QA Project Manager

Location: Pasadena, CA, USA

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Requisition Number: 155712

Position Title: QA Project Manager

External Description:

Industrial Toys, creators of Midnight Star and Midnight Star: Renegade is ramping up to start its next adventure and looking for new team members to help make it the best yet. Building on hard-won knowledge as an indie studio, we've joined forces with EA to realize our vision of what it means to be "Mobile To The Core!" If you're interested in creating innovative experiences that will reach mobile players around the world, join up today!

Our team culture is collaborative and high-performance, and we expect everyone to think like game makers and approach development with a Player First perspective.

Role Overview: Quality Assurance - Project Manager

The QA Project Manager and team are accountable for defining and delivering the QA project planning, requirements and deliverables. You will collaborate with partner program managers to establish schedules, define budgets and ensure the creation of test coverage and project metrics.

A QA PM will play a critical role in defining and implementing critical knowledge transfer and the overall communication process with internal and external game teams. They will work embedded within the Development organization, drive continuous improvement of the QA practice across EA and actively knowledge share across the organization, have a strong quality mindset from a consumer perspective, and be a strong advocate and influencer in game design and implementation decisions.

Role Description:

QA Project Managers must possess both a solid project management background and strong people management skills. Most of your time will be focused on ensuring that project deliverables are being completed on time and within budget through active participation in the test duties and processes while maintaining EA’s high standard of quality. Additionally, you will focus on continually improving the operational efficiency and effectiveness of the QA effort by assessing current quality assurance practices and incorporating new QA strategies. You will work on department level initiatives as well as operational efficiency initiatives.

You will also spend time managing a direct staff of project leaders, actively engaging in daily test duties and responsibilities and mentoring/supporting junior level leadership within the department. Monitoring performance and delivering measurable feedback to direct reports is an essential function of this role. Embrace the challenge of mentoring and supporting a team of direct reports and contributing to the development of their careers. Establishing effective working relationships within the QA department, the QA project team and the outside business partners are critical to success in this role.

Reporting to the group QA Manager we’re looking for a highly motivated and passionate QA Project Manager to join our team to help coordinate and test an exciting new mobile title.

Responsibilities:

Core responsibilities expected, but not limited to are as follows:

Process and workflow management, identifying, innovating and improving processes to maintain high quality standards through various development and live project cycles
Resource management, financial capacity planning, resource validation and skill-gap assessment
Project and quality management through test scope / scheduling, evaluating ROI and cost vs benefit analysis
Working with internal / external partners and groups whilst maintaining the quality benchmark and project KPIs
Solutions oriented problem solver with an ability to understand, define, propose and implement tangible solutions
Lead change with the ability to reprioritise business critical tasks and articulate with clarity to keep the team focussed and engaged
Strong personable people management skills with the ability to lead others, develops talent, mentors and cultivates others within their project team
Responsible for defining, monitoring and driving product quality KPIs throughout project duration to give a constant heartbeat on product quality
Ensure testing processes and practices are adhered to at all times, influencing partners where needed to protect and uphold product quality
Collaborate with internal and external partners and stakeholders across a range of technology disciplines and geographic locations
Drive quality upstream and advocating best practices to achieve this
Produce and present reports to stakeholders utilizing data that represent product quality KPIs
Active participation in the test duties and processes

Experience:

Candidates will be expected to speak to the following levels of practical experience

QA Project Managers are expected to have at a minimum:
- 3 years of experience in a software development environment
- 2 years Project Management or Project Lead experience
- 1-2 years of leadership experience
Risk management and solutions oriented problem solving techniques
Experienced with financial management, budget tracking, QA cost estimates and constraints
Strong personal communicator comfortable communicating across technical and non-technical disciplines with the ability to influence where needed
Strong understanding analytics and KPIs as a way of tracking product quality
Motivated self-starter; capable of operating with some autonomy under minimal supervision, comfortable conversing within engineering disciplines with and eye to promote best in class quality principles
Test case test management software experience i.e. TestRail
Experience of shipping mobile titles built in UE4 and/or Unreal a plus
Bachelor’s degree in any number of related fields including Computer Science, Game Production/Development, Business, etc..A Master’s degree is a plus
Excellent knowledge of production life cycle, tools, processes and execution planning
Experience in a Scrum / Agile software development environment
Proficient with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Jira
Hands on experience shipping mobile titles is a plus

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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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About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

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.

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