Manager, Strategic Intelligence

Electronic Arts; Redwood City (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive benefits package

401(k) matching

Job summary

Electronic Arts seeks a Manager, Strategic Intelligence in Redwood City to lead high-priority strategy work and direct cross-functional projects.

You will frame questions, build market insights, and present concise recommendations to senior leaders. The role emphasizes rigorous analysis, executive communication, and collaboration across Strategy and central teams.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of relevant experience in corporate strategy, product management, management consulting, investment banking, or a comparable analytical role.
• Experience in media, technology, gaming, or entertainment is a plus.
• Exceptional structured problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage priorities across multiple concurrent workstreams in a fast-moving environment.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to distill complexity into clear narratives.
• Strong analytical fluency, including advanced Excel and working knowledge of SQL or quick to learn.

Responsibilities

• Represent Strategic Intelligence in central enterprise initiatives and own high-priority projects end to end.
• Build deep understanding of the entertainment market, including competitive performance and platform dynamics.
• Identify opportunities in the market and frame them clearly for investment decisions.
• Shape cadence and sequencing of the intelligence team's outputs for senior audiences.
• Structure ambiguous problems into clear, tightly scoped plans and executable roadmaps.
• Develop executive-ready materials and present to Strategy leadership and studio executives.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Strategic mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Tools

Excel

SQL

Job description

Locations: Redwood City, California, United States of America

Role ID

216065

Worker Type

Regular Employee

Studio/Department

Other

Work Model

Hybrid

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.

#WeAreEA and we exist to inspire the world to play. EA values creativity, pioneering, passion, determination, learning, and teamwork.

The Strategy team shapes EA's long-term direction and helps leadership navigate a rapidly evolving entertainment and technology landscape. Within Strategy, Strategic Intelligence builds a deep understanding of the market and how EA can capture value within it. We form the company's view of what is changing and why it matters, identify the themes and opportunities EA is positioned to act on, and bring that perspective into the development of EA's corporate strategy, working cross-functionally with other central and studio teams.

We are seeking a Manager, Strategic Intelligence to lead high-priority work on major strategy initiatives. Reporting to the Director of Strategic Intelligence, this is an individual contributor role with significant senior exposure and a high degree of independence. You will scope and run your own workstreams across several concurrent priorities, and represent Strategy directly in discussions with senior leaders across the company.

Responsibilities

You will represent Strategic Intelligence in central enterprise initiatives and own high‑priority projects and workstreams end to end, from framing the question through to a recommendation leadership can act on

You will build and maintain a deep understanding of the entertainment market, including competitive performance, platform and ecosystem dynamics, monetization models, consumer behavior, and adjacent movements across media and technology.

You will identify the opportunities emerging in the market that EA is positioned to capture, and frame them clearly enough to inform where the company invests.

You will help shape the cadence and sequencing of the intelligence team's output, ensuring the right insight reaches the right audiences

You will structure ambiguous problems into clear plans of work, tightly scoped and sequenced to land when decisions are being made.

You will develop concise, executive‑ready materials that lead with the answer, mobilizing the inputs a project requires across central functions.

You will present directly to senior audiences, including Strategy leadership, central function leaders, and studio executives.

Requirements

3-6 years of relevant experience in corporate strategy, product management, management consulting, investment banking, or a comparable analytical role. Experience in media, technology, gaming, or entertainment is a plus.

Exceptional structured problem‑solving skills.

Demonstrated ability to manage your own priorities across multiple concurrent workstreams in a fast‑moving environment.

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill complexity into clear, decision‑oriented narratives and materials.

Strong analytical fluency, including advanced Excel and working knowledge of SQL or the ability to pick it up quickly

Comfort and fluency with AI tools, and genuine interest in applying emerging technologies to strengthen how the team works.

Passion for interactive entertainment, innovation, and building enduring franchises that resonate with players and fans worldwide.

Pay Transparency - North America

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).

PAY RANGES

Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.

In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) 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.