Lead Producer - Monetization and Content Production Leadership (Apex Legends) · Respawn Entertainment

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:16:12 GMT
Engineering

Respawn Entertainment · Los Angeles · $160,700 - $224,700 CAD · hybrid

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.

As the Lead Producer for Content, Monetization and Progression Systems, you are the operational architect behind the game's primary value drivers. Reporting directly to the Executive Producer, you will oversee the production ecosystems that deliver high-impact player content and sustainable business features. You aren't just managing a schedule; you are ensuring that our Art, Design, Engineering, and Product Management teams are empowered to deliver world-class experiences at a global scale.

Responsibilities: Directly manage and mentor a team of Producers and Senior Producers. You are responsible for their career growth, performance management, and ensuring they operate to high quality Partner with the EP to identify staffing gaps, lead hiring initiatives, and ensure that our production bench is diverse, high-performing, and aligned with the studio's DEI and team health goals. You don’t do the day-to-day for your teams; you build the environment where they can do it themselves with excellence. You don’t just follow a playbook; you’re a change agent that can innovate and adapt. You will evaluate and refine our development methodologies to increase systemic efficiency and reduce team friction. Use structured methods to plan and sustain organizational change. You proactively identify bottlenecks in the content pipeline and design systemic solutions to overcome them. Champion the use of data and retrospectives to iterate on how we work, ensuring production is seen as a value-add craft across the studio. Act as the primary interface between Content/Monetization pods and the broader studio leadership. You align Creative Directors, Tech Leads, and Product Managers to ensure technical feasibility meets creative ambition. Own the high-level roadmap for your verticals. You are responsible for the delicate balance of “Revenue Accountability & ROI,” ensuring the math of player engagement meets our business targets. Facilitate the difficult conversations around scope and priority. You identify risks early and lead the team through complex trade-off decisions without sacrificing quality or morale. Design and oversee our Co-Development and vendor management strategy. You will treat external partners as a seamless extension of our internal team. Manage geographically dispersed teams, ensuring clear communication, cultural integration, and quality control pipelines across different time zones and studios. Efficiently allocate resources across internal pods and external vendors to meet the fluctuating demands of a live-service environment.

Qualifications: You have 8+ years of experience in game production, with at least 3 years in a people-management or leadership role. You have a proven track record of managing high-budget co-development or external vendor relationships. You understand the nuances of monetization features and live-service operations. You can speak “data” with Product Managers and “vision” with Creative Directors. You can pivot from a high-level budget meeting with the EP to a deep-dive technical blocker in a pod without losing focus. You have a “Player-First” mindset, ensuring that every production decision is filtered through the lens of the player experience. Experience launching and sustaining a Top-Tier Live Service title. Deep expertise in Jira/Confluence and modern project management toolsets. A history of contributing to the broader production community (speaking, writing, or mentoring).

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 $160,700 - $224,700 CAD

For Canada, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, 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.