Senior Director, Business Operations & Special Projects

Job Description

Role: Sr. Director of Business Operations & Special Projects

Reports to: Brent Koning, FIFA Competitive Gaming Commissioner

You will join the FIFA Competitive Gaming (CG) senior leadership team, leading business operations and special projects for the FIFA esports group.

From the manager, Brent:

The FIFA esports group is looking for the perfect accompaniment to our global, diverse, and evolving team. You will round out my senior leadership team and use your experience to push the organisation to new heights. You are already a lover of video games, pop culture, and of course – football, but also has a passion for building, improving, and learning. If you tick all the boxes below, we are looking forward to speaking with you!

Responsibilities:
• Work in partnership with central teams on forecasting, budgeting, and optimising the delivery of FIFA programs globally
• Establish and evolve organisational goals and processes with partner teams
• Promote operational excellence for FIFA programs globally
• Create and mould esports marketing plans in partnership with EA team members
• Bring meaningful player and viewer experiences for all fans of the FIFA portfolio games
• Identify market conditions leading to increased investment in growth areas including Asia, Middle East, LATAM
• Guide unannounced projects internally at EA and externally with partners

Function of the Role:
• Be a momentum driver of pillars of the FIFA esports group, including business planning, business operations, esports marketing, and launching future programs
• Identify roadblocks and solutions – or pave the path to finding a solution
• Be the ultimate alignment champion for all partners to help achieve department goals and shared goals with partner teams
• Help build a diverse, inclusive, and representative network of teammates that delivers on the EA Values and Core Beliefs
• Work directly with the Commissioner and FIFA Sr. Leadership team to develop strategy for all FIFA esports products.
• Manage a team to drive special projects as assigned by the Commissioner.
• Leave things better than when you found them.

You have:
• 8+ years of experience in operations, marketing, or planning in sports, or sports adjacent, field
• Direct experience bringing new products to market with an established brand
• Experience managing large-scale budgets and experience working with retained agencies on a multi-year basis
• Managed/supervised multiple layers of employees with a focus on developing people and the mindset that ‘we’ is greater than ‘me’
• In-depth knowledge of sport, working knowledge of the FIFA video game ecosystem, and know the difference between esports and e-Sports.
• The skills that allow you to take complex problems, boil them down to actions, and accomplish those actions

Fine Print:
• This role is remote until at least January 2021
• You can expect to travel up to 25%
• MBA Preferred

What’s in it for you? Glad you asked!
• Great compensation package plus annual bonus scheme, pension scheme and stock plans
• Private medical insurance, dental care, life insurance
• Employee discounts and rail season ticket loans
• Annual game points and digital download allowance
• 25 days holiday (including 3 days company shutdown days between Christmas and New Year)

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rbx57k-18-116-42-208-42 in your application.