# Development Manager - EA SPORTS™ UFC

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

**Apply**: https://jobs.ea.com/ko_KR/careers/JobDetail/Development-Manager-EA-SPORTS-UFC/216408?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
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## Description

Electronic Arts is seeking a Development Manager to lead the EA SPORTS UFC team in Vancouver, British Columbia.

The EA SPORTS UFC franchise offers a mixed martial arts experience to over 20 million players globally, with a focus on fluid and responsive gameplay technology.

As a Development Manager on UFC, you will be responsible for planning and executing cross-functional development efforts across multiple teams and disciplines. You will partner closely with Production, Design, Engineering, Quality Verification, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality player experiences on time and within budget.

Your responsibilities include:

- Managing a development team consisting of Software Engineers, Animators, Artists, Producers, Designers, and QV

- Providing project management support, scheduling work, tracking dependencies, identifying risks, and facilitating prioritization decisions

- Collaborating with other project managers to resolve cross-team issues and improve project management processes

- Ensuring project setup and progress align with leadership expectations and completing status reports as required

- Establishing processes to ensure clear workflows, documented processes, and engaged team members

To qualify, you will need:

- 3+ years of Project Management or Project Lead experience with production lifecycles, processes, and project planning

- Experience in a Scrum/Agile software development environment

- Bachelor's degree in a related field such as Computer Science, Game Development, or Business

- Experience in a software development environment, including using tools like Jira

- Experience working with expansive teams with varied skillsets, experience, and backgrounds

- Familiarity with tools like Miro, Slack, Excel, Google Sheets, and other project-tracking and reporting tools

- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including summarizing complex information and communicating risks clearly

- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities across different project timelines

- Demonstrated ability to use generative AI productivity tools for daily workflow optimization, early-stage ideation, rapid prototyping, and critically validating AI output

Electronic Arts offers a comprehensive benefits package that supports a balanced life, including medical insurance, mental health support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leave, and free games.

## Skills

### Required
- Project Management
- Agile
- Scrum
- Jira
- Miro
- Slack
- Excel
- Google Sheets
- AI productivity tools

### Nice to have
- generative AI
- rapid prototyping
- workflow optimization

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