Job Description

Requisition Number: 177331

Position Title: Product Manager

External Description:

This is a 18-month contract.

Development Technology and Services (DTS) 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! Studios Technology Group (STG) is one of several teams within DTS.

The Tools and Technology Team within STG 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 passion for creating amazing content and experiences.

The Challenge Ahead:

As an Associate Product Manager/Scrum Master, you will be part of an internationally distributed team facilitating the success of product features from a variety of domains. You are a clear communicator that understands how to keep product teams organized and on track to achieve quarterly goals and meet partner expectations. This is an opportunity to further develop Agile/Scrum and Product Management skills, such as working with partners, running Agile ceremonies, and orchestrating project planning, with support from veteran Product Managers and Product Owners. You will report to a team Development Director, and partner with the Group Product Owner and Project Leads.

Day to day you will...

• Scrub product backlogs, assisting developers with breaking down epics and estimating user stories
• Lead scrum meetings including sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives
• Partner with Product Managers and Product Owners to understand requirements and acceptance criteria and ensure those are recorded and progress is reported
• Organize the teams\' day-to-day, working with the project, product, technical and design leads to remove blockers from the team
• Work with the project Development Director to manage teams\xe2\x80\x99 processes, planning, reporting, and velocity

Qualifications:

• University degree Bachelors or equivalent professional experience
• Organized, proactive approach to collaboration and problem solving
• Student or Junior experience in Project Management, Product Ownership, or Business Analysis
• Student or Junior experience using Agile project management methodology
• Bonus if you have experience using JIRA, Confluence, and/or ProductBoard

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Community / Marketing Title: Product Manager

Company Profile:

Electronic Arts is the leading interactive entertainment company, powered by innovative technology. We create incredible experiences for millions of players around the world. But what matters most is our people who inspire us, and the world, to play. As we bring new forms of entertainment to people around the world, we need creative, collaborative, diverse and adaptable people to keep making Electronic Arts better.

EEOText: About EA We exist to inspire the world to play. Through innovative technology and immersive storytelling, we deliver new ways of experiencing worlds of interactive entertainment for our millions of players worldwide. Our strength lies in the diversity of our people, combining creativity, innovation and passion. We fully champion inclusive culture, and provide opportunities for growing, learning, and leading that allows for the most impactful and rewarding work of our teams\xe2\x80\x99 careers. We put our people first, and we make sure they\xe2\x80\x99re taken care of both in and out of the office. As we reflect on our learnings and successes from remote work, we aim to provide dynamic, collaborative and flexible work environments for our teams. Our employees connect through our Employee Resource Groups, which are actively involved in driving business decisions every step of the way. But our support doesn\xe2\x80\x99t end at the workplace\xe2\x80\x94we also encourage a balanced lifestyle with paid time off and new parent leave, free video games, fitness reimbursement and more. Our goal is to provide a safe, respectful and inspiring workplace for all of our employees. Through our diversity, equity, inclusion and social responsibility programs, we\xe2\x80\x99re doing the work to give everyone the space to be their full selves while giving back to our community. We\xe2\x80\x99re looking for problem-solvers, game-changers, innovators, dreamers, doers\xe2\x80\x94people that are ready to move the needle and build on our success. As our industry accelerates, we aren\xe2\x80\x99t just keeping up\xe2\x80\x94we\xe2\x80\x99re staying ahead of the game. 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. Electronic Arts also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

Date Opened: 2023-01-17 20:00:16.517

EEO Employer Verbiage:

About EA

We exist to inspire the world to play. Through innovative technology and immersive storytelling, we deliver new ways of experiencing worlds of interactive entertainment for our millions of players worldwide. Our strength lies in the diversity of our people, combining creativity, innovation and passion. We fully champion inclusive culture, and provide opportunities for growing, learning, and leading that allows for the most impactful and rewarding work of our teams\xe2\x80\x99 careers.

We put our people first, and we make sure they\xe2\x80\x99re taken care of both in and out of the office. As we reflect on our learnings and successes from remote work, we aim to provide dynamic, collaborative and flexible work environments for our teams. Our employees connect through our Employee Resource Groups, which are actively involved in driving business decisions every step of the way. But our support doesn\xe2\x80\x99t end at the workplace\xe2\x80\x94we also encourage a balanced lifestyle with paid time off and new parent leave, free video games, fitness reimbursement and more.

Our goal is to provide a safe, respectful and inspiring workplace for all of our employees. Through our diversity, equity, inclusion and social responsibility programs, we\xe2\x80\x99re doing the work to give everyone the space to be their full selves while giving back to our community. We\xe2\x80\x99re looking for problem-solvers, game-changers, innovators, dreamers, doers\xe2\x80\x94people that are ready to move the needle and build on our success. As our industry accelerates, we aren\xe2\x80\x99t just keeping up\xe2\x80\x94we\xe2\x80\x99re staying ahead of the game.

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. Electronic Arts also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

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