Sr. Director, Program Management

Sony Interactive Entertainment
paid time off, 401(k)
United States, California, San Diego
Apr 12, 2025
Why PlayStation? 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 PlayStation5, PlayStation4, PlayStationVR, PlayStationPlus, 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 Group Corporation. Sr. Director, Program Management San Diego, CA The Sr. Director of Program Management is an inspirational leader who will bring together the teams responsible for Innovation and Transformation at Sony Interactive Entertainment. This person will act with a sense of purpose and urgency for execution to get innovation in the hands of customers to quickly gauge product-market-fit. This person will have proven success in leading product development teams, leading the transformation of global program management organizations, developing collaborative high- performance teams to achieve higher-valued added activities, while leveraging program management methodologies. The Sr. Director of Program Management will have excellent leadership, analytical, and planning skills. They will be the voice of the Program status to peers and senior executives across the company. This leader will help define the experimentation framework and product development process for innovation. They will identify metrics that will help the organization identify when product-market-fit has been established and establish the decision-making forums to drive towards additional investment and scale. Key Responsibilities Include: Build and Lead Teams: Attract, encourage, develop, and retain a high-performing geographically distributed program management team. Lead a team of talented program managers overseeing complex, full-stack, outcome-driven projects across Hardware, Software, and Service Platforms. Strategic Program Management: Develop and influence program delivery strategy, ensuring a quick cycle from idea to experiment to delivery. Optimize product development best practices. Communication and Collaboration: Proactively communicate opportunities and risk with senior executives, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams. Collaborate with key leadership stakeholders to assess and streamline processes, mitigating risks and generating efficiencies. Efficiency and Innovation: Drive efficiencies and linkages between projects by identifying shared services. Lead efforts to continuously measure and evolve internal program processes with an objective of accelerating PMO, Engineering, Product, Design, and Quality. Identify ways to do more with less. Embrace and build a culture of experimentation - where good ideas come from all parts of the organization. Leadership and Culture: Support the transformation of the current program management office to higher-valued added activities across the product lifecycle. Act with a sense of ownership and urgency to get innovations in the hands of customers.-Embrace a culture of ownership and accountability across the teams that you work with. Foster and model a diverse and inclusive work environment across teams. Qualifications & Requirements: Demonstrated leadership qualities, including a history of working across different organizational levels - including the most senior leaders. Proven experience in driving transformative initiatives and understanding diverse geographical and cultural needs. In-depth expertise in program structure design. Expertise in leveraging data and technology to measure progress and ensure success at a scalable level. Proven track record in advocating for and implementing new investments in technology, especially in data utilization for program management. Previous success in navigating challenges associated with a broad set of internal and external constituents. Demonstrated ability to honor and respect the past while effectively focusing on continuous improvement and avoiding stagnation. 15+ years' experience leading technical development or PMO teams at a global scale. Experience defining the vision and strategy and leading highly performant teams to successful implementation. Extensive experience in managing strategic change through projects, programs, and portfolios and holds a clear vision of "what it takes" to manage and successfully deliver programs and projects. Broad experience with tools and techniques, methods, and implementation in planning, execution, change control, etc. Knowledge of game industry or digital entertainment (preferred experience) Experience working with R&D teams (preferred experience) #LI-LF1 *Please refer to ourCandidate Privacy Noticefor more information about how we process your personal information, and your data protection rights.* 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. Clickhere to learn more. The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below. $255,500 — $383,300 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, 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. PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.