# Head of Software Quality and Technology for Respawn

**Company**: Electronic Arts
**Location**: Los Angeles - Chatsworth, California
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: executive
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: IT
**Industry**: Technology
**Ticker**: EA
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173941

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## Description

Electronic Arts is seeking a Head of Software Quality and Technology to define and lead the strategy for software quality across Apex Legends and other Respawn games.

This is a critical leadership role responsible for transforming how quality is built, measured, and delivered across a fast-paced, live service development environment.

You will lead the evolution of quality from a validation function into a proactive, technology-enabled discipline, fully integrated into development and live operations.

Responsibilities:

- Strategy & Transformation:

- Define and execute the Software Quality vision and roadmap for Apex as well as other Respawn-led Franchises, aligned with Franchise and EA-wide goals.

- Drive shift-left quality practices, embedding quality throughout development, from early design through live service delivery.

- Lead the integration of technology and automation frameworks into QV workflows to improve scale, coverage, speed and precision.

- Establish a data-driven quality model, leveraging telemetry, predictive signals, and automation to anticipate risks and improve outcomes in a live environment.

- Execution & Live Operations:

- Build and scale automation-first strategies across functional, performance, and stability testing for a live service ecosystem.

- Drive the definition and operationalization of Software Quality KPIs and health metrics, connecting development activity to real player experience.

- Leadership & Organization:

- Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing organization spanning Quality Verification and Software Quality disciplines.

- Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement across teams.

- Partner with engineering, development, and central teams to align on tools, standards, and best practices.

- Lead across a globally distributed organization, ensuring alignment and effectiveness at scale.

- Partnership & Influence:

- Act as a strategic partner to Respawn development leadership, ensuring quality is a core pillar of execution and live service success.

- Collaborate with central EA teams to leverage shared technology, AI, and automation capabilities.

- Advocate for player-centric quality by connecting internal metrics to player experience, retention, and engagement outcomes.

Requirements:

- 12+ years of experience in software quality, quality engineering, or software development, with progressive leadership responsibility.

- Proven track record leading large, multidisciplinary QA/QE teams in high-scale, live or continuously delivered environments.

- Strong technical background in test automation, CI/CD, performance engineering, and modern development practices.

- Experience driving quality transformation initiatives, including shift-left strategies and automation at scale.

- Demonstrated ability to define and operationalize KPIs and quality metrics tied to product and player outcomes.

- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leadership.

- Experience working with globally distributed teams across multiple time zones.

## Skills

### Required
- software quality
- quality engineering
- test automation
- CI/CD
- performance engineering
- modern development practices
- leadership
- stakeholder management

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