We Are DICE
We entertain millions of people across the globe with the most amazing and immersive interactive software in the industry. But making games is hard work. That’s why we employ the most creative, passionate people in the industry.
DICE (EA Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment), the award-winning developer based in Stockholm, Sweden, is best known for creating the phenomenally successful Battlefield franchise with the widely acclaimed Battlefield 1 being the latest installment. But also the creators behind Star Wars Battlefront and Mirrors Edge.
Role Overview
EA is looking for a Director of Product Development for DICE, reporting to the Studio Head of Development. The right candidate is a professional with in-depth knowledge of game development acquired by having led and being responsible for the delivery of AAA game franchises.
This role is the Project Management craft leader for the franchise ensuring credible plans, tracking and an emphasis on how things are done with good consistent process and an attitude of constant incremental improvement.
Accountable for effective and efficient development of projects to meet delivery of budget, time and quality with healthy teams.
Core responsibilities include:
Leadership
- In partnership with the EP and local leadership team, implement the Franchise roadmap and supporting execution plan.
- Partner and review with Senior Development Directors and Senior Producers on franchise planning and execution.
- Develop, maintain and publish studio KPI’s that track project quality, delivery, and financial status and risks.
- Building relationships and influence within and outside the studio
- Coaching and facilitating SDDs and DDs to achieve group, studio, project and personal goals
- Coaches teams on process: selecting most suitable process and most valuable metrics, communicating plans, challenges and tracking to the team.
- Lead the way to achieve high performing teams, creating and championing best practice.
- Provides effective feedback: to both people you manage and members of your team.
- Ensure succession plans are in place in both studios for DD leadership
- Nurture a culture to create healthy and happy teams.
Product Development
- Validate and audit franchise development plans.
- Ensure consistent honest milestone reviews are happening regularly across games with clear actions that are resolved by the SDD’s of the Franchise
- Own alignment of studio franchise requirements in partnership with external or central team partners. Provide resolution to project escalation between studio teams and partner organizations where necessary.
- Own process improvement for studio. Challenge our thinking, not doing things just because that’s the way we’ve done them before, understanding change is a necessary for us to be successful.
- Develop, foster and maintain healthy, reliable and productive process across development in the group
Business Management
- Responsible for the franchise resource management plan including the balance of staffing decisions across teams
- Responsible for the budget planning process, working closely with Head of Development, finance partners and the Franchise leadership teams. Responsible for executing against a Label-approved budget.
- Ensuring DD’s are champions of the plan: collaborating with the teams to develop plans and achieve success.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
- 10+ years’ experience in game development as a project manager
- Successful track record in leading the project delivery of AAA game franchises
- Significant project and risk management experience
- Proven experience in providing complex project solutions across multiple disciplines that consider process and technology
- Experience in the development and delivery of games-as-a-service considered a strong plus
- Strong understanding of the key components of building and delivering software as a service a plus
REQUIRED CAPABILITIES
- Strong leadership skills: ability to challenge and influence a variety of stakeholders.
- Self-starter who is able to identify and solve problems.
- Excellent change management skills, i.e., comfortable with ambiguity and constant change, yet able to set priorities and execute on commitments.
- Flexible and agile: ability to adapt quickly and be effective in new situations a highly dynamic environment.
- Ability to prepare/present high impact business cases/analyses/recommendations to exec team
- Able to effectively and quickly build relationships and establish trust, respect, competence and confidence.
- Possess passion, energy, enthusiasm to drive results; highly action oriented.
What’s in it for you? Glad you asked!
At DICE we take care of our staff and have done so during our steady growth over the last decade. In addition to a competitive compensation package we offer our employees 10 EA games per year, massage every three weeks, a variety of sports activities (yoga and cross fit to name a few) and health care allowance. We have a collective bargain agreement with Unionen and Sveriges Ingenjörer and also provide our employees’ with occupational pension.
Although we enjoy working hard at DICE, we respect and value our employees’ personal lives. A good work-life balance is something we practice and maintain even during high-intensity periods.
Next Step
We are not actively recruiting for this role, but if you’d like to be considered for future opportunities within Producer role at DICE, please send in your application. Please apply online with a combined CV and introduction letter in English.
We look forward to receiving your application!
