Electronic Arts

As the Vice President of Strategic Planning, reporting to the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) you will be a critical enterprise leader driving EA's planning discipline into the next era of growth. You will be based in Redwood City, CA. 

As EA focuses on its strategic pillars – building games that entertain and engage Massive Online Communities, creating blockbuster interactive storytelling, and harnessing the power of community beyond the bounds of games – you will anchor the integration of market-driven strategy with long-range and operating plans.

You'll partner with senior leadership—across Finance, Publishing, Studios, and Corporate functions—to align our decisions with external realities and long-term goals. With leadership of three impactful teams, you will ensure that planning, intelligence, and execution connect into a cohesive strategic narrative that supports enterprise value creation.

Responsibilities:

Enterprise Planning and Influence

• You will be the Strategy function's peer voice in EA's Integrated Business Planning (IBP) forums and other enterprise-level decision bodies.

• You will be a trusted partner to SVPs across Finance, Commercial, and Studios, shaping decisions on portfolio trade-offs, investment prioritization, and risk-return profiles.

• Embed external signals—market trends, competitive dynamics, consumer behavior—into forecasting assumptions and strategic plans.

• Challenge planning baselines and assumptions with authority, bringing data-driven conviction and forward-looking perspective to each conversation.

• Integrate inputs across product, financial, and market domains to create a high-quality strategic planning narrative used by the Board, CEO, and executive staff.

Strategic Planning

• Oversee our long-range planning rhythm, aligning strategic goals with financial and operational execution.

• Lead quarterly and annual strategic inputs for QBRs, AERM scorecards, and Board of Directors updates.

• Build a unified planning framework that connects enterprise priorities with franchise-level decisions.

Market & Commercial Intelligence

• Guide EA's external lens across competitive, consumer, and commercial trends.

• Lead a team responsible for developing insights that shape investor narratives, M&A scanning, forecasting inputs, and market sizing.

• Partner with Data & Analytics (DnA) to translate behavioral insights into executive-ready narratives.

Business Unit Strategy

• You will ensure franchise plans integrate market trends, consumer shifts, and new technology developments (e.g., GenAI) alongside studio creative goals and technical capabilities.

• Partner with Studio GMs and Presidents of EA SPORTS and Entertainment to evaluate product strategies, shape franchise direction, and prioritize investments and growth plans.

• You will guide the team in developing business cases, scenario planning, and strategic frameworks that align with both studio-level goals and broader corporate strategy.

• Oversee agreement of franchise strategies with financial planning, investor messaging, and enterprise-wide goals, supporting transparency and consistency in C-suite and Board-level communications.

Qualifications:

• 15+ years of experience in strategic planning, management consulting, or enterprise-level strategic leadership. Experience in consumer media or technology.

• Experience operating at VP-level or equivalent, influencing C-suite executives and leading successful teams.

• Deep fluency in corporate planning processes, financial and commercial dynamics, and external market drivers.

• Analytical Toolkit, with the ability to summarize diverse inputs into compelling strategy recommendations.

• Experience managing diverse teams spanning strategy, analytics, and market intelligence.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, or related field; MBA or advanced degree

US COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 

The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these states. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the base salary range and benefits for your specific location. 

EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Salary offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.

BASE SALARY RANGES

* California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. Redwood Shores) $300,000 USD to 345,000 USD 

Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also 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.