Development Manager - NHL

Development Manager - EA SPORTS™ NHL

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.

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 love

Reporting to a Development Director, the Development Manager (DM) ensures the game feature delivery is on time and within budget. You will provide support to our Visual team, and will oversee the project schedule and manage the team to achieve a high standard. This team works hybrid/onsite in Vancouver, 3 days/week: Tuesday - Thursday.

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, Artists, Producers, and Designers.

• Provide project management support by scheduling work, tracking dependencies, mitigating risks, anticipating bottlenecks, and balancing project priorities with technical constraints.

• Focus on the immediate team and identify team issues, and suggest solutions related to execution goals. Identify task-related processes to improve efficiency

• 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, including using tools such as Jira and Perforce.

• Bachelor's degree in any number of related fields including Computer Science, Game Development, Business, or equivalent is preferred.

• Experience working with expansive teams, mediation and conflict resolution.

• 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.

• Experience using Shotgun/Shotgrid/Flow is preferred.

• 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.

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