Electronic Arts is seeking a strategic, relationship-driven Senior Manager, Business Development to help shape and grow partnerships with leading gaming platforms.

You will serve as the primary business interface between EA and a portfolio of first-party and emerging platform partners, driving initiatives that accelerate player acquisition, engagement, and revenue growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own strategic relationships with assigned 1st party and emerging platform partners, serving as EA's primary point of contact.
• Maintain a deep understanding of partner strategies, product roadmaps, business priorities, and evolving platform policies.
• Identify, evaluate, and execute strategic partnership opportunities that drive growth for EA and our partners.
• Lead business terms negotiations end-to-end from opportunity identification through contract execution for subscription programs, hardware bundles, co-marketing, digital merchandising, and distribution deals, partnering closely with Legal.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across Finance, Legal, Studios, Marketing, Publishing, and Partner Management to execute partnership initiatives and resolve issues.
• Coordinate launch readiness for new titles and live-service content with platform partners.
• Monitor partnership performance against KPIs; conduct post-launch/post-partnership reviews and maintain deal trackers and forecasts.
• Drive internal decision-making by balancing business opportunities with operational and business priorities.
• Prepare and deliver business reviews, executive updates, and strategic recommendations to EA leadership; represent EA at partner and industry engagements.
• Represent EA during executive meetings, industry events, and partner engagements.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years in Business Development, Strategic Partnerships, Account Management, or Commercial Strategy, managing strategic commercial relationships in video games, entertainment, or digital commerce.
• Experience working across finance, legal, product, publishing, and marketing.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Marketing, Economics, or equivalent experience.
• Track record leading complex negotiations and executing partnership agreements; experience negotiating contracts in partnership with Legal.
• Preferred: direct experience with platform partners such as Sony Interactive Entertainment, Nintendo, Microsoft, and familiarity with digital distribution and platform ecosystems.

Benefits:

• Electronic Arts adopts a holistic approach to benefits programs, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, professional, and community well-being to support a balanced life.
• Packages are customized to meet local needs and may include medical assistance, mental health support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, free games, and more.