External Development Planning & Operations Manager (Apex Legends)

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. Position Overview Job Title: External Development Planning & Operations Manager (Apex Legends) Location: Vancouver, BC & Los Angeles, CA Work Model: Hybrid Studio: Respawn Entertainment – Founded in 2010, Respawn was created with the philosophy that when talented people have creative freedom, they’ll make extraordinary games that achieve the unexpected. Respawn Entertainment is the Academy Award‑winning studio behind Apex Legends, Titanfall and Star Wars™ Jedi titles. Join us to help shape the future of one of the world’s leading live service franchises. Reporting to the Head of Content Strategy and External Development, you will oversee the operational planning and coordination of external development across the franchise. That means turning vertical team needs into vendor staffing plans and ensuring we properly scope, staff, track, and financially manage every external engagement. You will sit at the center of coordination between vertical teams, vendors, finance, and the Head of Content Strategy and External Development, keeping our use of external partners predictable and efficient. The role starts with tracking contracts, financial accuracy and grows into demand planning and capacity strategy over time. Responsibilities Manage the external development budget tracker across all verticals, keeping spend data accurate, current, and trusted as the single source of truth. Create and submit work orders and purchase orders, validate vendor invoices against approved staffing plans, and coordinate invoice processing with finance partners. Track spend against forecasts and flag variances, risks, and opportunities to optimize external spend. Maintain centralized visibility into vendor capacity, allocation, and cost, and produce the data inputs that drive quarterly and annual planning cycles. Be a coordination point between vertical teams and vendors through planning and set‑up, chasing the information needed to keep plans accurate and documenting clean hand‑offs to team ownership. Grow into demand and capacity planning, translating team requests into structured staffing plans across role types, timelines, and budgets. Qualifications Proficiency managing operational budgets and tracking spend against forecasts across multiple cost centers or stakeholders. Public sector, agency, or production backgrounds all translate well here. Hands‑on experience administering vendor or contractor relationships, including raising work orders and purchase orders, validating invoices, and coordinating payment with finance. A track record of coordinating across teams or departments to keep shared budgets, schedules, or plans accurate and current. Strong spreadsheet skills in Excel or Google Sheets. You can develop trackers with formulas and pivot tables that others can rely on. Working knowledge of procurement or accounts payable workflows, including POs, invoice reconciliation, and spend categorization. Experience turning team requests into resourcing or capacity plans with clear timelines and budgets. 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 British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) $104,500 - $142,800 CAD California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. San Francisco) $120,600 - $184,000 USD Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. In the U.S., we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours of sick time per year, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with a 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 Canada, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days of sick time per year, 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. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr Respawn Entertainment