Electronic Arts

We are Battlefield Quality Verification (QV), an integral part of Electronic Arts, known for delivering the highest quality gaming experiences in the industry. We believe that phenomenal games start with diverse teams, mirroring the players and communities we serve.

We are seeking a seasoned QA Manager/ Development Director with a passion for quality and innovation to join us as a QV Development Director for Battlefield, providing strategic support for the development team in Los Angeles. You will play a pivotal role in overseeing QV project strategy and execution, collaborating with leaders across Battlefield QV, development teams, and stakeholders. Your primary responsibility will be to ensure project deliverables are completed punctually and within budget while upholding Battlefield's high-quality standards.

Role Overview

As a Development Director for Battlefield, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for the Battlefield QV team. You will harness your experience to promote collaboration, drive innovation, enhance QA practices, share expertise, and advocate for superior creator tool design and implementation.

Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Lead the strategic development and delivery of a core component of the next Battlefield game, from initial concept through to post-launch support.

• Building and guiding a robust team of QA Analysts, focusing on hiring, mentoring, training, and professional development.

• Collaborating with QV analysts and game feature development teams to define testing requirements and specifications.

• Anticipating bottlenecks, escalating to management, prioritizing tasks, balancing business needs against technical constraints, and fostering partner engagement.

• Driving QA evolution through championing defect prevention/containment and test automation.

• Managing financial aspects of the project, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis to ensure cost-effectiveness and financial efficiency.

Key Requirements:

• Passion for quality

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry experience

• 7+ years of game or software development QA experience, including 4+ years in a managerial role.

• Experience collaborating with remote teams.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable:

• Familiarity with game development tool sets such as Unreal, Unity and popular game modification kits.

• Familiarity with applications such as JIRA, Confluence, DevTest, or TestRail.

• Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)

• Proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools such as Power Bi

• Experience with test automation and telemetry systems

Join us and let's create amazing gaming experiences together! We are dedicated to providing everyone the chance to express themselves and be their very best as we all work towards a common cause. Are you a seasoned senior manager who knows "we can do better", and has the desire to walk that path? Then we want to hear from you! 

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). BASE SALARY RANGES

• California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. Sacramento)
  • $140,700 - $204,700 USD

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.