Development Manager - EA Sports FC

Electronic Arts is seeking a Development Manager to join the EA SPORTS FC team in Vancouver. The successful candidate will oversee the delivery of game features and assets, ensuring timely and budgeted completion.

The EA SPORTS FC team is a global community of developers creating leading-edge content for multiple platforms. The team works hybrid, with 3 days onsite at EA Vancouver.

Responsibilities:

• Manage a development team consisting of artists, software engineers, and external partners.
• Anticipate bottlenecks, provide management escalation, project prioritization, and make tradeoffs.
• Focus on the immediate team, identifying issues and suggesting solutions related to execution goals.
• Ensure project setups meet studio specifications, with regular status reporting and capacity plan updates.
• Establish engagement processes using Jira, documenting workflows and training staff.
• Partner with production, QV, and art directors to meet game quality targets.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of project management or project lead experience with production lifecycles and processes.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, such as computer science, game development, or business.
• Experience in a Scrum/Agile software development environment.
• Proven track record using Jira and Jaas to manage concurrent projects.
• Experience working with expansive teams, mediation, and conflict resolution.
• Experience managing outsource vendors and remote teams is an asset.
• Experience in feature or asset production is beneficial.

Benefits: Electronic Arts offers a comprehensive benefits package, including physical, emotional, financial, professional, and community well-being support. Benefits may include medical insurance, mental wellness support, pension plans, paid time off, family leave, free games, and more.