# Development Manager - EA Sports FC

**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

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## Description

Electronic Arts is seeking a Development Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for delivering key areas of the on-pitch experience in EA SPORTS FC.

The Development Manager will report to the Development Director and manage team members across Engineering, Animation, and Game Design. The successful candidate will have strong multidisciplinary leadership skills, with the ability to bring structure and clarity to complex or ambiguous situations.

Key responsibilities include:

- Leading a multidisciplinary Gameplay team that includes employees from Engineering, Animation, and Game Design.

- Managing the performance, development, engagement, and day-to-day experience of direct reports.

- Partnering with Engineering, Animation, and Game Design discipline leaders to align on employee development, craft expectations, staffing needs, and team capability.

- Supporting planning and delivery outcomes for assigned Gameplay areas.

- Translating creative and technical goals into clear, achievable development plans.

- Balancing current-title support, future releases, and longer-term Gameplay initiatives.

- Monitoring team health and delivery performance, identifying risks and opportunities for improvement.

- Fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, inclusion, transparency, constructive feedback, and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in game development, software development, production, project leadership, or a related field, including experience leading complex teams or programs. They will also have experience directly managing employees and leading multidisciplinary teams.

In terms of benefits, Electronic Arts offers a comprehensive package, including medical insurance, mental wellbeing support, pension plans, paid holidays, family leave, free games, and more. The company values adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity, and encourages employees to make a positive impact.

## Skills

### Required
- game development
- software development
- production
- project leadership
- Engineering
- Animation
- Game Design
- Agile
- Lean

### Nice to have
- Experience working directly with Gameplay teams or systems
- Leading teams within a large-scale AAA game-development organisation
- Supporting an annualized sports franchise
- Managing employees from different crafts or job disciplines
- Using player feedback, telemetry, playtesting, and quality data to inform development decisions

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