Associate Development Manager - EA SPORTS Technology (12-month contract)
EA SPORTS is a leading brand in entertainment, creating next-level experiences for players worldwide. They are seeking a Development Manager to coordinate with Technical Artists and ensure successful content delivery of tools across all EA Sports titles, focusing on project management and team collaboration.
Responsibilities
- You will report directly to the project Development Director
- You will support, track, and assign tasks from defined project goals
- You will collaborate with the team members on day-to-day project needs, including operations, documentation, and communication with external teams
- You will mitigate risk for the assigned scope in partnership with the Development Director
- You will monitor capacity (resource balance) and partner with production to manage scope and quality
- When needed, you will collaborate and coordinate requirements with external partners
- You will partner with the Development Director to support sprint planning and retrospectives, promoting best practices for task tracking
- You will update and leverage project schedules (roadmaps)
- Support daily stand-ups
- Support note-taking, action items, and follow-ups from meetings
- Support for reports generation
Skills
- 1-2+ years of software project management or team leadership experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience within a technical domain
- Knowledge of different project management methodologies, such as Waterfall and Agile in a software development setting
- Proficiency with Jira as a primary project management tool
- Strong communication skills
- A positive team and customer-centric attitude
Benefits
- Vacation (3 weeks per year to start)
- 10 days per year of sick time
- Extended health/dental/vision coverage
- Basic life insurance
- Healthcare coverage
- Mental well-being support
- Retirement savings
- Paid time off
- Family leaves
- Complimentary games
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