Part of a community that connects across the globe. Part of a community that connects across the globe. EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive technology, fan programs, and cross-platform digital experiences.

EA SPORTS creates connected experiences that ignite the emotion of sport through industry-leading sports video games, including Madden NFL football, EA Sports FC, NHL® hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, and EA SPORTS UFC. If you're a creative pioneer with experience with your craft, you will have the chance to turn a job into something you love. We are looking for a Development Director to lead the delivery of complex, highly technical programs across one of our game development teams while also supporting tool development for the wider organization.

Reporting to the Lead Development Director for NHL, you'll also collaborate with operational and project management individuals to ensure consistency and smooth daily execution.

The Development

Director (DD) is responsible for driving the delivery of complex, highly technical projects from creation to completion. You will bring deep technical project management expertise and lead cross-functional teams through the full lifecycle of sophisticated data and AI-driven programs. Lead end-to-end delivery of large-scale technical projects including AI capability and efficiency.

Own scope, schedule, budget, and quality from kickoff through release. Define and maintain technical project roadmaps, translating complex engineering requirements into clear milestones, dependencies, and delivery plans. Drive sprint planning processes, ensuring the team adheres to Waterfall principles while continuously improving planning rigor and execution discipline.

Identify, assess, and proactively mitigate technical and project risks, removing blockers,



resolving ambiguities, and escalating where appropriate. Partner with engineering leads and AI/ML teams to ensure technical feasibility, sound design decisions, and alignment with organizational strategy. Establish and track clear KPIs and delivery metrics, surfacing progress, variances, and risks to senior stakeholders.

Anticipate bottlenecks, provide management escalation, project prioritization, make tradeoffs, balance the needs versus technical constraints, and promote initial partner deployments. Promote a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement across the teams you oversee. Collaborate with Product and Technical leads to define and assign sprint tasks from quarterly goals, using Jira/Jaas to maintain visibility and accountability. 6+ years of project management experience, with a strong focus on highly technical projects and AI efficiencies. 3+ years of team leadership experience, including direct people management and career development of technical staff. ~ Experience leading complex, multi-workstream projects from start to finish. ~ Familiarity with AI/ML development lifecycles and the unique delivery challenges of building intelligent systems. ~ Proficiency with Agile and hybrid project management methodologies, with experience facilitating sprint planning, retrospectives, and quarterly goal-setting. ~ Exceptional stakeholder management, able to translate technical complexity for non-technical audiences and vice versa. ~ University degree (Bachelor's)



in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field, or equivalent professional experience.

The ranges listed below are what EA in positive faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. Victoria) *$122,300 - $170,700 CAD For Canada, 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 other incentive programs.

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more.

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. #

📌 Director of Studio Development (Vancouver)
🏢 EA SPORTS
📍 Vancouver