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VP Engineering
at EA
London , UK
ENTERTAINING IS OUR PASSION
We’re EA—the world’s largest video game publisher. You’re probably familiar with many of our titles—Madden, FIFA, The Sims, Need for Speed, Dead Space, Battlefield, and Star Wars, to name but a few. But maybe you don’t know how we’re committed to creating games for every platform—from social to mobile to console—to give our consumers that Anytime, Anywhere access they demand. What does that mean for you? It means more opportunities to unleash your creative genius, be inspired by those leading their fields, and ignite your path in any direction you choose.
EA has moved into providing new digital gaming goods and services (including downloadable games, paid downloadable content, mobile games and social games), representing a dramatic change in the company's business model. EA began to move toward direct distribution of digital games and services with the acquisition of several popular online gaming sites and products like Pogo.com, Playfish, PopCap Games and the launch of Origin, an online service to sell downloadable games directly to consumers. EA is currently the No. 1 publisher in Western markets and the second-largest social games company on Facebook.
EA has more than 9,000 employees located throughout the world in various locations including Redwood City, California (corporate headquarters); Vancouver & Montreal, Canada; Los Angeles, California; Austin, Texas; Orlando, Florida; Guildford and London, England; Geneva, Switzerland; Madrid, Spain; Stockholm, Sweden; Singapore; Tokyo, Japan; Shanghai, China and Sydney, Australia.
At present, EA is in the process of transforming its product delivery strategy by building out its online and mobile gaming capabilities in order to offer its content across multiple platforms. Technology and engineering will be critical factors in creating a new, world class experience for the company’s industry leading content. The CTO and his team will build and evangelize the cross-platform infrastructure to connect EA’s consumers with the games and online communities of their choice without restrictions of time and place.
The Role
Reporting to EA’s Chief Technology Officer, the Vice President, Engineering will lead a large team of developers, testers and operational professionals while leveraging expanded networks of engineering resources across multiple game development platforms. The VP, Engineering will work with the CTO to support EA’s Digital content strategy through the creation of a digital platform to power EA’s gaming universe. Specifically, s/he will have end-to-end development responsibility for commerce, shared gaming technologies, and predictive analytics/user data used to personalize gaming experiences. This person must be a world class engineer with a passion for running engineering deliverables and should have worked with internet technologies of scale.
Specifically, the VP, Engineering will:
• Create a best-in-class engineering environment within EA, ultimately helping the company to become a destination for top tier technical talent in the marketplace
• Partner with the CTO to help deliver a flexible, multi-platform product agenda as established by the executive team and line leadership
• Work closely with EA’s leadership across divisions to define and implement an integrated product strategy, building a common digital platform to support a diverse and evolving offering
• Design and implement an effective project management process to support EA’s aggressive delivery and growth goals
• Incorporate and develop new technologies to encourage innovation across EA with a focus on improved product development
Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will have significant and world class engineering experience with a track record of working with web platforms of scale. S/he should have experience building a direct-to-consumer technology capability and platform to support high volume and highly reliable interactive business operations. The VP, Engineering will have experience leading change initiatives within large, complex, global environments. This individual must balance “hands-on” technology expertise with the ability to lead global teams. The successful candidate will have experience working in a high technology environment (e.g., online services, software, web technologies). Most importantly, the VP, Engineering will embrace working within a highly creative, technology enabled atmosphere in which fun and entertainment remain the central themes. This person should have an undergraduate degree in Computer Science or related field; an advanced engineering degree is strongly preferred.
In terms of the performance and personal competencies required for the position, we would highlight the following:
Business Acumen
• Quickly grasps the key business drivers in an industry or organisation and across geographic boundaries
• Adaptable with strong analytic orientation; possesses an advantageous view of where the market is headed from a product perspective
Setting Strategy
• Ability to create an innovative vision for the organisation by understanding strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
• Identifies trends and opportunities to enhance business performance; able to align engineering strategy to multiple business priorities and plans across EA’s various divisions
• A strategic thinker who is well respected for his or her business and technical knowledge and the ability to see the “big picture
Executing for Results
• Credibility earned through strong track record of delivery and results
• Balances urgent and effective action, commitment to excellence, and taking initiative to resolve problems
• Capable of executing short-term (tactical) and long term (strategic) plans
Leading Teams
• Defines and translates a vision into actionable plans
• Develops loyalty and commitment in others by articulating an appealing vision for the future, communicating high expectations, developing and mentoring direct reports, and setting an example in one’s own behaviour
• Able to recruit and develop a team of top tier engineering professionals helping to create a technology/engineering culture within a gaming environment
Building Relationships and Using Influence
• Ability to influence and achieve alignment across a range of different opinions and interests; experienced at building consensus within federated, political environments with a specific goal of evangelizing an enterprise-wide strategy across EA’s various divisions
• Strong communication, listening, and negotiation skills; able to convey important messages in a clear and compelling manner
We’re EA—the world’s largest video game publisher. You’re probably familiar with many of our titles—Madden, FIFA, The Sims, Need for Speed, Dead Space, Battlefield, and Star Wars, to name but a few. But maybe you don’t know how we’re committed to creating games for every platform—from social to mobile to console—to give our consumers that Anytime, Anywhere access they demand. What does that mean for you? It means more opportunities to unleash your creative genius, be inspired by those leading their fields, and ignite your path in any direction you choose.
