Development Director

Job Description

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.
About Us: Our Quality Verification and Standards (QVS) team is an important part of our development process, consistently delivering actionable insights that support our game teams to optimize software performance and elevate gameplay.
Who do we work with? You will work closely with the EA SPORTS FC
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!
About the Role : Reporting to the QVS Location Leader, you will provide strategic and operational leadership. You will harness your experience to promote collaboration, inspire creativity, enhance QA practices, share expertise, and advocate for superior game design and implementation.

🔑Your Responsibilities
Project Management
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet quality standards
• Align teams towards outlined goals and ensure milestone achievement
• Balance scope, timelines and overall project quality
• Identify and mitigate risks, manage blockers, prioritize tasks, and ensure project goals are met
• Ensure effective reporting to leadership and stakeholders
• Oversee strategic delivery of major aspects of a AAA title
Team Leadership and Collaboration
• Build, mentor and support QA teams, ensuring professional development and effective team collaboration
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement
• Collaborate with multiple teams and stakeholders, including developers, analysts, and producers
• Encourage partner engagement
Process Efficiency
• Track and report on QA metrics, such as defect density and defect leakage
• Implement effective change management
• Improve operational effectiveness of team effort by assessing current practices, incorporating new strategies, and increasing predictability
Resource Management
• Scope and capacity management across the QA team
• Oversee planning and execution of QA efforts from pre-production through post-launch
• Budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis to ensure cost-effectiveness and financial efficiency.
• Determine and manage resource requirements for the project
People/Talent Management
• Coordinate talent management and succession planning to improve the testing discipline
• Monitor and evolve talent skill mix through training and recruitment plans
• Foster a culture of diversity and inclusion
• Identify opportunities to share practices, tools, and analytics across studios
• Conduct performance reviews, career development, and training
✅ Our Requirements

Experience and Knowledge / Education
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent industry experience
• 5+ years of game or software development QA experience, including 3+ years in a lead/manager role.
• Experience managing multi-discipline teams and working with remote teams

Skills and Abilities
• Experience working in a continuous deployment environment
• Understanding of software development processes
• Strong stakeholder management and communication
• Experience with white-box/gray-box testing techniques
• Experience in data analysis tools like Power BI is desirable
Learn More about the Quality Verification and Standards (QVS) team at EA.
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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 adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and 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.

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