Development Manager – NHL (12 month contract)

Job title:

Development Manager – NHL (12 month contract)

Company

Electronic Arts

Job description

EA SPORTS NHL has revolutionized sports gaming for millions of players worldwide. We’ve pioneered award-winning creative technology and experiences to connect players to the speed, skill, and heart of the NHL.The EA SPORTS NHL franchise is founded on passion and new ideas. Located in Vancouver, British Columbia, the team is composed of diverse talent dedicated to creating on-ice experiences that connect gamers around the world through play. If you’re a creative pioneer with a passion for your craft, this will be more than a job. It’ll be what you loveReporting to a Development Director, a Development Manager (DM) ensures the game feature delivery is on time and within budget. You will oversee the project schedule and manage the team to achieve a high standard.Your Responsibilities

• Manage a development team which generally consists of Software Engineers, Animators, Artists, and Designers.
• Anticipate bottlenecks, provide management escalation, project prioritization, make tradeoffs, balance the needs versus technical constraints, and promote initial partner deployments.
• Focus on the immediate team and identify team issues, and suggest solutions related to execution goals. Identify task-related processes to improve efficiency.
• Ensure each project setup meets the specifications with Studio with regular status reporting and capacity plan updates.
• Establish engagement processes to ensure all workflows are clearly defined, processes are documented, and staff are trained in expectations.

Your Qualifications

• 3+ years of Project Management or Project Lead Experience with production lifecycles, processes and project planning.
• Bachelor’s degree in any number of related fields including Computer Science, Game Development, Business, 3D Arts.
• Experience in a Scrum / Agile software development environment (Jira, Perforce, and Visio)
• Experience working with expansive teams, mediation and conflict resolution

BC COMPENSATION AND BENEFITSThe base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these locations. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the base salary range and benefits for your specific location.EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Salary offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.BASE SALARY RANGES

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria):

º $96,400 – $133,900 CAN AnnuallyBase salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, and extended health/dental/vision coverage and basic life insurance

Expected salary

$96400 – 133900 per year

Location

Vancouver, BC

Job date

Sun, 02 Jun 2024 07:29:21 GMT

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