Director, People Experience — AI & UGC

Electronic Arts (EA); Redwood City (CA); Hybrid; USD 182,600 - 276,300; Full time

Job summary

Electronic Arts seeks a seasoned People Experience leader for the AI & UGC domain in a hybrid role based in Redwood City. You will partner with executives to shape talent strategies, build leadership capability, and scale people practices to support rapid growth.

This role blends strategic thinking with hands-on implementation. Ideal candidates bring extensive HR/People Experience experience in startups or high-growth environments, with a track record of designing infrastructure, driving

Qualifications

• You have 10+ years in HR/People Experience, with time spent in startups and high-growth environments.
• You've built HR/people infrastructure from scratch and reinvented it as organizations scale.
• You're strong in org design, change leadership, and talent strategy.
• You've balanced speed with strategic scaling in dynamic settings.
• You're comfortable challenging leaders and inspiring them to think differently.
• You have a passion for building cultures that embrace experimentation and reinvention.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Talent Building for Each Stage: design talent strategies with leadership that scale with growth.
• Lead Organizational Evolution: shepherd transitions from startup to defined teams with velocity.
• Build Leadership Capability: coach leaders to develop teams and lead through ambiguity.
• Organizational Effectiveness: identify barriers and implement lightweight, effective solutions.
• Use Data & Insights as Your Compass: track metrics and translate them into decisions.
• Guide Workforce & Talent Planning: translate strategy into hiring and capability plans.
• Raise the Talent Bar: drive mission-aligned reviews and planning to boost capability.
• Simplify How Work Gets Done: implement scalable rhythms and processes for clarity.

Job description

Electronic Arts seeks a seasoned People Experience leader for the AI & UGC domain in a hybrid role based in Redwood City. You will partner with executives to shape talent strategies, build leadership capability, and scale people practices to support rapid growth.

This role blends strategic thinking with hands-on implementation. Ideal candidates bring extensive HR/People Experience experience in startups or high-growth environments, with a track record of designing infrastructure, driving