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Software Development Director - FIFA (Quality Assurance)

Join us in driving the next revolution in games.

We are looking for a very experienced person who is passionate about driving software and game quality to lead our FIFA products based in our Vancouver studio.

You will provide strategic and operational leadership for the Quality Assurance (QA) department, made up of Management, Quality Design, Engineering and Analytics. This multi-discipline department is a component of the development and live services for our FIFA franchise. You will report to the Senior Development Director for FIFA QA.

Candidate must be located within commuting distance of Vancouver, British Columbia or be willing to relocate to the area. Relocation assistance is available for the successful candidate.

Your primary Strategic responsibilities will be:

• Help shape the future vision for the FIFA QA teams in Vancouver.
• Establish direction and strategy for multiple complex projects/teams while ensuring agreement with all leadership.
• Partner with the studio development discipline leaders to promote software industry quality best practices.
• Guide and develop changes to talent, skills and practices to accomplish operational and strategic goals.
• Support and champion the existing creative culture.
• Promote evolution of QA practices across FIFA products.
• Identify opportunities for sharing practices, tools and analytics across EA Vancouver, EA Bucharest and the rest of EA.

Your primary Operational responsibilities will be:

• Oversee active projects and live services.
• Budget and headcount planning.
• Overall project risk assessment and status communication to FIFA leadership.

Your primary People Management responsibilities will be:

• People manage franchise product owners.
• Coordinate talent management and succession planning.
• Help develop leaders across all disciplines.
• Monitor and evolve talent skill mix, using training and active recruitment plans and strategies.
• Promote a culture of diversity and inclusion.

Experiences and Capabilities:

• 8+ years of operations and leadership experience with the ability to challenge and influence a variety of stakeholders.
• You have in-depth knowledge of project operations acquired from 5+ years experience in project management on AAA game franchises or similar software development projects.
• Experience leading and growing large multi-discipline teams.
• Excellent partner management skills.
• Understand software quality assurance and software development practices.
• Track record leading teams focused on continuous improvement.
• Project management skills.
• Experience with automated testing.
• Commercial awareness - the ability to view situations from a commercial or business perspective.