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The Creative Innovation team is the driving force behind EA's cutting-edge research, 3rd-party partnerships, and content creation technologies. From AI-powered tools for character animation to groundbreaking world-building systems, this team researches, innovates, and integrates transformative technologies into creative workflows. By joining Creative Innovation, you'll work at the intersection of creativity, technology, and design solutions that redefine immersive gaming experiences. If you're looking for a team that combines the agility of a startup with the impact of a global AAA, then we're looking for you.
As the Creative Innovations Development Director for Sports Environments Tooling, you'll lead people and delivery for the tools and workflows that power EA SPORTS FC, College Football, Madden NFL, NHL, and UFC. You will report to a Development Director II.
This role is hybrid remote/in-office, and you will work from our Vancouver/Burnaby office.
Day to Day you will manage…
Product & Creative Partnership
Partner with your pod's Product Manager and Technical Art Director to co‑own sports environments tooling across the lifecycle - discovery, UI/UX, delivery, rollout, and sustainment.
Release & Delivery
Lead Sports Environments tool releases - calendar, ship‑readiness criteria, and integration windows across FC, CF, Madden, NHL, and UFC.
Run Scrum for your pod, including backlog grooming, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, demos, and retrospectives.
Plan & Resourcing
Lead capacity planning: model demand vs. supply, surface trade‑offs, and recommend resourcing decisions.
Draft and manage SOWs for partners; track deliverables, acceptance, and timeline.
Executive comms: build updates and presentations on scope, timelines, risks, variances, and impact for senior leadership.
Find and address team and project risks, focusing on removing blockers for the team.
People Leadership & Development
Manage team members: set clear goals, run 1:1s, provide ongoing feedback, and support career growth, performance management, and succession planning; partner with Recruiting on hiring and onboarding.
You will bring...
5+ years of project management delivering software tools or platforms or equivalent experience.
People management experience (coaching, performance management).
Release management experience serving multiple teams/products.
Hands‑on expertise with JIRA and PM tools; set up boards, workflows, and reporting.
End‑to‑end scrum execution in Agile environments; comfortable coaching teams on ceremonies and flow.
Capacity planning, risk, and dependency management skills.
Experience creating SOWs and partner engagements.
Bias toward documentation and knowledge sharing
Experience cultivating team culture