###General Information

Locations: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Role ID

213471

Worker Type

Regular Employee

Studio/Department

CT - Data & Insights

Work Model

Hybrid

###Description & Requirements

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

The Data & Insights (D&I) team harnesses the power of data to deliver transformative insights and solutions to EA game teams and players. D&I teams are involved in every aspect of data, driving strategy and governance; building powerful data and AI applications; and developing personalization, experimentation, and analytics tools, and more. When you join D&I, you're joining a team of passionate experts working to enable more profound understanding, better ways of working, and more meaningful experiences for our players.

Overview:

We are looking for a Development Director ll who can navigate between high-level strategy and "on-the-ground" execution. We are looking for a unique hybrid professional: someone who can design a long-term change management roadmap one hour and dive into a team-level blocker the next. You are who builds deep trust with partners and converts ambiguous, high-level opportunities into well-defined, scalable resolutions across multiple titles. In this important position, you will report directly to the Senior Development Director within the Data and Insights organization

Responsibilities:

• You will design and implement change management plans that evolve our distributed support teams from a reactive model to a, partnership across the studio.
• You will scale solutions across multiple titles, identifying successful local processes and standardizing them into framework-level tools and workflows that benefit the entire portfolio.
• You will build deep trust with stakeholders, being the primary bridge between cross-disciplinary teams and stakeholders to align and secure support for major shifts.
• You will lead multi-team orchestration, managing the daily deliveries of various workstreams to ensure you track inter-project dependencies and mitigate risks before they affect the production floor.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Game Development (PC/Console/Mobile) or Live-Ops, between a boardroom presentation and a developer's stand-up.
• Experience building and scaling support frameworks, moving a team from reactive support to a partnership model by optimizing processes for a large organization
• Experience with Agile methodologies specifically tailored for game production schedules across multiple time zones and work cultures.
• Have managed risks and mitigation strategies in a complex, live project setting.
• Have experience earning the respect of teams.

Skills/Experience:

• Direct experience in the software development industry, video games or Mobile games.
• Production or Live-Ops experience in video games or mobile games
• Certifications (e.g., PMP, PMI-ACP)
• Experience working to Support Distributed Teams across multiple time zones

Pay Transparency - North America

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).

PAY RANGES

*British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) *$119,600 - $167,300 CAD

Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.

For Canada, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

About Electronic Arts

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.