# Development Manager

**Company**: Electronic Arts
**Location**: Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: temporary
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology
**Ticker**: EA
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173941

**Apply**: https://jobs.ea.com/es_ES/careers/JobDetail/Development-Manager/214328?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
**Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_e8180984-a97

## Description

Electronic Arts creates incredible entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans worldwide. Here, everyone is part of the story, part of a community that connects people globally, where creativity thrives, new perspectives are welcomed, and ideas matter.

The Development Manager, also known as Development Director at EA, plays a critical role in ensuring the successful delivery of a game, on time and within budget. Prior to production, they conduct a detailed analysis of the game design and establish project milestones, agreeing on these with key technical and creative managers. The Development Manager then creates a project schedule, determines personnel and equipment needs, and monitors the team's progress against the schedule.

Key responsibilities include:

- Project Management

+ Establishing an overall project schedule based on individual task estimates   + Determining resource requirements and validating task duration   + Managing the change request process and communicating impacts to stakeholders

- Staff Management

+ Providing inspiring leadership and proactive communication with employees   + Developing retention programs and career action plans for team members   + Participating in performance evaluations and recruitment

- Leadership

+ Ensuring adequate equipment, tools, and support for team members   + Enhancing understanding of the production process and offering input   + Providing input for departmental planning and facilitating process improvements

The ideal candidate should possess:

- 5+ years of software development experience and 4 years of project management experience

- 3 years of leadership experience

- Strong negotiation, mediation, and conflict resolution skills

- Effective communication skills across all levels of an organisation

- A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

- PMP certification is an asset

- Mandarin/English bilingual is preferred

Electronic Arts values adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package, including physical, emotional, financial, professional, and community well-being support.

Benefits include:

- Medical insurance

- Mental well-being support

- Pension plan

- Paid leave

- Family leave

- Free games and more

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunities employer, taking decisions without regard to race, colour, nationality, ancestry, sex, gender, or other protected characteristics.

## Skills

### Required
- project management
- software development
- leadership
- communication
- negotiation
- mediation
- conflict resolution

### Nice to have
- PMP certification
- Mandarin language
- English language

---

Source: [Apply at jobs.ea.com](https://jobs.ea.com/es_ES/careers/JobDetail/Development-Manager/214328?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)