Associate Producer - EA Sports FC (Ultimate Team)

Building on an incredible 30 year foundation, we’re redefining football with EA SPORTS FC - a genre-leading ecosystem of interactive experiences, bringing a global community of football fans closer to The World's Game. Together, we’re taking the largest football club in the world to new heights – and this is just the beginning! With more opportunity than ever to innovate and create new, authentic experiences that bring joy, inclusivity, and immersion to fans everywhere, we invite you to join us as we pioneer the future of football with EA SPORTS FC, and welcome everyone to the club!

The role:

EA Sports FC is the biggest console game in the world, and Ultimate Team is its most popular mode. In feature development for UT, the Product Owner / Producer works directly with Designers, Project Managers, and Developers to bring features to our players worldwide.

The ideal Product Owner / Producer for FC Ultimate Team is someone passionate about making games or delivering technology to players and users. A love for football and the FIFA/FC series is a benefit, not a requirement.

This is a senior role across all platforms that involves direct ownership of multiple features of the game for the in the development cycle, reporting to the Lead Producer.

UT Product Owner / Producer

Responsibilities:

• Partner with the Line Producer and Lead Producer to establish product goals, then with Designers to create features
• Opportunity to work with Analytics and Brand Marketing teams on qualitative and quantitative research
• You will oversee major features through development, and you will be responsible for feature quality and ensuring the feature vision is upheld
• Work with partners to vet features and prioritize the backlog to ensure work is aligned with product strategy
• You will help mitigate risk to the team's successful completion of Release/Sprint Goals
• Work with Project Managers on feature delivery processes and proposing improved workflows
• Work with the developers and QA to ensure quality is managed at the highest standards
• Identify dependencies and promote the delivery of the requirements across several teams

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of work experience as a Product Owner/Producer
• Experience with waterfall and agile development processes
• Experience developing a staged product plan, including the creation of user stories and deliverables
• Experience in UI/UX and Game Design is a bonus, not a requirement