Associate Development Manager - FC

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.

EA SPORTS is one of the most iconic brands in entertainment – connecting hundreds of millions around the world to the sports they love through a portfolio of industry-leading video games.

The EA SPORTS FC team is a global community of developers, fueled by imagination and a unified passion to grow the love of sports for players worldwide through inspiring visuals and immersive experiences. We push visual boundaries and create leading edge content across multiple disciplines. Serving our broad portfolio of FC titles, and across multiple platforms, we craft amazing games for hundreds of millions of sports fans worldwide.

This team works hybrid 3 days/onsite (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) at EA Vancouver.

Reporting to the Development Director - FC, the Associate Development Manager enables efficient, predictable, and transparent delivery of content initiatives. You will own delivery structure, process clarity, schedules, status visibility, and workflow improvement. You will partner with Producers and Directors to ensure the project is managed on time, to quality and within budget.

Your Responsibilities

• Build and maintain delivery schedules for operational initiatives, including milestones, dependencies, owners, and timelines.

• Keep cross-functional teams aligned, accountable, and aware of progress, risks, blockers, and next steps.

• Maintain up-to-date trackers and ensure information remains accurate across relevant systems.

• Document production and partner workflows, including process steps, POCs, lead times, handoffs, and dependencies.

• Provide stakeholder reporting on active campaign and seasonal content, delivery status, risks, and upcoming priorities.

• Identify process inefficiencies and implement improvements that increase speed, clarity, and scalability.

• Use automation (ex: Gemini Enterprise) to reduce manual work and improve information flow.

Your Qualifications:

• 2+ years of project management or team leadership experience

• Experience in different project management methodologies such as Waterfall and Agile

• Ability to partner effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders

• Experience with Jira is an asset.

Typical Outputs:

• Delivery schedules, activation trackers, status reports, process maps, workflow documentation, risk and dependency updates, and workflow automations.

Success Measures:

• Increased speed and predictability of Seasonal content delivery.

• Improved process clarity, accountability, and stakeholder visibility.

• Minimize activation error rate.

• Reduced manual tracking, duplicated work, and operational friction

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).

PAY RANGES

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) *$86,600 - $118,600 CAD

Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.

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.

About Electronic Arts

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

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. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

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.

General Information

Locations: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 

Role ID

216612

Worker Type

Regular Employee

Studio/Department

EA Studios - SPORTS

Work Model

Hybrid