Development Director - AI

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.

Frostbite is EA's proprietary game engine. Its versatile tools and cutting-edge technology power creation on some of the world's most iconic and visually stunning games, including titles from EA SPORTS and Battlefield. Frostbite provides a unified platform that empowers developers to create hyper-realistic worlds, intricate gameplay, and lifelike animations with unmatched speed and quality.

We are looking for a Development Director to help lead the Frostbite ACE team area. Reporting to the Director of Engine Development, you will be accountable for operational excellence across Agentic Engineering, Data & Insights, and Documentation teams.

Responsibilities:

• You will drive the operating rhythm across all teams within the ACE team area: planning, sequencing, capacity, risk identification, dependencies, status, and decision flow.

• Partner with the Director of Engine Development and Technical Director in the leadership triad.

• Adopt and promote Frostbite-wide operating processes (planning rituals, capacity modelling, risk and dependency tracking, status reporting, and talent recruitment).

• Build the operating muscle for sustainable execution: realistic commitments, clean handoffs, and a delivery rhythm the team can hold over multiple quarters.

• Reporting on progress, risks, and opportunities.

• Coach and grow the DD leaders inside the three ACE sub-teams.

• Model healthy triad partnership and promote a collaborative, inclusive, "one team" culture.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years leading delivery for technical teams and complex, multi-partner programs, in platform engineering, developer tools, or large-scale software environments.

• You have experience installing and driving operating cadences at portfolio scale: planning, prioritization, capacity management, identification and mitigation of risk and dependencies, and providing credible status to senior leadership.

• You are comfortable leading through rapid change, especially in fast-evolving technical domains (AI/ML, agentic workflows).

• You excel at partnership and can broker resource and prioritization conversations across domains without authority over them.

Bonus:

• Familiarity with AI / agentic workflows and developer productivity tooling

• Experience in game development, game engines, or other large, long-lived codebases.
  
  This is a hybrid working role. You will need to be based in our Stockholm or Bucharest offices 3 days per week.