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Product Manager, Desktop Client

Senior Product Manager, Play

Electronic Arts Inc. is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. EA delivers games, content and online services for Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones and tablets.

At EA, we believe in delivering meaningful gaming experiences to our players, anytime, anywhere. We are building an entertainment network that enables a continuous play experience, making it easy for players to discover and enjoy games and content they love, while connecting with friends and communities through meaningful, shared experiences. This will be delivered through a seamless network journey across devices and unlocked through a persistent player ID. This digital transformation gives EA the opportunity to strengthen our technological foundation, foster deeper player to player relationships, and develop lasting personalized player relationships with our brands.

Key Responsibilities

• Build quality experiences within EA’s PC desktop client.
• Identify and prioritize product opportunities for EA’s digital platform, working closely with players, stakeholders, game studios, product strategy, and product managers
• Be a strategic leader that guides the product to new business opportunities and key initiatives
• Prioritize product roadmaps and backlogs, define requirements, write user stories, identify analytics requirements, and collaborate cross-functionally to drive results
• Analyze and synthesize direct competitors and the larger interactive entertainment space
• Define metrics and goals for your product and be accountable for the products growth
• Act as vision owner for teams building features - represent the customer in the development process
• Provide ROI and business cases around new product concepts
• Work with a scrum team and manage the platform production lifecycle from concept to development to release and iteration

Candidate Requirements

• 5-7 years experience of in-game, network service, or pc application development, including post-launch support
• In depth understanding of the gaming industry, platforms, and ecosystems
• Demonstrated ability of building mutually beneficial relationships with internal and external partners
• Exceptional organizational and analytical skills
• Incredible people skills and deep comfort in managing through influence and indirect authority with ability to inspire others
• Confident team collaborator who is comfortable both taking and setting direction
• Solid communication skills with the ability to interact at all levels of management and across disciplines, including design and engineering
• Validated ability to lead cross-functional teams and partner/influence across complex organizations
• BA/BS required, MBA preferred