Development Director - AI

Electronic Arts is seeking a Development Director to lead the Frostbite ACE team area. The successful candidate will report to the Director of Engine Development and be responsible for operational excellence across Agentic Engineering, Data & Insights, and Documentation teams.

The Frostbite game engine powers some of the world's most iconic and visually stunning games, including titles from EA SPORTS and Battlefield. The ACE team area focuses on agentic engineering, data insights, and documentation.

Responsibilities:

• Drive the operating rhythm across all teams within the ACE team area
• Partner with the Director of Engine Development and Technical Director in the leadership triad
• Adopt and promote Frostbite-wide operating processes
• Build the operating muscle for sustainable execution
• 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 culture

Qualifications:

• 5+ years leading delivery for technical teams and complex programs
• Experience installing and driving operating cadences at portfolio scale
• Comfortable leading through rapid change, especially in fast-evolving technical domains
• Excel at partnership and can broker resource and prioritization conversations

Bonus qualifications:

• Familiarity with AI/agentic workflows and developer productivity tooling
• Experience in game development, game engines, or large codebases

This is a hybrid working role, requiring 3 days per week in either the Stockholm or Bucharest office.