Program Manager

Requisition Number: 185425

Position Title: Manager, HR Central

External Description:

Program Manager
Electronic Arts
Vancouver, Canada or Los Angeles, CA – Hybrid

Most companies call it HR. But at Electronic Arts, we made the deliberate decision to brand our organization People Experience (PE). PE is not just a play on words: it’s a team of cultural stewards who carefully create programs and talent strategies that directly improve our teams’ experience. For the better. We help our People achieve the most meaningful work of their careers. We’re responsible for recruiting the best and most diverse talent on the planet. But it doesn’t stop there. We also support their growth through learning programs, internal mobility, affinity group participation, and leadership development. We listen to our employees and dive into analytics to anchor our recommendations and decisions to keep engagement high. Last but not least, we’re responsible for a total rewards strategy that incentivizes equitably, provides outstanding benefits, and ensures a safe and inspiring workplace for our teams.
About the Team

The PE Portfolio Management Office (PMO) is a strategic and operational team focused on driving integration, sequencing, and consistency across the PE organization. The mission of the PE PMO is to have PE generalists that excel in portfolio and project management. Unlike many of our peers in PE who have daily operations or clients to support, our primary responsibilities are to implement global high impact PE projects, manage each PE Center of Excellence’s portfolio of work to lead integrated planning, and contribute to PE’s operational excellence.
Responsibilities

• Oversee high impact projects from concept to completion, ensuring they align with the strategic goals, and are completed on time, within scope, and meet the success criteria.
• Develop detailed project plans, including timelines, milestones, and resource allocation, and manage project risks and issues, ensuring timely resolution and successful project delivery.
• Manage a portfolio of work in service of planning; facilitate communication and regular updates to PE leadership and partners.
• Analyze data to provide portfolio insights through dashboards and scorecards.
• Partner with PE Centers of Excellence (Global Talent, Total Rewards, DEI, Real Estate, People Relations) and Partnerships team to align on PE priorities, ensuring the strategic programs support overall organizational goals.
• Be the primary contact for a designated PE Center of Excellence or Partnerships team.
• Guide teams on change management best practices and consideration throughout the project lifecycle.
• Operate as a connector across the PE organization, helping enhance visibility of the work and collaboration among teams.
• This is an individual contributor role, reporting to the PMO lead.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Masters Degree in a relevant field plus 8 or more years experience in Strategy/ Management Consulting, HR, and project portfolio management, or an equivalent combination of education (advanced degree) and experience. HR (SHRM), Project management (PMP, PgMP, PfMP), and change management certification desirable.
• Be the trusted advisor and execution expert to project teams, partnering with them on complex challenges and delivering outcomes.
• Natural organizer and experience managing multiple responsibilities concurrently.
• Successfully navigate multi-stakeholder environment to drive clarity and alignment.
• Proven track record of cross- team collaboration and cultivating relationships.
• Ability to simplify complex concepts for differing altitudes and deliver engaging presentations.
• Expert in developing presentations using G Slides / MS PPT.
• Expert in data analysis using G Sheet / MS Excel, and ability to design and implement dashboards for progress tracking and reporting. PowerBI and Tableau experience desirable.
• Prior experience with M&A or Restructuring desirable.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these locations. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the range and benefits for your specific location.

EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Pay offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.

BASE SALARY RANGES
• California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. Sacramento):
° $122,400 – $176,300 USD Annually
• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria):
° $107,600 – $147,100 CAN Annually

Base salary 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 equity. For British Columbia, 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 equity.

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We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.

EEOText:

About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

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.

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Can this position be remote?: 0

EEO Employer Verbiage:

About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

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.

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