EA has moved into providing new digital gaming goods and services (including downloadable games, paid downloadable content, mobile games and social games), representing a dramatic change in the company's business model. EA began to move toward direct distribution of digital games and services with the acquisition of several popular online gaming sites and products like Pogo.com, Playfish, PopCap Games and the launch of Origin, an online service to sell downloadable games directly to consumers. EA is currently the No. 1 publisher in Western markets and the second-largest social games company on Facebook.
EA has more than 9,000 employees located throughout the world in various locations including Redwood City, California (corporate headquarters); Vancouver & Montreal, Canada; Los Angeles, California; Austin, Texas; Orlando, Florida; Guildford and London, England; Geneva, Switzerland; Madrid, Spain; Stockholm, Sweden; Singapore; Tokyo, Japan; Shanghai, China and Sydney, Australia.
At present, EA is in the process of transforming its product delivery strategy by building out its online and mobile gaming capabilities in order to offer its content across multiple platforms. Technology and engineering will be critical factors in creating a new, world class experience for the company’s industry leading content. The CTO and his team will build and evangelize the cross-platform infrastructure to connect EA’s consumers with the games and online communities of their choice without restrictions of time and place.
The Role
Reporting to EA’s Chief Technology Officer, the Vice President, Engineering will lead a large team of developers, testers and operational professionals while leveraging expanded networks of engineering resources across multiple game development platforms. The VP, Engineering will work with the CTO to support EA’s Digital content strategy through the creation of a digital platform to power EA’s gaming universe. Specifically, s/he will have end-to-end development responsibility for commerce, shared gaming technologies, and predictive analytics/user data used to personalize gaming experiences. This person must be a world class engineer with a passion for running engineering deliverables and should have worked with internet technologies of scale.
Specifically, the VP, Engineering will:
• Create a best-in-class engineering environment within EA, ultimately helping the company to become a destination for top tier technical talent in the marketplace
• Partner with the CTO to help deliver a flexible, multi-platform product agenda as established by the executive team and line leadership
• Work closely with EA’s leadership across divisions to define and implement an integrated product strategy, building a common digital platform to support a diverse and evolving offering
• Design and implement an effective project management process to support EA’s aggressive delivery and growth goals
• Incorporate and develop new technologies to encourage innovation across EA with a focus on improved product development
Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will have significant and world class engineering experience with a track record of working with web platforms of scale. S/he should have experience building a direct-to-consumer technology capability and platform to support high volume and highly reliable interactive business operations. The VP, Engineering will have experience leading change initiatives within large, complex, global environments. This individual must balance “hands-on” technology expertise with the ability to lead global teams. The successful candidate will have experience working in a high technology environment (e.g., online services, software, web technologies). Most importantly, the VP, Engineering will embrace working within a highly creative, technology enabled atmosphere in which fun and entertainment remain the central themes. This person should have an undergraduate degree in Computer Science or related field; an advanced engineering degree is strongly preferred.
In terms of the performance and personal competencies required for the position, we would highlight the following:
Business Acumen
• Quickly grasps the key business drivers in an industry or organisation and across geographic boundaries
• Adaptable with strong analytic orientation; possesses an advantageous view of where the market is headed from a product perspective
Setting Strategy
• Ability to create an innovative vision for the organisation by understanding strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
• Identifies trends and opportunities to enhance business performance; able to align engineering strategy to multiple business priorities and plans across EA’s various divisions
• A strategic thinker who is well respected for his or her business and technical knowledge and the ability to see the “big picture
Executing for Results
• Credibility earned through strong track record of delivery and results
• Balances urgent and effective action, commitment to excellence, and taking initiative to resolve problems
• Capable of executing short-term (tactical) and long term (strategic) plans
Leading Teams
• Defines and translates a vision into actionable plans
• Develops loyalty and commitment in others by articulating an appealing vision for the future, communicating high expectations, developing and mentoring direct reports, and setting an example in one’s own behaviour
• Able to recruit and develop a team of top tier engineering professionals helping to create a technology/engineering culture within a gaming environment
Building Relationships and Using Influence
• Ability to influence and achieve alignment across a range of different opinions and interests; experienced at building consensus within federated, political environments with a specific goal of evangelizing an enterprise-wide strategy across EA’s various divisions
• Strong communication, listening, and negotiation skills; able to convey important messages in a clear and compelling manner