Staff Program Manager

The role

This person will lead PlayStation Platform initiatives from inception through deployment on a worldwide scale. They will partner with globally distributed cross-functional teams to ensure product and operational readiness for market delivery.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end program delivery from concept through in-market launch
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and worldwide business partners
• Communicate program information to various levels including senior leadership
• Identify critical issues and dependencies and drive them to closure
• Influence at all levels to deliver optimal outcomes of complex programs
• Enhance current processes and guide implementation of improvements

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, technical education and/or work experience in technical domain
• 10+ years of experience in program/project management for large-scale business systems and complex software development initiatives
• Experience with Software Development Lifecycle, Design/System Thinking, Agile frameworks, and Program Management Methodologies
• Effective leadership to prioritize assignments, craft plans, and identify risks
• Critical thinking to solve routine and complicated problems
• Outstanding communication skills for executive-level audiences
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional groups worldwide
• Excellent conflict resolution, negotiation, and people management skills
• Expert level experience with JIRA and ability to build custom dashboards
• Experience in mentoring junior team member

Nice to have

• Scrum and Kanban

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• matching 401(k)
• paid time off
• wellness program
• employee discounts for Sony products

Before you apply

• Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage

About the company

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. It is a dynamic technology company and an entertainment leader.