Development Manager

Job Description

EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive technology, fan programs and cross-platform digital experiences. EA SPORTS creates connected experiences that ignite the emotion of sports through industry-leading sports videogames, including Madden NFL football, FIFA soccer, NHL hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, and EA SPORTS UFC. For more information about EA SPORTS, including news, video, blogs, forums and game apps, please visit www.easports.com.

Interested in joining our team? At EA Madrid - where passion for sports is only matched by the talent on the ground - we are looking for a passionate Development Manager to play an important part in developing the next installments of our Madden franchise. You will report to the Studio Operations director.

The Challenge Ahead:

A Development Manager (DM) ensures the delivery of a game feature on time and within budget. The DM oversees the project schedule, hiring, and manages the team to achieve a high standard

What a Development Manager does at EA:

In an Agile environment, manages a small development team which generally consists of Software Engineers and Artists.

Partner with Development Director to lock down requirements and specifications.

Anticipate bottlenecks, provides escalation to leadership, participate in project prioritization, make tradeoffs, balance the needs versus technical constraints, and motivate

Identify task-related processes to improve efficiency

Focus on immediate team and identifies team issues and suggests solutions related to execution goals.

Provide regular status reporting and capacity plan updates.

Lead meetings and conducts regular one-on-ones.

The next great EA Development Manager also needs:

An EA Development Manager will have at a minimum: 3 years of experience in a software development environment, 2 years Project Management or Project Lead experience, and 1+ year of leadership experience

Bachelor's degree in any number of related fields including Computer Science, Game Development, Business..A Master's degree.

Excellent knowledge of production life cycle, processes and project planning.

Experience in a Scrum / Agile software development environment. Scrum Master Certification.

Experience with tools such as Jira, Hansoft, Perforce.

Experience working with broad teams.

Mediation.

Fluent in English

What's in it for you? Glad you asked!

Since we realize it takes outstanding people to make excellent games, we offer great compensation packages and a culture that motivated by creativity and passion. You will also get a benefit package that includes medical and life insurance, pension plan, meal vouchers, stocks programs, fitness reimbursement, flex benefit program…and of course, free video games.

EA is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

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