Staff Program Manager

Staff Program Manager San Diego, CA Come join Sony Interactive Entertainment as a Staff Program Manager leading PlayStation Platform initiatives! This role will be responsible for driving programs from inception through deployment at a worldwide scale to deliver amazing customer benefits. The candidate will partner with a globally distributed cross‑functional team (product management, design, research, content, product engineering, business operations, marketing, consumer support, legal, finance) to ensure product and operational readiness for market delivery. How you’ll lead: Lead end‑to‑end program delivery by driving roadmap development, strategic decision‑making, and execution planning for large cross‑functional teams across all phases of the program lifecycle—from concept through in‑market launch. Collaborate with cross‑functional teams and manage multiple worldwide business partners to ensure alignment with objectives, find common ground, and promote diverse thinking and viewpoints for program success. Effectively and clearly communicate program information to various levels across organizational boundaries, including senior leadership. Proactively identify critical issues and dependencies that need action and drive them to closure, while balancing business needs and technical constraints. Influence at all levels and build strong partnerships across organizations to deliver the optimal outcome of complex programs. Utilize knowledge to enhance current processes, identify areas for improvement, and guide the implementation of those improvements. What you’ll bring: Bachelor’s degree, technical education and/or work experience in a technical domain. 10+ years of experience working in a program/project management capacity for large‑scale business systems and complex software development initiatives from kick‑off to market delivery. Experience with Software Development Life Cycle, Design/System Thinking, Agile frameworks (preferably Scrum and Kanban), and Program Management Methodologies to implement appropriate practices for the programs. Effective leadership to prioritize assignments to meet required deadlines, craft action and program plans, identify gaps and risks to implement mitigating factors and communication plans. Critical thinking to identify all related pieces of the program, how they fit together, and solve routine and complicated problems effectively. Outstanding communication skills for executive‑level audiences, presenting program objectives, strategic outcomes, escalations, and relevant success criteria for timely decisions and issue resolution. Collaborate effectively and professionally with cross‑functional groups across divisions and worldwide, as part of a team. Excellent conflict resolution, negotiation, and people management skills while bringing clarity, calmness and process to ambiguous, high‑pressure situations. Expert level experience with JIRA and ability to build custom dashboards to measure progress and risks. Experience in mentoring junior team members and contributing to the continued improvement of the program management organization. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, wellness program, and employee discounts on Sony products. The role may also be eligible for a bonus package. The estimated base pay range for this role is $173,000—$259,400 USD . Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees, which may include criminal background checks for some roles, and will need to process personal information to support these checks. Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights. 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, maternity or parental status, 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. Sony Interactive Entertainment is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment. #J-18808-Ljbffr