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PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.

We are looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager who are passionate about handling complex projects to help realize the vision to create the best place to publish and develop.

Our team is innovating a solution to make the game development experience easier. You will lead a passionate engineering team building various tools and services used by game developers every day. This is a phenomenal opportunity to join our highly motivated team working on enabling highly engaging features for game players!

Responsibilities:

  • Work with software developers to schedule development, write functional specifications, and drive decision-making to build amazing online experiences.

  • As a Scrum Master for the team running all scrum ceremonies.

  • Act as overall lead in driving technical discussions and solutions to business, customers, and/or product management.

  • Handle all phases of the software development lifecycle including design, development, testing, and deployment, while collaborating with other internal teams and groups.

  • Participate in initial requirements reviews, analysis to assess technical complexity and resolve dependencies.

  • Provide ongoing insight into the progress, risks, schedules, and timelines of the features in development.

  • Develop and manage end-to-end implementations toward technical standards as well as expected delivery dates.

Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of Program Management and Project Management experience

  • Extensive experience with agile development methodologies and processes including experience as a scrum master.

  • Strong communication, cross-group collaboration, and social skills

  • Must possess outstanding verbal and written communication skills, which encompass communicating to executives, product managers, software engineers, and project managers

  • Ability to work with others at all levels, effective at working with geographically remote and culturally diverse teams

  • Prior experience as a software developer or tester

  • Ability to manage a feature through the entire development and release cycle

  • BA/BS/BSE in computer science, math, or equivalent technical experience

  • Solid leadership skills and a passion for building world class consumer experiences.

  • Keen eye for detail and managing multiple simultaneous dependencies.

  • Ability to travel and manage projects with distributed resources sometimes in international locations.

  • Strong sense of ownership.

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At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location. Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$155,400—$233,200 USD

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.

PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.