Job Description

Development ManagerFusion powers EA Studios to create even greater player experiences. We help shape the future from the way games are created, to how they are played and viewed. We are a global team and the largest studio within EA! Creative Technologies is one of several teams within Fusion.The Tools and Technology Team within Creative Technologies is looking for accomplished people to help us fulfill our mission of providing creative tools and workflows that allow EA to lead the industry in content quality. Our group strives to build an ecosystem of modular components that are efficient, adjustable to trends, and allow for quick iteration of any artistic idea into reality. We partner with a global group of extraordinary creatives fueled by imagination and a unified experience with creating amazing content and experiences.The challenge ahead:As Development Manager, you will oversee some aspects of project management within your team. You will gain experience in managing/delivering large projects and managing a team of high performers. You will have the opportunity to focus on TnT\'s Infinite Content Initiative with the support of an amazing team of Engineers and Technical Artists. You will report to a senior member of the Development Director team.Day to day, you will\xe2\x80\xa6DM ExpectationsFind and address team and project risks, focusing on removing blockers for the team and working with the project leads to communicate variances to important partners.Ensure the team is following established roadmap and sprint planning processes, course correcting where needed, and improving where there are opportunities to do soRun resource planning for the team, mapping capacity to demand as the project progresses.Contribute to process and culture improvements across the wider team.Manage a team and oversee individual career developmentAid in the hiring process and conducting interviewsDocument user story details, working with the product, technical and design leads to ensure accurate stories are captured for the development team.Support the product discovery, documenting new features for implementation.Plan and scrub the product backlog, breaking down epics and estimating user stories with the development team.Lead scrum meetings, including sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives.Organise the team\'s daily work, working with the project, product, technical, and design leads to remove blockers from the team.Work with the project Development Director to manage the team\'s processes, planning and velocity.You are/you have\xe2\x80\xa64+ years of project management and operations experienceExperience managing small to medium projects from start to finish and improving project management workflowsExperience surfacing, reporting, and acting upon metrics and analyticsLeadership experience, including career management of individualsBonus if you have\xe2\x80\xa6Experience working with engineers, technical artists, or other technical developersExperience with project management tools such as JIRA, AsanaBC COMPENSATION AND BENEFITSThe base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these locations. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the base salary range and benefits for your specific location.EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Salary offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.BASE SALARY RANGES

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria):

\xc2\xba $96,400 - $133,900 CAN AnnuallyBase salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also 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.

Electronic Arts