GENERAL INFORMATION

Locations: Offsite - Ireland, Ireland

Role ID: 213670
Worker Type: Regular Employee
Studio/Department: Fan Growth
Work Model: Remote

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.

WeAreEA and we exist to inspire the world to play. EA values creativity, pioneering, passion, determination, learning, and teamwork. We mean things like acting with curiosity, speaking up with original ideas, and committing to each other as one team.

The Incident Manager I will work with partners across our global organisation. They'll understand and incorporate operational needs and demands into a support structure that optimises and enhances the fan experience.

The candidate will report to the Incident Management lead based in Ireland, and is a hybrid role, requiring you to work at least 1 day from the office.

So, how does the Incident Manager I enhance the experiences for players? You will:

• Guide Incident Management support/handling for all issues and events.
• Support the Surveillance and Incident Manager teams, ensuring an Incident flow from Detection to Incident Handling.
• Are proactive mitigators, ensuring all mitigations are taken when issues occur.
• Manage Incident channels and calls, ensuring each Incident has an owner, while pushing for regular updates.
• Ensure regular incident updates are shared with the business, while also ensuring all Incident/Event tickets are updated with the latest updates.
• Manage Incident/Event communication for all support channels.
• Handle all assigned tasks, ensuring they are completed to the highest levels.
• Run Incident Model & Business Continuity Tests.
• Promote Team performance and improvements - Manage projects assigned.
• Provide on-call support, including after hours and weekends, for any business-critical impacts to our players, advisors, and support systems.

If this role is for you, then you are:

• Operationally guided — You are passionate about Incident management and using insights to identify risks, promote stability, and scale response capabilities.
• Collaborative — You build relationships across a globally distributed organisation to promote fast, coordinated incident response.
• Analytical and tactical mindset — You move between strategic oversight and hands-on execution, producing clear outputs.
• Spokesperson — You engage with partners at all levels, translating complex incidents into concise, decision-ready updates.
• Responsible owner — You make daily operational decisions independently, escalating only when risk or scope requires it.
• Cool Head — You act quickly and pragmatically during live incidents to guide resolution and restore service.

If you're interested in this role, you'll need these skills or experiences:

• +2 Year Incident Management or Service Desk Experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in IT or a relevant field.
• 2+ years of experience with IT service management software, including ITIL.
• Prior experience working in a contact centre environment (video game industry).
• You can work in a dynamic and time-sensitive workspace.
• Previous experience with Sumo Logic, Jaas, GPT AI, Salesforce.

Additional Information:

Incident Management is an essential function and may require working outside of business hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

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.