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Quality Assurance Manager, Site Leader Location: Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 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. TEAM OVERVIEW Quality Verification & Standards (QVS) is a global team leading Quality Verification, Certification, User Research, and Community PlayTesting for all EA products and external Studio partners. We\'re searching for a QV Site Leader of Kuala Lumpur QVS team. You will report to the East Asia Head of Quality Verification, and be a Quality leader, Business leader, and discipline owner in Kuala Lumpur within QVS. You will lead the QV team in EA Kuala Lumpur\'s studio, and you will pioneer verification practices that are both scalable and sustainable in an environment of exponential growth. You will be an active participant and leading in setting the future direction of QV at EA. You and your team will also be integrated partners in this location and worldwide Studios in EA. RESPONSIBILITIES \xe2\x80\xa2 A people manager and team leader of QV in Kuala Lumpur. Set inspiring and measurable goals, set up QV team working with QV leadership, guide the team toward them. \xe2\x80\xa2 Measure progress and commit to predictable delivery and risk management. \xe2\x80\xa2 Increase productivity and efficiency by process improvement, implementing, and deploying them to projects and teams. \xe2\x80\xa2 Partner with leaders in Dev and QV to build, influence, and strengthen a culture of change and new ideas within your immediate team and partner groups. \xe2\x80\xa2 Work within your leadership group to ensure accuracy in financial, resource and execution plans, and have accountabilities for all financial, resource & headcount planning within your immediate teams. \xe2\x80\xa2 Set an inclusive culture. Be communicative and an agent for constructive change within QV and your immediate team. \xe2\x80\xa2 Partner with multiple teams including People Experience (PE), Talent Acquisition (TA), Finance partners, IT, Workspace in the region to identify opportunities and lead process improvements. \xe2\x80\xa2 Deep engaged with partners in Development, Quality Verification global leadership and community and focus on mutual influences toward shared game/project/team goals. QUALIFICATIONS \xe2\x80\xa2 Solid project management and change management: establish project goals including scope, quality, and timeline. create flexible project plan, including requirement definition, task definition, talent assignment, and capacity planning, how to evaluate development/QA risks and mitigate issues. \xe2\x80\xa2 Team and resource management: assess skill-set requirements for projects and invest right talents in right place; recognize latent internal talent to develop into stretch roles then support career development. \xe2\x80\xa2 Experienced with data-informed decision-making and analytical approaches, using business expertise, and excellence in problem-solving. \xe2\x80\xa2 Influence-oriented. Excel at collaborating with other leaders and guiding the collective group to the best action, decision, or result. \xe2\x80\xa2 English communication skills in proficient level \xe2\x80\xa2 Work experience partnering with global partners preferred. \xe2\x80\xa2 Ten years of work experience in a related field (software/game development, QA or related business management expertise), three or more years of experience as a project & people manager
Codemasters has been making iconic games for over 30 years. We\xe2\x80\x99re a world-leader in the development of racing titles. We have 4 Studios across the UK and 2 in Asia providing development support and services. Codemasters Studios Malaysia is Codemasters art production studio with close to 100 staff. The Malaysian Studio is based at Kuala Lumpur\xe2\x80\x99s transportation hub \xe2\x80\x9cKL Sentral\xe2\x80\x9d. Founded in 2006 the Malaysian studio is the longest operating AAA Game Developer in Malaysia and responsible for starting 100s\xe2\x80\x99 of games Industry careers in Malaysia. In addition to providing inhouse Art Production services, over the past 14 years Codemasters Studio Malaysia has conducted various specialised training programs teaching graduates all the way through to lecturer training in tandem with some of the most key universities in the region. Some of the staff that have moved on from Codemasters have achieved extremely highly profile careers, as well as many have set up their own business contributing further to the Malaysian economy. Our production management team continues to evolve our established relationships with universities to share knowledge with the next generation of video games developers. The studio has further growth plans, organically expanding its activities in Malaysia whilst playing an active and supporting role in Malaysia\'s games development community.
Bachelor\'s or Equivalent