Senior Director, Engineering

Electronic Arts
$193,600 - $271,700 CAD
life insurance, vision insurance, paid time off, sick time, 401(k), retirement plan
United States, Washington, Seattle
800 5th Avenue (Show on map)
Mar 28, 2025
Description & Requirements Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen. Senior Director of Engineering As Sr. Director of Engineering for EA Experiences you will report to the VP CRM and will be responsible for designing, building and operating technology. As a lead on the new CRM team, you will understand EA Experiences' strategy and operations and will lead creation and implementation of technologies to maximize team effectiveness, with a focus on go-to-market effectiveness for our marketing/communication efforts. Your scope will include website (ea.com), email, in-game comms, low-touch creative, campaign management, marketing data warehouse and marketing science/measurement. Working at the intersection of business and technology, you will accelerate growth, innovation and capability transformation. This is a hybrid role with 3 days in office. Your Responsibilities: Deliver 3-year roadmap for technology products ensuring they meet both EA Experiences short and long-term needs. Lead the design, implementation and support of technology solutions to support EA Experience team goals. Lead the technology development team, providing coaching to help team members meet their goals and and further their careers. You will develop closed-loop mechanisms and reporting to audit your team's infrastructure efficiency, maintain software hygiene, and ensure future scalability of your services. Manage technology prioritization according to EA Experiences goals/frameworks Manage 24x7 support for technology solutions, including on-call structure, creation/maintenance of run-books, process for mitigation and root cause analysis. Be a technical expert across EA influencing our approach in areas such as identity, personalization, AI, data management and cloud technologies. Evaluate complex business and technical requirements, and communicate inherent risks and solutions to technical and non-technical business owners. You will partner with Experiences team peers to ensure technology solutions are fit for purpose and delivering on our team goals. Partner with other EA Technical and Platform teams on joint projects (co-dev) to create end-to-end solutions. Your Qualifications: 10+ years experience in scaled technology teams 5+ years experience managing technical teams Experience building scaled products (>100M users) with global reach Experience building large data solutions focused on individual player behavior Experienced in building technical teams, with demonstrated expertise in managing technical resources Experience building solutions that improve Marketing and Commercial outcomes to achieve business targets Comfortable managing and working with distributed/remote teams Experience integrating technology solutions with either AAA Console/PC games or large retail/ecommerce COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs). PAY RANGES * British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) * $193,600 - $271,700 CAD * California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. Sacramento) * $220,500 - $311,100 USD * Washington (depending on location e.g. Seattle vs. Spokane) * $198,100 - $311,300 USD In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity. In British Columbia, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity. *About Electronic Arts* We're proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do. 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.