mentor and develop high-potential leaders, fostering a diverse and innovative leadership pipeline.

Business & Financial Management

- Manage group operating and resource budgets, ensuring alignment with growth objectives while balancing cost efficiency and quality.

- Provide financial and operational guidance to Studio GMs and central functions.

- Use data-driven insights to anticipate risks, allocate resources effectively, and drive operational improvements.

Qualifications

- Proven Leadership Experience: Track record of leading large, complex organizations with cross-functional teams in high-growth or fast-paced industries.

- Strategic Planning & Execution: Expertise in long-range planning, organizational alignment, and delivering measurable results.

- Operational Mastery: Deep knowledge of development operations, process design, and resource management across multiple studios or product lines.

- Financial Acumen: Strong background in budget management, forecasting, and driving cost efficiencies.

- Innovation & Change Leadership: Ability to guide transformation initiatives and champion new ways of working across diverse teams.

- Excellent Communication & Influence: Exceptional interpersonal, negotiation, and presentation skills; adept at building trust and and able to influence stakeholders at all levels.

- Industry Knowledge: Experience in Live Service games, entertainment, or adjacent creative industries is strongly preferred.

Why Join Us

Lifestyle Entertainment at EA is at the forefront of creating experiences that resonate with players around the world. As VP of Operations, you will shape the future of our studios, guide bold creative and operational strategies, and play a pivotal role in delivering fun, meaningful, and enduring player experiences.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs). 

PAY RANGES

In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

In British Columbia, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.