Description
Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans worldwide. All of us are part of the story here. Part of a connected community across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are welcomed, and ideas matter. One team where everyone is involved in the games.
Frostbite is EA's proprietary game engine. Its versatile tools and cutting-edge technology power creation on some of the world's most iconic and visually stunning games, including titles from EA SPORTS and Battlefield. Frostbite provides a unified platform that empowers developers to create hyper-realistic worlds, intricate gameplay, and lifelike animations with unmatched speed and quality.
We are looking for a Development Director to help lead the Frostbite ACE team area. Reporting to the Director of Engine Development, you will be accountable for operational excellence across Agentic Engineering, Data & Insights, and Documentation teams.
Responsibilities:
- Drive the operating rhythm across all teams within the ACE team area: planning, sequencing, capacity, risk identification, dependencies, status, and decision flow.
- Partner with the Director of Engine Development and Technical Director in the leadership triad.
- Adopt and promote Frostbite-wide operating processes (planning rituals, capacity modelling, risk and dependency tracking, status reporting, and talent recruitment).
- Build the operating muscle for sustainable execution: realistic commitments, clean handoffs, and a delivery rhythm the team can hold over multiple quarters.
- Report on progress, risks, and opportunities.
- Coach and grow the DD leaders inside the three ACE sub-teams.
- Model healthy triad partnership and promote a collaborative, inclusive, "one team" culture.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years leading delivery for technical teams and complex, multi-partner programs, in platform engineering, developer tools, or large-scale software environments.
- Experience installing and driving operating cadences at portfolio scale: planning, prioritization, capacity management, identification and mitigation of risk and dependencies, and providing credible status to senior leadership.
- Comfortable leading through rapid change, especially in fast-evolving technical domains (AI/ML, agentic workflows).
- Excel at partnership and can broker resource and prioritization conversations across domains without authority over them.
Bonus:
- Familiarity with AI / agentic workflows and developer productivity tooling.
- Experience in game development, game engines, or other large, long-lived codebases.
This is a hybrid working role. You will need to be based in our Stockholm or Bucharest offices 3 days per week.
Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.