Development Director; Senior Program Manager - Creative Innovation

Position: Development Director (Senior Program Manager) - Creative Innovation
Description & Requirements  Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.
Central Technology (CT) is the force multiplier, accelerating creative opportunity and progress ’re a world-class community of technologists, innovators, strategists, and orchestrators transforming interactive entertainment. Together, we power the platforms, AI-driven tools, live services, and infrastructure that ensure global scale, secure player experiences, and unlock bold new possibilities.
Creative Innovation within EA’s CT organization sits at the intersection of emerging technology, creative craft, and game-making — developing the tools, partnerships, and breakthroughs that help EA's studios create more ambitiously. We innovate alongside game teams, pushing the boundaries of what's possible, and our work reaches players through the world’s most beloved games.
This Development Director role leads co-development programs with external AI partners and EA studios, bringing generative AI tools and workflows into game production to amplify creativity and accelerate content creation. As a program leader on this team, you'll manage multi-project engagements across EA studios, central teams, and external partners, from discovery through delivery. You'll report to the group's Senior Development Director.
In your cover letter, please share an example of a project where you led through influence rather than direct reporting authority, including the challenge, your approach, and the outcome.
Responsibilities   Lead a program spanning multiple co-development projects, including game team engagements, partner deliverables, and steering governance
Partner with product managers, engineering, and studio leads to deliver projects in a high-change environment
Build trusted relationships across EA studios, central teams, and external partners, including communication plans and shared definitions of success across locations and time zones
Own program planning and execution: resourcing, scheduling, risk management, and partner relationships
Identify, assess, and mitigate risks across teams that don’t share a reporting line, removing blockers, bring clarity or people together, and escalating when appropriate
Establish and track clear delivery metrics and project health signals, surfacing progress, variances, and risks
Foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement across internal teams and external partners
Qualifications   8+ years of production or project management experience in game development
Experience through several game cycles on a game team or a central team at a large game studio
Understanding of game development processes, with experience in project, risk, and partner-relationship management
Experience creating and delivering communications for senior leadership, including written briefs and live presentations
Experience leading cross-functional programs through working relationships rather than direct reporting authority
Enough technical fluency to engage with game development engineers, technical artists, and AI researchers—understanding their work and communicating in their language
Demonstrated change management skills, including creating operational guidelines and bringing stakeholders along through the change
Pay Transparency - North America  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).
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…