Job Description

EA SPORTS 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. After nearly 30 years of creating genre-defining, interactive football experiences with the world\'s biggest football entertainment platform, EA SPORTS FIFA, we are soon beginning an exciting new era. EA SPORTS FC will become the future of football from EA SPORTS - as we strive to take global football experiences to new heights, on behalf of football fans everywhere. With more opportunity than ever to innovate and create new, authentic experiences that bring joy, inclusivity, and immersion to a global community of fans, we invite you to join us and pioneer the future of football with EA SPORTS!

As part of the FIFA Live team, the role of Product Owner / Producer is to partner with teams across FIFA to deliver meaningful and impactful innovation and change to the Live product ensuring a quality experience for all players across all modes.

The ideal FIFA Live Associate Producer will have a mix of strategic acumen, creative instinct and analytical ability that can translate data and ideas into actionable plans that benefit our players.

You will have experience with game production, quality verification, development or product management on a title with live services, and will be familiar with Football (Soccer) as a sport. You will have a good eye for product quality, user experience, and have strong organizational and collaborative skills. You believe great teams make great products.

If you enjoy working on a fast-paced team, developing experiences for millions of fans, while evaluating and critiquing existing ideas/processes and coming up with new ones, this is the role for you! A love for football and the FIFA series is a benefit, not a requirement.

Your Responsibilities

• Works with the Line Producer to establish roadmaps for game experiences and technological advancements, aligning with the broader goals of FIFA and EA Sports.
• Partners with stakeholders to shepherd features through development, modelling best practices for the process for delivery, feature quality, and ensuring the feature vision is upheld.
• Evaluates features and prioritize the backlog to ensure work is aligned with product strategy and ROI.
• Actively involved in mitigating risk to successful team completion of Release/Sprint Goals.
• Works with Development Managers on feature delivery processes, driving for clarity, and proposing improvements to workflows.
• Works with team of developers and QV professionals to ensure product integrity.
• Identifies dependencies and works through requirements across various teams.
• Works closely with Development Managers and other project stakeholders to ensure that delivery is on time and meets high quality standards.
• Develops strong relationships with partner teams including publishing, marketing, finance, legal, consumer insights, and game analytics.
• Reports to the production or technical leader of the team.

• An experienced producer or product manager with 5+ years of experience in game production, entertainment, or technology-focused roles.
• A love for working with a diverse group of people to accomplish something great as a team.
• Familiar with scrum and agile development concepts.
• Experience using data and insights to inform planning and decision making.
• Experience in the development of a staged product plan, including the creation of user stories and deliverables.
• Outstanding communication skills (group meetings and written documentation).
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in UI/UX and Game Design is a bonus, not a requirement

Electronic Arts