# Development Director - Quality Verification

**Company**: Electronic Arts
**Location**: Shanghai
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology
**Ticker**: EA
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173941

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## Description

We are seeking a Development Director - Quality Verification to join our Quality Verification and Standards (QVS) team at Electronic Arts. As a leader in the QVS team, you will play a critical role in delivering cutting-edge entertainment experiences that captivate and inspire players and fans globally.

**Responsibilities**

### Leadership & Project Management

- Build and develop teams: Identify resourcing needs, participate in the hiring process, and provide coaching and development opportunities to help team members reach their full potential.

- Production planning: Establish and maintain QV project plans, manage resource capacity, proactively mitigate risks, and coordinate internal and external dependencies to ensure successful delivery.

- Process innovation: Drive effective Agile workflows within the team, continuously identify opportunities for process improvements, and collaborate across the organization to implement meaningful change.

### Quality Strategy & Player Experience

- Contribute to and help drive the quality strategy for FC Mobile.

- Champion a "Player First" mindset and advocate for the best possible player experience in everything we do.

- Analyze and synthesize data from multiple sources to develop defect prevention and containment strategies that improve product quality and player satisfaction.

### Mobile Game Test Automation

- Define, architect, and lead the implementation of a scalable mobile test automation framework tailored to live-service game development.

- Drive the integration of automated testing solutions into continuous integration and delivery pipelines to accelerate release cycles, reduce manual effort, and identify regressions across iOS and Android platforms.

### AI Transformation & AI Agents

- Lead the adoption of AI technologies within QV by identifying, evaluating, and integrating AI-driven solutions into standard testing workflows.

- Partner with technical SMEs and data scientists to design, develop, and deploy AI-powered testing agents capable of automated gameplay testing, exploratory testing, and dynamic test generation.

- Leverage AI and machine learning technologies to solve complex quality and operational challenges, reduce repetitive manual testing activities, and optimize test coverage and efficiency.

**Qualifications**

- 5+ years of project management experience across software or game production lifecycles, utilizing methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall.

- 5+ years of experience leading teams, aligning cross-functional stakeholders, and navigating complex or ambiguous challenges.

- Good written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with global stakeholders, lead cross-functional discussions, present ideas clearly, and produce professional documentation.

- Strong understanding of mobile game development, mobile testing ecosystems, and live-service delivery models.

- Proven experience designing, implementing, and scaling test automation frameworks for mobile applications or games (e.g., Appium, game-engine-specific testing solutions).

- Strong foundation in AI/ML concepts and demonstrated success driving technology strategies that apply AI, automation, or data-driven solutions to address real-world software development or QV challenges.

**Benefits**

- We offer a holistic approach to our benefits programs, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, professional, and community well-being.

- Our programs are designed to respond to local needs and may include medical coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid leaves, parental leaves, free games, and more.

## Skills

### Required
- Agile
- Scrum
- Waterfall
- Project Management
- Team Leadership
- Mobile Game Development
- Test Automation
- AI/ML
- Game Engines

### Nice to have
- Appium
- Game-Engine-Specific Testing Solutions
- Data Analysis
- Defect Prevention
- Containment Strategies

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