Development Director

Job Description

Development Director - DRE

DRE (Development and Release Engineering) are EA's continuous integration and build experts. We are a team of over 100, located in EA studios across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

We pride ourselves on providing automation services to our internal development partners - EA's game, engine, product, and content teams.

We are looking for someone to lead our engagement with the Maxis team at EA Redwood Shores.

You will report to our Senior Development Director.

Key Responsibilities

Team Engagement
• Manage a team of Software / DevOps Engineers
• Provide team with clear performance expectations, regular feedback, and growth opportunities
• Hire and retain great talent for the team

Business Relationship Management
• Ensure the team provides stable and reliable automation systems to our internals dev partners
• Build relationships with our partners (finance, HR, recruiting)
• Establish and accomplish essential metrics related to project and team goals

Leadership
• Collaborate with other DRE leaders around the globe
• Contribute to the long-term vision of DRE
• Execute key strategic projects across the team

Ideal Candidate Characteristics

You have an experience as a manager in software development or operations. You have demonstrated qualities, and can also bring exciting new talents and ideas to the table.
• Experience managing software engineers
• Effective communication skills across all levels of an organization
• Project or Agile Service management experience
• Experience working with distributed teams
• You will bring a new perspective from experience in a discipline such as analytics, communications or technical program management

About Electronic Arts (EA) We exist to Inspire the World to Play.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g687jr-3-14-132-214-42 in your application.