Development Manager - NHL

Electronic Arts is seeking a Development Manager for its EA SPORTS NHL team in Vancouver, British Columbia. The successful candidate will lead a development team, ensuring timely and budgeted delivery of game features. They will collaborate with the Visual team, manage project schedules, and foster a high-performing team culture. Responsibilities: Manage a development team consisting of Software Engineers, Artists, Producers, and Designers. Provide project management support, scheduling work, tracking dependencies, mitigating risks, and balancing project priorities with technical constraints. Identify team issues and suggest solutions related to execution goals. Collaborate with other project managers to resolve cross-team issues and improve project management processes. Ensure project setups and progress align with leadership expectations. Establish processes to define workflows, document processes, and engage team members. 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, including using tools such as Jira and Perforce. Bachelor's degree in a related field, such as Computer Science, Game Development, or Business. Experience working with expansive teams, mediation, and conflict resolution. Familiarity with tools like Miro, Slack, Excel, Google Sheets, and other project-tracking and reporting tools. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities. Experience using Shotgun/Shotgrid/Flow is preferred. Demonstrated ability to use generative AI productivity tools is an asset. Benefits: Electronic Arts offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical insurance, mental wellbeing support, pension plans, paid time off, family leave, free games, and more. Job Data by YubHub .