Associate Development Manager

* Please note this is a 12 month temporary position. 

** This role requires on-site (hybrid) work 3x per week from our Burnaby studio. Relocation sponsorship is not provided for this position.

EA SPORTS is one of the most iconic brands in entertainment - connecting hundreds of millions around the world to the sports they love through a portfolio of industry-leading video games.

As one of the largest sports entertainment platforms in the world, EA SPORTS FC is redefining football with genre-leading interactive experiences, connecting a global community of fans to The World's Game through innovation and unrivaled authenticity. With more opportunity than ever to design, innovate and create new, immersive experiences that bring joy, inclusivity, and connection to fans everywhere, we invite you to join our passionate and dynamic team as we pioneer the future of football fandom.

Focus: Delivery management, process optimization, and operational visibility

Role Purpose:

The Development Manager enables efficient, predictable, and transparent delivery of A&S content initiatives. This role owns delivery structure, process clarity, schedules, status visibility, and workflow improvement.

Core Responsibilities

• Build and maintain delivery schedules for Advertising and Sponsorship initiatives, including milestones, dependencies, owners, and timelines.

• Keep cross-functional teams aligned, accountable, and aware of progress, risks, blockers, and next steps.

• Maintain up-to-date activation trackers and ensure information remains accurate across relevant systems.

• Document production and partner workflows, including process steps, POCs, lead times, handoffs, and dependencies.

• Provide stakeholder reporting on active A&S content, delivery status, risks, and upcoming priorities.

• Identify process inefficiencies and implement improvements that increase speed, clarity, and scalability.

• Use automation (ex: Gemini Enterprise) to reduce manual work and improve information flow.

Key Skills:

Structured planning, time management, systems thinking, clear written and verbal communication, stakeholder management, workflow automations, agentic AI.

Typical Outputs:

Delivery schedules, activation trackers, status reports, process maps, workflow documentation, risk and dependency updates, and workflow automations.

Success Measures:

• Increased speed and predictability of Advertising and Sponsorship delivery.

• Improved process clarity, accountability, and stakeholder visibility.

• Minimize activation error rate.

• Reduced manual tracking, duplicated work, and operational friction