# Head of Operations, Research & Development

**Company**: Electronic Arts
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $204,600 - $287,500 CAD (British Columbia)
$227,300 - $344,700 USD (California)
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Technology
**Ticker**: EA
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173941

**Apply**: https://jobs.ea.com/en_US/careers/JobDetail/Head-of-Operations-Research-Development/215292?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
**Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_a2d8d1f0-343

## Description

Electronic Arts is seeking a Head of Operations who is deeply passionate about the AI space and eager to work directly with a core group of world-class researchers and engineers. As a Head of Operations, you will partner closely with the SVP, Head of R&E, to translate technology strategy into clear operational processes. You will manage the team's budget planning, talent strategy, and external partnerships so our engineering teams can focus entirely on innovation.

Responsibilities:

- Lead the Operating Rhythm: Manage the leadership team's operating cadence, meeting schedules, processes to ensure team alignment.

- Drive Operational Excellence: Manage budget planning, talent reviews, resource allocation, and organizational design frameworks for mid-to-large sized groups.

- Automate Business Workflows: Identify opportunities to build workflows, leveraging automation tools to streamline how the leadership team works and engages with the wider business.

- Manage High-Impact Partnerships: Oversee relationships with external partners, including commercial AI labs, universities, and internal engineering teams.

- Unify Organization Communications: Coordinate team-wide internal communications, including town halls, leadership messaging, and cross-functional updates.

- Collaborate Across Boundaries: Serve as the main operational point of contact between the R&E team and central departments like Finance, Legal, and Recruiting.

Qualifications:

- 10+ years of experience in business operations, program management, or strategic planning within a technology, software, or engineering organization.

- Operational Scale: Proven experience managing business operations, budget processes, and talent pipelines for a similar-sized organizational group.

- Automation & Tech Fluency: Strong familiarity with modern automation tools, with a demonstrated ability to streamline leadership workflows.

- Collaborative Leadership: Successful track record of joining established leadership teams, building trust quickly, and driving strategic alignment through influence.

- Strategic Communication: Experience bringing clarity, structure, and focus to complex technology groups.

Benefits:

- Competitive salary

- Comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, sick time, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and retirement plan

- Opportunities for growth and development

## Skills

### Required
- business operations
- program management
- strategic planning
- automation tools
- leadership

### Nice to have
- engineering background

---

Source: [Apply at jobs.ea.com](https://jobs.ea.com/en_US/careers/JobDetail/Head-of-Operations-Research-Development/215292?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)