Electronic Arts

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.

This role is hybrid onsite/remote in Burnaby, BC.

The Challenge Ahead

Reporting to a Senior Development Director, the Development Director II role oversees all aspects of people leadership and project management within the team. You will have experience leading and developing teams, driving them to deliver high-quality products to customers. You will be the lead DD on multiple tools teams, including Audio and Foundations, partnering to deliver innovative technologies that enable audio and developer workflows for our game team partners. This role is hybrid remote/in-office, and you will work from our Vancouver or Montreal office.

Day to day, you will…

• Oversee roadmap progress and collaborate with Product and Domain leads to communicate variances to our partners.

• Provide project management leadership for all products across both domains, ensuring quality, budgets and timelines are met.

• Identify and address team and project risks, focusing on removing blockers that hinder the team's progress and escalating in an appropriate timeline.

• Oversee the execution of Agile development processes.

• Directly manage other managers and senior developers, providing coaching, feedback, and career development.

You are/you have…

• 7+ years of project management experience on technical projects and 5+ years of team development experience.

• Experience delivering large-scale, user-focused software products from concept to execution

• Experience of the software development processes, with significant project, risk management, and cross-team collaboration experience.

• Experience setting clear goals and monitoring execution towards those goals in high-change environments.

• Experience developing talent at all levels, including senior staff and managers.

Bonus if you have…

• Experience in a central tools team in the game development/animation/VFX industry

• Experience surfacing and taking action from analytics and metrics