Development Manager (Core Technology Group)

Electronic Arts
paid time off
United States, Florida, Orlando
Jan 31, 2025
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. Tiburon Core Technology helps EA SPORTS push visual boundaries and experiences for our players across our American Football titles. We are a passionate and diverse group that delivers technical solutions to enhance all products across the portfolio and challenges team members to bring their unique perspectives and expertise to work every day. We are looking for a Technical Development Manager (DM) to support a subset of this dynamic technical team. Role Overview: At EA, DMs coordinate a variety of disciplines including designers, software engineers, artists, QA and other production staff. DMs are the keepers of the project schedule, facilitating the development team's movement from one project phase to the next while promoting effective collaboration and communication. You will report to the Supervising Director of Technical Operations and partner with Producers and Directors to ensure that the work within our engine integration and special initiatives team pod is managed on time, to quality, and within budget. Role Responsibilities: Team Building and Management You will people manage technical pod team members (software engineers), identifying resourcing needs and providing challenges and opportunities to ensure that all employees reach their potential, in partnership with Technical Directors You will foster working relationships within and beyond your assigned pod, in close partnership with Technical Directors, to help bring projects to successful completion You will participate in the hiring process for new candidates Execution You will institute and assign task goals from defined project goals; you will achieve project deliverables through managing team at a project level (e.g. Franchise-wide level) You will mitigate risk for assigned scope in partnership with our Technical Directors You will monitor capacity (resource balance) and partner with production to manage scope and quality You will communicate with project teams and coordinate requirements with external partners Project Management You will orchestrate sprint planning and retrospectives, promoting best practices for task tracking You will build overall project schedules (roadmaps) based on individual task estimates for production and communicate progress to our partners across projects You will maintain and own team projects and backlogs You will establish a project budget, determine tasks and their resource requirements, and assign tasks to team resources Role Requirements: 3+ years project management or team leadership experience Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience within a technical domain Knowledge of different project management methodologies such as Waterfall and Agile in a software development setting Familiarity with using JIRA/JaaS as project management tool *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 take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much 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.