Job Description

Requisition Number: 178699

Position Title: DD I

External Description:

Job Title: Development Director
Studio/Team: Pogo
Location: Remote

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Pogo has been the leader in online casual games since 1998. Featuring a growing library of 60+ titles spanning popular genres like Solitaire, Mahjong, Match 3, and more, Pogo exists to be the best destination for online casual games. We strive to produce high-quality HTML5-powered games with sophisticated metagames and social mechanics, all while working seamlessly across desktop, tablet and mobile. Our fans and subscribers come to Pogo for fresh content, daily challenges, great events, new games, and a live service that delivers!

About this Position

As a Development Director (DD), reporting to the Operations Director, you\'ll drive planning and
execution on a cross-functional development team to build and ship software in a live service environment. This is a leadership role that involves a high level of interaction with team members, peers, and product leadership. DD\'s focus on solving problems, and making things work (or work better). You will maintain and drive the project release schedule and support the games and live service teams for Pogo.

Responsibilities

• Create project schedules that maximize feature quality and scope within resource,

financial, and licensor constraints * Validate task length, discipline, and dependencies

• Manage risk
• Build a capable team that looks for opportunities to operate at their potential and take

pride in their accomplishments * Keep the team informed of the schedule and changes

• Train the team on best practices, processes, and standards
• Meet commitments, hold team accountable
• Monitor level of effort and provide feedback to individuals
• Evaluate individual performance and potential of team members, provide appropriate

recognition or constructive feedback * Form close working relationships with discipline leads, provide regular coaching

• Resolve issues, balance priorities, and find creative solutions that achieve results
• Identify, assign, and track development and organizational issues to completion
• Report status at regular intervals, escalate urgent issues
• Coordinate dependencies with external parties across the company
• Participate in discussions with directors and studio leadership

Requirements

• 6+ years in a project management role within the software development industry
• Solid foundation in project management (including Agile methodologies)
• Understanding of the software development life cycle
• Experience working with JIRA, Hansoft, or similar tool
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• 4+ years in a team leadership role, with strong people management skills
• Sound decision-making based on analysis and judgement
• Interest in learning and applying new concepts
• High degree of initiative, self-starter, looks for opportunities to make improvements
• Comfortable presenting and working with groups
• Excellent documentation and writing ability
• Bachelor\'s degree in a related field

Assets

• Game development experience (especially full cycle experience on shipped titles)
• Familiarity with EA\'s mobile products
• PMI, CSM, or LSS certification

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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.

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About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We\'re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

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About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We\'re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

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