Program Manager - EA SPORTS FC

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What a Development Director does in FC Game Development Analytics:

A Development Director in FC Game Development analytics oversees analytics projects from initiation to completion. This involves defining project scope, goals, and deliverables, creating project plans, and ensuring that projects are completed on time and within budget.

You will play a scrum master role and will manage the scope vs capacity and timeline of the entire analytics project, which in turn guides them to set achievable goals. Therefore, what the team delivers at the end of every sprint has the required quality and supports the larger business goal.

We are looking for a Development Director to join our growing team of data experts; to manage the processes, to guide and coach the analytics team on how to get the most out of self-organization and fill in the intentional gaps left in the Agile/Scrum frameworks. You will report to the Sr Manager Analytics of the game development analytics.

We are an equal opportunity employer, who welcomes all qualified candidates. We value diverse teams, unified through collaboration, culture and craft, and encourage our team members to bring their unique perspectives to the table.
Responsibilities:

Team Leadership and Management:

• Build, evolve, and lead effective teams, identifying resourcing needs and providing development opportunities to ensure all employees reach their potential.
• Provide line management to employees across departments and within project teams, focusing on growth plans and learning objectives.

Relationship Building:

• Build working relationships both within the immediate team and with external parties that impact project completion.
• Organize and enable the team to remain focused and on track, addressing conflicts or bottlenecks and establishing a mindset for continuous improvement.

Communication:

• Maintain regular communication with the project team, leadership, and stakeholders, connecting daily tasks to organizational goals and supporting the organizational vision.
• Coordinate dependencies with external partners and communicate progress to the team and key stakeholders.

Recruitment and People Management:

• Participate in the hiring process to ensure candidates meet project requirements.
• Comfortably guide analysts through both technical and non-technical work, anticipating partner questions and providing solution directions.

Project Execution and Management:

• Establish and assign tasks from defined project goals, manage teams at a project level, and achieve project deliverables.
• Determine resource requirements, establish project schedules and budgets, and assign tasks to appropriate team resources.
• Develop and implement quality controls and departmental standards to ensure adherence to quality standards, organizational expectations, and regulatory requirements.
• Proactively assess and mitigate risk for assigned scope, partnering with stakeholders and leadership to manage requirements, delivery, and quality.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 8 years of project management or team leadership experience, including at least 4 years in a dynamic and collaborative team environment.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience required.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills across all levels and organizations.
• Experience in various project management methodologies such as Agile and Waterfall; Scrum Master Certification or PMP is ideal.
• Proficient in planning and managing multiple processes, people, and projects simultaneously.
• Experience in using data to enhance product quality and project efficiency; adept at understanding dashboards and KPIs to support business needs.

What’s in it for you? Glad you asked!

We love to brag about our great perks like comprehensive health and benefit packages , tuition reimbursement , RRSP company matches, and of course, many other perks! And since we realize it takes outstanding people to make outstanding games, we offer great compensation packages and a culture that succeeds on creativity and individuality.

EA 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. EA also makes workplace accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.