Development Manager

Requisition Number: 162056

Position Title: DM

External Description:

Development Manager Location: Hyderabad, India

Role Overview

The Development Manager (QA Project Manager) will be responsible for maintaining the proper course of actions and services around functionality testing planning, execution, and reporting on one or more projects under supervision. The Development Manager is tasked with coordinating a group of Associate Development Managers or QA Project Leads handling key testing activities, is actively involved in process improvement initiatives and improve on efficiency and level of quality while keeping a strong partnership and open communication lines with all partners. Development Manager is also the key user of data and its analysis and bring it into practice for data driven decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing the planning, execution, and reporting processes of QV team.
• Partner closely with leads on other teams (Game Development, Compliance, Certification, Localisation) and be collaborating with the project owner to ensure the teams are working as efficiently as possible.
• Assure timely completion of testing for projects as well as comprehensive bug tracking and reporting.
• Hire, onboard and train the test team. Monitor and evaluate tester/analyst performance and take corrective actions as and when needed.
• Be pro-active and anticipate potential problems and future needs and take necessary actions to address them or raise concerns to the management team.
• Measure and report on quality assurance metrics on a regular basis.
• Identify a strategy for maintaining consistent QA environments providing as much up time for testing as possible.
• Uphold the importance of core values and culture by leading team building events and building strong communication amongst QA team members.
• Utilizes metrics and analytics to anticipate future issues affecting the health or quality of the game, and to some extent, the team.
• Manages shifts as the team work in a geographical distributed environment. 

Skills and Experience:

• 6+ years’ experience in Quality Assurance or comparable development experience
• 1-2 years of experience in project planning in testing or dev environments, and managing a team
• Experience with various project management and bug tracking tools
• Experience in working on automation tools and other cost-effective testing methodologies
• Experience in leveraging product & quality data for generating meaningful metrics & visualization
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Agile experience

Desirable:

• PMP certification
• Games industry experience

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Company Profile:

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.

Days Open: 84

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EEO Employer Verbiage:

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.