Electronic Arts

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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. 

At the heart of EA SPORTS is the FC franchise. EA SPORTS FC is the world's #1 best-selling video game with over 200M engaged players across multiple platforms, including console, PC, and mobile. Innovation, passion, and teamwork are at the heart of everything we do. With studios in Vancouver, Bucharest, and Cologne, we're looking for the brightest talent, so we can continue to create experiences that connect with millions of hearts and minds the world over.

The Role

Reporting to a Lead Development Director, the team is searching for another Development Director (Project Manager) to manage the FC Live Systems team. DD's are the keepers of the project schedule and play an important role in successfully moving the team from one project phase to the next while ensuring a focus on quality, collaboration and communication. You will collaborate, communicate and partner with other EA SPORTS teams, building strong relationships that require strategic thinking and strong execution.

Composed of many of our most senior engineers, with broad experience in the server-space, the FC Live Systems team is a technical team, primarily responsible for the stability of the production servers and our ability to maintain load targets. 

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the operational aspects of the team, including project planning, reporting, risk management, capacity planning, resource management, and project auditing for the EA SPORTS FC Live Systems team.
• Ensure the team has the best organizational structure, processes and practices that allow them to produce high quality work efficiently, on time and on budget.
• Work with the team leadership to define the project/team strategy and lead the team in execution against milestones and key deliverables.
• Suggest and implement operational changes to enable effective and motivated teams. 
• Solve problems, balance priorities, and find creative solutions to achieve results.
• Develop, maintain and publish project and team KPI’s that track project performance. 
• Establish regular communication with the team and key stakeholders to provide project status updates.
• Keep the team and partners’ teams informed on development results, schedule, and changes.

Experience

• Minimum of 8 years project management and team leadership experience, with 4+ years of management experience working in a dynamic and collaborative team environment
• Solid comprehension of lean methodology
• Detail oriented, organized and focused on quality
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work with different organizational levels, as well as ability to tailor messaging to different audiences
• Ability to rationalize decisions in a clear and objective manner

Bonus

• Scrum Master or Agile Coach experience
• Experience working as a software engineer
• Experience with distributed development across multiple locations
• Experience working with end-users on a tools or central technology team
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and certifications
• Game development experience