Development Director - EA Sports FC

Development Directors for FC Art are the keepers of the project schedule and help move the development team from one project phase to the next while ensuring collaboration and communication both on their team and with other partners in the studio. They partner with producers to ensure the project is managed on time, to quality standards, and within budget. The EA SPORTS FC Art team is a global community of content creators covering Characters, Environments, Lighting, Project Management, Technical Art, and Visual Effects.

• Build and evolve a team; identify resourcing needs, provide challenges and developmental opportunities to ensure all employees reach their potential through mentoring and career development.
• Develop working relationships with the immediate team and those outside it that influence project completion.
• Provide line management to employees across departments within a single project team.
• Communicate with project teams and coordinate requirements with external partners.
• Participate in the hiring process to ensure candidates meet project requirements.
• Establish and assign task goals from defined project goals; achieve project deliverables through managing a team at project level.
• Mitigate risk for assigned scope.
• Partner with production to manage scope and quality.
• Establish an overall project schedule based on individual task estimates for production, determine resource requirements, establish a project budget, determine task dependencies, and assign tasks to team resources.

• 8+ years of experience leading complex programmes, operations, or projects, including 6+ years in an operational leadership role.
• Proven ability to build and improve operational processes, team effectiveness, and delivery outcomes.
• Experience driving outcomes in matrixed organisations through influence, collaboration, and stakeholder alignment.
• Experience managing, coaching, and developing team members.
• Strong execution, problem-solving, risk management, and prioritisation skills.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and communicate effectively with senior leadership.
• Working knowledge of Agile, Lean, or continuous improvement practices.

• Experience supporting live service operations and large-scale cross-functional programmes.
• Experience working with globally distributed teams and stakeholders.
• Agile, Scrum, Lean, or continuous improvement certification and/or practical experience.
• Experience in game development or live service environments.
• Knowledge of EA SPORTS FC and the football gaming landscape.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

• Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and long-term cash programmes.

• Vacation: 3 weeks per year to start.
• 10 days per year of paid sick time.
• Company top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when welcoming a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave).
• Extended health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Retirement benefits to regular full-time employees.

EA SPORTS is one of the most iconic brands in entertainment, connecting hundreds of millions around the world to the sports they love through a portfolio of industry-leading video games. As one of the largest sports entertainment platforms in the world, EA SPORTS FC is redefining football with genre-leading interactive experiences, connecting a global community of fans to The World's Game through innovation and unrivalled authenticity.