Development Manager - NHL

Electronic Arts is seeking a Development Manager for its EA SPORTS NHL team in Vancouver, British Columbia. The successful candidate will lead a development team, ensuring timely and budgeted delivery of game features. They will collaborate with the Visual team, manage project schedules, and foster a high-performing team culture.

Responsibilities:

• Manage a development team consisting of Software Engineers, Artists, Producers, and Designers.
• Provide project management support, scheduling work, tracking dependencies, mitigating risks, and balancing project priorities with technical constraints.
• Identify team issues and suggest solutions related to execution goals.
• Collaborate with other project managers to resolve cross-team issues and improve project management processes.
• Ensure project setups and progress align with leadership expectations.
• Establish processes to define workflows, document processes, and engage team members.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of Project Management or Project Lead Experience with production lifecycles, processes, and project planning.
• Experience in a Scrum/Agile software development environment, including using tools such as Jira and Perforce.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, such as Computer Science, Game Development, or Business.
• Experience working with expansive teams, mediation, and conflict resolution.
• Familiarity with tools like Miro, Slack, Excel, Google Sheets, and other project-tracking and reporting tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Experience using Shotgun/Shotgrid/Flow is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to use generative AI productivity tools is an asset.

Benefits: Electronic Arts offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical insurance, mental wellbeing support, pension plans, paid time off, family leave, free games, and more.