Release Manager (Development Manager) - EA SPORTS FC

1 Week ago • 3-5 Years • Game Production

About the job

Summary

The Release Manager at EA SPORTS FC is responsible for the entire release management lifecycle, from scheduling and coordination to deployment across global regions. This involves collaborating with multiple product teams, resolving scheduling conflicts, ensuring release quality and security, and partnering with external stakeholders. The role requires strong communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and the capacity to work with various levels of stakeholders. Key responsibilities include managing release processes, maintaining a release repository, and continuously improving team performance. This is a central communication point for all teams deploying to the Live production environment.
Must have:
  • 3+ years release management experience
  • 5+ years project/program management
  • Solid understanding of lean methodology
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to resolve scheduling conflicts
Good to have:
  • SAFe release train engineer certification
  • Scrum Master or Agile Coach experience
  • Software engineering experience
  • Experience with distributed development
  • Game development experience
Perks:
  • 3 weeks vacation
  • 10 days sick time
  • Paid parental leave top-up
  • Extended health/dental/vision coverage
  • Life insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Retirement plan
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We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.

At the heart of EA SPORTS is the FC franchise. EA SPORTS FC is the world's #1 best-selling video game with over 200M engaged players across multiple platforms, including console, PC, and mobile. Innovation, passion, and teamwork are at the heart of everything we do. With studios in Vancouver, Bucharest, and Cologne, we're looking for the brightest talent, so we can continue to create experiences that connect with millions of hearts and minds the world over.

The Role

The Release Manager owns the Release Management lifecycle which includes scheduling, coordinating and the management of releases across FC Live Services, across our global regions. This role is also responsible for implementing and managing release processes. In its main capacity, it’s accountable for planning and scheduling upcoming releases with multiple product teams, working with teams to resolve release scheduling conflicts, ensuring release quality and secure practices are upheld to ensure the best player experience, and partnering with external stakeholders for release tasks and prioritization. The role of the Release Manager is a central point of communication for all teams requiring work to be deployed to the Live production environment. This role is fitting for someone who enjoys being technical and solving problems; this person will get the opportunity to work with all levels of stakeholders, and truly make an impact on our Live Services capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the Release Management lifecycle that involves stages such as scheduling the release, coordinating between teams, go/no-go reviews, and deployment of release

  • Enable collaboration across teams, addressing resourcing requirements and removing impediments

  • Manage relationships and coordinate release-related work between different teams at different locations

  • Maintain a release repository and manage key information such as release procedures, dependencies, and notification lists

  • Continuously seek to improve team performance and processes through tracking KPIs

  • Collaborate with various partners and stakeholders to implement continuous improvements to release processes

  • Support and deliver regular release reporting

Experience

  • Min. 3+ years of experience in delivering products

  • 5+ years of project/program management experience in software development

  • Solid comprehension of lean methodology

  • Detail oriented, organized and focused on quality

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work with different organizational levels, as well as ability to tailor messaging to different audiences

  • Ability to rationalize decisions in a clear and objective manner

  • Knowledge to act as a mentor in helping the team understand and apply industry principles and practices

Bonus

  • Certified SAFe release train engineer

  • Scrum Master or Agile Coach experience

  • Experience working as a software engineer

  • Experience with distributed development across multiple locations

  • Experience working with end-users on a tools or central technology team

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and certifications

  • Game development experience

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).

BASE SALARY RANGES

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

    • $96,400 - $133,900 CAD

In British Columbia, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

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$75.0K - $105.0K/yr (Outscal est.)
$90.0K/yr avg.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

About The Company

We exist to inspire the world to play. We put our people first, and we thrive off their diversity in our innovative technology and immersive storytelling. We’re doing the work to give everyone the space to be their full selves while giving back to our community, no matter where you’re working from. We’re looking for problem-solvers, game-changers, innovators, dreamers, doers—people that are ready to move the needle and transform the future of gaming. Join us.

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