Electronic Arts

 THIS IS A HYBRID ROLE LOCATED IN ORLANDO, FL AND WOULD REQUIRE 
 BEING IN THE OFFICE 3 DAYS PER WEEK

 We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators
 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. 

We’re looking for an Associate Development Manager who will help ensure a smooth execution of projects. You will be an important contributor to the operations team responsible for supporting our Studio. At EA, ADMs coordinate a variety of disciplines including designers, software engineers, artists, QA and other production staff. DMs are the keepers of the project schedule, facilitating the development team’s movement from one project phase to the next while promoting effective collaboration and communication.
You will report to the Development Director and partner with Producers and Directors to ensure that the work within our American Football Live team pod is managed on time, to quality, and within budget.

Role Responsibilities:

Team Building and Management
 ·You will people manage technical pod team members (software 
 engineers), identifying resourcing needs and providing challenges and opportunities 
 to ensure that all employees reach their potential.
 ·You will foster working relationships within and beyond your assigned 
 pod, in close partnership with Technical Directors, to help bring projects to successful
 completion.
 ·You will participate in the hiring process for new candidates.

Execution:
 ·You will institute and assign task goals from defined project goals; you will 
 achieve.
 ·You will mitigate risk for assigned scope.
 ·You will monitor capacity (resource balance) and partner with production to
 manage scope and quality.
 ·You will communicate with project teams and coordinate requirements with
 external partners.
 

Project Management:

·You will orchestrate sprint planning and retrospectives, promoting best 
 practices for task tracking.
 ·You will build overall project schedules (roadmaps) based on individual task
 estimates for production and communicate progress to our partners across
 projects.

 ·You will maintain and own team projects and backlogs.

 Role Requirements:
 ·1+ years project management or team leadership experience.
 ·Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
 ·Knowledge of different project management methodologies such as Waterfall
 and Agile in a software development setting.