# Senior Program Manager

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

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## Description

Respawn Entertainment, part of Electronic Arts, is seeking a Senior Program Manager to drive complex strategic initiatives across its studio ecosystem.

In this highly cross-functional role, you will partner with key leaders across internal game development disciplines and central Electronic Arts partner teams.

You will serve as an operational backbone for high-impact studio programs, initially focusing on AI Council Operations, Talent Recruiting & Resource Management Operations, and Outsourcing Vendor Operations.

Key responsibilities:

- Drive the operational cadence, roadmap execution, and agenda for Respawn's AI Council, ensuring alignment with EA's central AI initiatives.

- Partner with central CTO teams and studio tech leadership to evaluate, deploy, and support internal AI and machine learning tools.

- Establish clear workflows and policy guidelines for responsible AI usage across game teams.

- Setup and operate the Respawn Resource Management Organization (RMO) function to facilitate internal talent mobility initiatives and cross-studio staffing opportunities.

- Collaborate directly with EA Talent Acquisition and central enterprise partner teams to streamline recruitment and talent evaluation workflows.

- Develop operational frameworks to track hiring velocity, forecast resourcing needs, and ensure studio leadership has visibility into key talent pipelines.

- Oversee operational frameworks and lifecycle management for external development vendors, co-development studios, and strategic technology partners.

- Program manage external partner workstreams, ensuring clear scope delivery, SLAs, and integration with internal pipelines.

- Partner with finance and game team producers to oversee accurate vendor contracts, budget allocations, and performance evaluations.

Qualifications:

- 8+ years of program management, project management, or operational leadership experience within the video game industry, technology sector, or complex creative environments.

- Proven ability to lead by influence, build trust, and align diverse stakeholders.

- Demonstrated background in managing complex, multi-faceted operational programs.

- Understanding of game development lifecycles, game production pipelines, and enterprise AI tools/governance frameworks.

- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with experience presenting to senior executive leadership.

- Strong analytical, organizational, and risk-management capabilities with a bias for action in fast-paced environments.

Benefits:

- Comprehensive benefits package, including physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness programs.

- Flexible work arrangements, including hybrid work options.

- Opportunities for growth and professional development.

## Skills

### Required
- program management
- project management
- operational leadership
- AI governance
- talent acquisition
- vendor management

### Nice to have
- game development
- machine learning
- enterprise AI tools
- resource management
- strategic partnerships

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