Job Description
The Director – Business IT position reports to the Head of Business IT in the EA IT function. The mission of Business IT is to identify, prioritize and shape demand for IT products and services across the various business partners within EA including Product Development, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain etc. The team vision is to promote EA IT as a trusted business partner and a reliable change agent driving to advance company strategy. We focus on understanding business process, identifying demand for IT services, managing projects and programs, and partnering with business leaders and IT stakeholders to deliver services across the enterprise.
The current opening is for the Director of Business IT leading the Creating Games business process domain. This role will engage with the leaders of our studios to understand their strategy, map those strategies to potential IT service capabilities, and help to organize EA IT to deliver those services to Game Maker teams globally.
Responsibilities
Serve as a trusted strategic partner to our studio executives; create a global vision supported by a roadmap of initiatives to deliver the highest value IT services to our Game Makers and Studio organizations
Understand EA strategic objectives, how these manifest themselves within our studio teams, and align the IT roadmap to directly and visibly support these objectives
Build a team of talented Business IT Analysts and Consultants who will create strong partnerships with studio leaders and Game Makers
This role and the Creating Games process team will manage and shape demand for IT services, analyze game-making business process, define a portfolio of investment programs aimed at delivering capabilities in support of Creating Games business process
Define the process of demand management, portfolio management, and business analysis for the Creating Games business process domain
Define and manage team vision and objectives and cascading those to individual team member goals. Lead the team to deliver on objectives
Create and foster outstanding relationships with business and IT stakeholders including Studios, IT Program Management, IT Engineering, and IT Operations
Manage and develop team members. Mentor more junior EA IT team members and serve as a role model and leader for EA IT
Help define and contribute to delivering Business IT objectives, continuous process improvement, and effectiveness within the EA org model
Required Experience and Education
7+ years experience in the video game industry, preferably as a member of or in support of game development functions
Deep understanding of game-making technologies and processes – motion capture, rendering engines, builds and build transfers, etc.
Subject matter expertise in SDLC for software product development
Leadership level experience in core technology organizations (e.g. IT, CTO)
Demonstrates an ability to define, communicate and execute a vision
Deep understanding of various methodologies including Waterfall and Agile
Accomplished at managing discretionary program funding in the 7- to 8-digit budget range
Oustanding relationship building skills, particularly with executive level decision makers
Very strong communication skills in all forms: written, spoken, presentation
Business process analysis / management expertise
Business Value management, ROI
Expertise in financial management – especially of projects and programs
Technical expertise in application architecture a plus
BS / BA minimum. MS / MA preferred. CS degree a plus.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
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