EA inspires the world to play, and the Worldwide Localization Team makes that happen!
We are accountable for delivering high-quality localized versions of our titles to over 30 countries around the world.
You will find a vibrant, multicultural environment with a great mixture of professionals.
From software engineers, project managers, testers to audio, text, and linguistic specialists, each employee has an important role to play.
EA has built a cutting-edge Localization powerhouse that covers the needs for both current and next-generation platforms.
The Challenge AheadReporting to the Engineering Management, you will be part of the Technical Product Managers team in charge of two different areas where, with the support of your manager, you will create and execute the technical strategy of the franchises assigned and coordinate the definition and development of the localization toolset.
As TPM, you will be the main technical point of contact for the portfolios assigned, representing worldwide EA Localization in front of other teams and handling potential risks or conflicts.
Key Duties and ResponsibilitiesBusiness Analysis:Capture and understand business and technical needs of the portfolio assigned.Document features identified during conversations with partners.Create technical strategy plans to move and integrate the franchises assigned into the localization toolset.Influence Studios to implement technical localization best practices across all titles.Project Management:Act as an effective reporting and coordination link between EA projects and the localization toolset.Actively participate in the ongoing prioritization of the business needs as per project needs and schedules.Track, predict, and report schedule and cost deviation, report them, and propose actions for appropriate mitigation, correction, or compromises.Redo cost analysis and schedule accordingly.Report issues and risks (i.e., quality degradation) and propose actions for appropriate mitigation, correction, or compromises.Actively participate in postmortem processes and collection of partners' feedback to measure satisfaction and distill future improvements and solutions needed.Product Management:Ensure new features & user stories are aligned with the product vision.Build consensus of the business requests to maximize the development efforts.Follow progress of work and address production issues during sprints.Work with QA lead and architect to control quality, stability, and performance of the product.Skills and Knowledge RequiredTechnical background.
University Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent educational or working background.Conflict Management skills.Project Management, Business Analysis, and CRM skills.Knowledge in the foundations of Software Engineering and Development Life Cycle.Very good fluency in English (written and spoken).Essential Experience Required5+ years of professional experience in start to end Project Management (from conception to implementation, deployment, and maintenance).Professional experience in Business Analysis and Requirement Analysis.Experience in Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban,...) and Agile Project Management.Experience working in a multi-site and multi-cultural team.DesirableExperience in Infrastructure or systems deployment.Technical experience in localization projects or similar experience in the entertainment industry.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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