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The Challenge Ahead:

A Development Director I manages a variety of disciplines including artists, designers, software engineers, QA and other production staff. DD's are the keepers of the project schedule and help move the development team from one project phase to the next while ensuring a collaboration and communication. They must partner closely with producers to ensure that they are managing the project on time, to quality, and within budget

What a Development Director does at EA:

In an Agile environment, manages a direct and indirect development team which generally consists of Software Engineers, Animators, Artists, and Designers.
Work with feature development teams to lock down requirements and specifications.
Maintain communication with project team and coordinate requirements with all partners.
Establish project schedule and lead across multiple geographical locations to delivery dates
Establish project budget, determine task requirements, and assign tasks to team resources
Identify task-related processes to improve efficiency
Assess and mitigaties risk for assigned scope
Ensure each projects setup meets the specifications with Studio.
Track and implement project improvement plans to guide team efficiency.
Define engagement practices: Ensure all workflow is clearly defined, processes are documented, and staff trained in expectations on the workflow.
Participate and drive resourcing, hiring, performance reviews, team building, and team health

The next great EA Development Director also needs:

An EA Development Director is expected to have at a minimum: 7 years of experience in a software development environment, 5 years Project Management or Project Lead experience, and 2+ years of leadership experience
Bachelor’s degree in any number of related fields including Computer Science, Game Development, Business.. Master’s degree is a plus. PMP is a plus
Excellent knowledge of production life cycle, tools and projects planning.
Experience in a Scrum / Agile software development environment. Scrum Master Certification is desired.
Experience establishing project plan and project budget, determining task requirements, assigning tasks and implementing operational changes.
Proficient in tools such as Jira, Hansoft, Perforce, and Confluence
Experience working on console development would be a plus
Experience working with broad diverse teams. Experience leading multi-location and remote teams is a plus
Mediation and conflict resolution skills
Fluent in English

What’s in it for you? Glad you asked!

Since we realize it takes world-class people to make world-class games, we offer great benefits packages and a culture that thrives off of creativity and passion. You will also get a benefit package that includes medical and life insurance, pension plan, meal vouchers, stocks programs, fitness reimbursement, flex benefit program…and of course, free video games.

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