Electronic Arts Romania is hiring a Development Director

[Irina]

Hi,

We are looking for a Development Director. Please find bellow the job
description:

Company description: :
EA was founded 28 years ago by individuals with a deep passion for
making games. Many things have changed over the years as the gaming
industry—and the company—has expanded immensely, but we are still
driven by the same passion for developing, publishing, and
distributing the world’s best games. Our history has been one of great
success, and our future looks even brighter. Gaming has come a long
way from Pac-Man & Space Invaders to modern EA favorites like Burnout,
Battlefield, Mercenaries, Dead Space, Spore, FIFA, Madden, Need for
Speed and the world’s most successful game franchise, The Sims.
Fuelled by our talented staff at locations right across the globe we
are united in our passion to continue shaping the future of
interactive entertainment. Together we can make a difference.

Job description:

Are you a passionate project manager and have outstanding leadership
skills?
Do you have previous SCRUM experience and thoroughly enjoyed that
experience?
Would you like working with a talented group of experts and have fun
while making a competitive compensation?

We need an individual that puts the teams before themselves. They will
be responsible for enforcing the rules of SCRUM, removing impediments
from their teams while promoting self-management and constantly
improving our standards of work.

Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to
perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed
below are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability, education
and/or certificate required.

Overall:

• Must be “self-motivated” and capable of managing multiple projects
directly or through delegation
• Must be able to evangelize SCRUM to teams
• Serve as liaison between technical and non-technical departments
• Communicate with other management, developers, product managers and
technical support specialists on product issues
• Must be a “team-player” with the ability to work within a
collaborative environment

Support the product development process:

• Organize and facilitate project planning, daily stand-up meetings,
reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning
• Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress
• Maintain process documentation
• Ensure the development teams are practicing the core agile
principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and
visibility

Support the Product Owners:

• Assist as needed with backlog maintenance
• Assist with internal and external communication, improving
transparency, and radiating information
• Assist with prioritization and resolution of defects/bugs

Support the Product Teams:

• Assist teams with making appropriate commitments through story
selection, task definition
• Participate proactively in developing and maintaining team
standards, tools, and best practices
• Identify and remove impediments, prevents distractions
• Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution
• Empower the teams to self-organize

Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or combination of relevant education and
experience
• Must be have proven Project Management experience of at least 3
years out of which at least 1 year using SCRUM
• Experience in a Microsoft Excel
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse
personality types
• Ability to understand technical issues at a high level
• Ability to understand game design issues at a high level
• Thorough understanding of agile software development methodologies,
values, and procedures
• Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision and with
other department personnel
• Must have exceptional communication, organization, and time
management skills
• Ability to coach the team to reach their highest potential
• Must be "self-motivated" as well as creative and efficient in
proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems
• Must be collaborative in driving decisions
• Must be a team-player
• Ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines
• Good people management skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with a high attention
to detail

Optional requirements:

• Experience in the gaming industry
• Experience in a financial environment
• Certified Scrum Master

Personal Characteristics:
• Passion to proactively seek ways to improve processes
• Self-confidence to be assertive when taking a position and can
constructively resolve problems
• Creative, resourceful and innovative at tackling complex challenges
(in a timely matter)
• Self-taught and self-teaching, with a demonstrated aptitude for
acquiring knowledge and skills and new technologies readily
• Organized and self-directing with the ability to identify priorities
and mobilize projects in an orderly fashion to achieve desired results
• Respectful, professional interpersonal working style
• Approachable and willing to offer helpful solutions

If you are interested please send your resume at ita...@ea.com. Thank
you!