Senior Director, Enterprise Performance & Strategy Finance

Electronic Arts (EA); Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 191,000 - 267,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation 3 weeks

Comprehensive benefits

Bonus eligibility

Job summary

Electronic Arts is seeking a Senior Director, Enterprise Performance & Strategy Finance, a leader who shapes how the company plans, prioritizes investments, and measures enterprise performance. This role sits at the crossroads of Finance, Strategy, and Operations, driving IBP and capital allocation with senior partners.

Hybrid role requiring three days in an EA office, you will build frameworks, guide investment decisions, and develop a high-performing team to deliver value across EA's

Qualifications

• 12+ years of FP&A, corporate finance, or strategy experience.
• Experience leading enterprise planning, transformation, or strategic finance initiatives.
• Outstanding financial modeling, valuation, and capital allocation skills.
• Strong understanding of enterprise operating models and governance.
• Ability to influence executive leadership across large, matrixed orgs.
• Excellent communication and executive storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Lead IBP framework design, governance, and improvements.
• Oversee investment prioritization and capital allocation processes.
• Provide financial modeling, scenario planning, and strategic insights for enterprise decisions.
• Develop standardized planning frameworks and governance.
• Deliver consolidated forecasts and executive reporting for Experiences organization.
• Collaborate with FP&A/Strategy teams to align planning and priorities.
• Provide strategic insights and translate analyses into actionable recommendations.
• Build and lead a high-performing team.

Job description

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.

Position Summary

The Senior Director, Enterprise Performance & Strategy Finance is a senior finance leadership role responsible for helping define how Electronic Arts plans, prioritizes investments, and measures enterprise performance. Operating at the intersection of Finance, Enterprise Performance, Corporate Strategy, and Business Operations, this leader will architect and evolve the financial operating framework supporting Integrated Business Planning (IBP). Rather than serving as a traditional FP&A business partner, this role helps shape enterprise-wide decisions by combining financial rigor, strategic thinking, and operational governance. The team serves as Finance's center of excellence for enterprise planning frameworks, capital allocation, strategic finance, and performance management. Reporting to the SVP, Experiences FP&A, this position partners closely with Enterprise Performance, Corporate Strategy, Enterprise FP&A, Studio Finance, Commercial Finance, Product leadership, and Executive Leadership. This position follows a hybrid work model, requiring three days per week in an EA office.

What You Will Do

• Lead Finance's partnership with Enterprise Performance to design, govern, and continuously improve EA's Integrated Business Planning (IBP) framework, including Annual Plan, Quarterly Estimates, Long-Range Planning, Quarterly Business Reviews, and investment planning.
• Lead enterprise investment prioritization and capital allocation, establishing financial frameworks, business case standards, ROI methodologies, and investment recommendations that support executive decision-making.
• Serve as Finance's strategic partner to Corporate Strategy, providing financial modeling, valuation, scenario planning, competitive analysis, and financial insights that support enterprise strategic decisions and long-term value creation.
• Develop enterprise financial planning frameworks that standardize operational planning, business case methodologies, financial thresholds, performance metrics, and governance in support of enterprise planning and capital allocation.
• Lead financial consolidations and planning operations for the Experiences organization, delivering consolidated forecasts, executive reporting, and standardized planning processes while overseeing enterprise financial methodologies such as cost allocations and other cross-functional allocations.
• Partner across Enterprise FP&A, Studios FP&A, Experiences FP&A, Enterprise Performance, and Corporate Strategy to align planning processes, investment decisions, and enterprise financial priorities.
• Provide strategic financial insights and executive decision support by translating complex analyses into clear recommendations that improve enterprise performance and long-term value creation.
• Build and lead a high-performing team, fostering analytical excellence, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Success in this role will be measured through

• Enterprise Integrated Business Planning framework adopted across the company
• Investment prioritization process consistently used across major strategic decisions
• Executive decisions supported by timely, insightful financial analysis
• Improved transparency into enterprise performance and strategic trade-offs
• Connected planning processes that reduce cycle times and improve planning quality
• High-performing team with strong organizational influence and credibility

What You Bring

• 12+ years of experience in FP&A, Corporate Finance, Strategic Finance, Corporate Development, or Management Consulting.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide planning, transformation, or strategic finance initiatives.
• Exceptional financial modeling, valuation, and capital allocation expertise.
• Strong understanding of enterprise operating models, planning processes, and governance.
• Ability to influence executive leadership and drive alignment across large, matrixed organizations.
• Outstanding communication and executive storytelling skills.

Pay Transparency - North America

Compensation And Benefits

PAY RANGES

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) *$190,500 - $267,300 CAD

Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. For Canada, 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 other incentive programs.

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 adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and 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.