Development Director, Frostbite ACE — Hybrid Leader

Electronic Arts; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Electronic Arts seeks a Development Director to lead the Frostbite ACE team, reporting to Engine Development leadership. You will drive cross-team execution, set quarterly delivery rhythms, and ensure seamless collaboration across engineering, data & insights, and documentation.

You will partner with senior leaders to implement Frostbite-wide processes, coach ACE sub-team leads, and champion a one-team culture while juggling capacity, risk, and stakeholder expectations in a fast-evolving tech

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading delivery for technical teams and complex, multi-partner programs, in platform engineering, developer tools, or large-scale software environments.
• Experience installing and driving operating cadences at portfolio scale: planning, prioritization, capacity management, risk and dependency mitigation, and credible leadership updates.
• Comfortable leading through rapid change in fast-evolving technical domains (AI/ML, agentic workflows).

Responsibilities

• Drive the operating rhythm across all ACE teams: 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 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.

Skills

Delivery leadership

Operating cadences

Cross-functional partnership

AI/ML familiarity

Job description

Electronic Arts seeks a Development Director to lead the Frostbite ACE team, reporting to Engine Development leadership. You will drive cross-team execution, set quarterly delivery rhythms, and ensure seamless collaboration across engineering, data & insights, and documentation.

You will partner with senior leaders to implement Frostbite-wide processes, coach ACE sub-team leads, and champion a one-team culture while juggling capacity, risk, and stakeholder expectations in a fast-evolving tech