Development Manager - EA Sports FC

Electronic Arts is one of the most iconic brands in entertainment, connecting hundreds of millions around the world to the sports they love through a portfolio of industry-leading video games.

The EA SPORTS FC team is a global community of developers, fueled by imagination and a unified passion to grow the love of sports for players worldwide through inspiring visuals and immersive experiences.

As a Development Manager within the art team, you will oversee the project schedule, hiring, and manage the team to achieve a high standard.

Responsibilities:

• Manage a development team consisting of Artists, Software Engineers, and external partners.
• Anticipate bottlenecks, provide management escalation, project prioritization, make tradeoffs, balance needs versus technical constraints, and promote initial partner deployments.
• Focus on the immediate team and identify team issues, and suggest solutions related to execution goals.
• Ensure each project setup meets the specifications of the Studio with regular status reporting and capacity plan updates.
• Establish engagement processes using Jira to ensure all workflows are clearly defined, processes are documented, and staff are trained in expectations.
• Partner with Production, QV, Art Directors to ensure game quality targets are met.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of Project Management or Project Lead Experience with production lifecycles, processes, and project planning.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, including Computer Science, Game Development, Business, 3D Arts.
• Experience in a Scrum/Agile software development environment.
• Proven track record using Jira and Jaas to manage concurrent projects.
• Experience working with expansive teams, mediation, and conflict resolution.
• Experience managing Outsource vendors and remote teams is considered an asset.
• Experience in feature or asset production is beneficial.