Lead Analyst, Electronic Arts
Infrastructure Optimization & Cost Management
CA$107.6-147.1k
Video game company
Job no longer available
Video game company
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
CA$107.6-147.1k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To inspire the world to play, by creating games and experiences for the global player community that are a reflection of our diverse world.
Role
Who you are
- Familiarity with Infrastructure cost and usage, including Cloud Financial Management (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Familiarity with productization process and techniques
- Analytical background; Experience analyzing data for insights, and turning those insights into actions
- Experience with financial modelling techniques, statistical applications and forecasting
- Experience with data visualization software packages, e.g., Looker, Power BI, Tableau
- You are proficient in SQL and similar database tools for querying complex data sets, for insightful data outputs
- A B.A./B.S. in STEM, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, or Engineering Sciences
- 5 - 8+ years of experience in related fields
- Experienced business analyst with demonstrated advanced data analysis, critical thinking and process improvement capabilities with understanding of operations and financial management
- Knowledge of cloud computing technologies like AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and understanding of Software as a Service (SaaS) business models
- Experience managing enterprise-wide transformational changes and comfortable with evaluating and tackling complexities that come with change and understanding possible effects
- Additional skills include project management abilities, which involve planning, initiating, implementing, and closing team specific goals
- FinOps certified practitioner or proficiency with FinOps operating framework
What the job involves
- This role is important for aligning and driving Infrastructure Cost related strategic initiatives with an important focus on improving the Infrastructure Cost Management processes
- You will be part of a team of Business Analysts, who work with multiple teams to provide cost insights about our online services that enhance the game experience
- You will report to the Director of Infrastructure cost management, inside the Production, Infrastructure, and Engineering team
- You will partner with finance and other technical teams to forecast infrastructure costs, build queries and analyze data to support cost modelling, chargebacks and cost allocations
- You will influence and support strategic decision-making, modelling business scenarios and tracking performance metrics
- You will partner with the Business to provide deep insights into data and complex problems or situations using appropriate methodologies
- You will support initiatives to build scalable and automated systems to support ever-increasing forecast and shared cost allocation needs for a clear and transparent tracking, and reporting
- Partner, liaise, and translate technical requirements for game infrastructure with teams across the organization
Our take
EA is a leading global game company, responsible for developing and publishing some of the biggest games of the last 20 years. Its publishing successes include giants like The Sims, Battlefield, and Mass Effect, while EA's titles, such as Fifa, Madden, and NBA Live, have also seen market-leading success.
A series of acquisitions in 2021 marked EA's push into mobile gaming, which has become the driving force behind the rapid growth of the global video gaming market, and has remained a clear focus for the company, despite the cancellation of its popular Apex Legends Mobile game. The company also expressed interest in NFTs and "play-to-earn" games, going so far as to label them "the future of the industry", but has since taken steps to distance itself from the idea, as it proved unpopular with gamers.
This combined model of publishing and development has allowed EA to put its name to a huge range of products, making the brand iconic in the gaming world. It has formed major partnerships with the likes of Disney, giving it full control of creating in-demand games, such as within the Star Wars franchise. In the upcoming years, the company plans to focus on games-as-a-service, as it embraces the evolution of the gaming world.
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Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Dec 1982
$2m
SERIES A
May 1982
$0.2m
SEED
Total funding: $2.2m
Company values
- Creativity: Striving to bring imagination, orginal ideals, and excitement to everything we do
- Pioneering: Acting with the curiosity and courage that it takes to experiment, innovate, and lead
- Passion: We are at our best when we pursue what we love, and have fun doing it
- Determination: Bringing focus, drive, and conviction to our actions. Thriving on the journey, and being mortivated to achieve excellence
- Learning: Listening, having humility, being open to new ways of thinking, and looking with a lens of inclusion. Challenging ourselves to grow and change as a company
- Teamwork: Committed to each other, and to the accountability and integrity tit takes to be a successful diverse team
Company HQ
Redwood Shores, Redwood City, CA
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Leadership
Andrew Wilson
(CEO, not founder)Joined EA as Vice President and Executive Producer in 2000, and held various senior roles before being promoted to CEO.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Electronic Arts
- Our intentional efforts to embed principles of diversity, equity and inclusion in our people practices have generated results across our teams.
- We have made progress in company-wide representation of women and underrepresented minorities.
- We have achieved a 46 percentage point increase in underrepresented talent in executive roles (VP+) over the last two fiscal years.
- We have hired underrepresented talent above our representation rates for the fourth consecutive year.
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