Development Manager - EA SPORTS™ UFC
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Development Manager - EA SPORTS™ UFC
The EA SPORTS UFC franchise offers the electrifying spectacle and entertainment of MMA for over 20 million players across the globe. It delivers fluid and responsive mixed martial arts through inventive gameplay technology.
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia, the EA SPORTS UFC team is on a mission to become the world's greatest fighting game. If you're passionate about building immersive digital entertainment, this is the role of a lifetime.
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia, the EA SPORTS UFC team is on a mission to become the world's greatest fighting game. If you're passionate about building immersive digital entertainment, this is the role of a lifetime.
As a DM on UFC, you will be responsible for the planning and execution of cross-functional development efforts across multiple teams and disciplines. You will partner closely with Production, Design, Engineering, Quality Verification, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality player experiences on time and within budget.
You will drive project planning and delivery predictability while fostering a collaborative, high-performing team culture. You will be the keeper of the project schedule and play an important role in successfully moving the Development team from one project phase to the next, with a focus on quality, collaboration, and communication.
We embrace emerging technologies, including AI, as tools to help our teams work smarter, improve quality, and unlock new ways of solving complex development challenges. We are looking for leaders who are curious, adaptable, and excited to help shape how these technologies are adopted across the team.
Your Responsibilities
- Manage a development team which generally consists of Software Engineers, Animators, Artists, Producers, Designers, and QV.
- Provide project management support for your team, schedule work in alignment with project goals, track dependencies, identify, raise, and facilitate resolution of risks, escalate issues as required, and facilitate prioritization decisions.
- Work collaboratively with other project managers to resolve cross-team issues and improve project management processes
- Ensure each project setup and progress is in alignment with leadership expectations. Complete status reports at the required cadence.
- Establish processes to ensure all workflows are clearly defined, processes are documented, and team members are engaged.
Your Qualifications
- 3+ years of Project Management or Project Lead Experience with production lifecycles, processes and project planning
- Experience in a Scrum / Agile software development environment.
- Bachelor's degree in any number of related fields including Computer Science, Game Development, Business, or equivalent is preferred.
- Experience in a software development environment, including using tools such as Jira
- Experience working with expansive teams with a variety of skillsets, experience, and backgrounds
- Familiarity with tools such Miro, Slack, Excel, Google Sheets, and other project-tracking and reporting tools is an asset.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to summarize complex information, communicate risks clearly, and tailor messaging for different audiences.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities across different project timelines.
- Demonstrated ability to use generative AI productivity tools for daily workflow optimization, early-stage ideation, rapid prototyping, with the ability to critically validate AI output and iterate effectively is an asset.