Sr. Technical Program Manager

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 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.

Are you interested in building the next generation of gaming for a company with millions of fans around the world? If you dream of crafting meaningful experiences for users, or enjoy tackling unique and exciting challenges, you’ll find everything you are looking for (and more) at PlayStation! We’re looking for a hard-working Sr. Technical Program Manager who is eager to embrace the journey of building that next generation of gaming with us, one piece at a time.

As a Sr. TPM, you will serve as the nexus between our Product, QA, and Software Development teams. Successful candidates will have the technical expertise to engage software developers, the business savvy to communicate with leadership, and the soft skills to influence others.

Responsibilities

• Define, implement, and maintain critical processes to ensure a continuous, consistent, and streamlined workflow.

• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to help establish the product roadmaps with clear goals and milestones.

• Identify potential bottlenecks and roadblocks required for delivering on the roadmap and follow-up to prevent workflow disruptions.

• Work with partners to define performance indicators and develop the process and tools to track them.

• Assemble internal and external feedback, identify areas for improvement and implement the appropriate responses.

• Coordinate release management between technical teams during product updates and new feature launches.

Required Qualifications

• 5+yrs experience as a TPM or Project Lead

• Strong communication, and cross-group collaboration skills.

• Experience project planning and aligning multi-functional teams onto a shared schedule.

• Experience working with at least 2 product teams or product lines concurrently

• Ability to engage others who are at varying levels

• Effective at working with geographically remote and culturally diverse teams

• Technical proficiency and background

• Experience with crafting product roadmaps

• Experience with Agile/Scrum software development methodologies

• Experience with Project/Program management tools

• Education/experience in computer science, software engineering, and/or related technical field

Bonus

• Prior role as a software developer, tester, or technical product manager

• Familiarity with JIRA and Confluence

This role is located in scenic San Francisco. When you're not building the best gaming experience possible, you'll have access to great food, wine country, hiking, and all of Silicon Valley.

We have a very flexible work-from-home policy as well: live close enough to the office for occasional in-person meetings and events, otherwise, work in the office as much or as little as you like!

 

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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.$169,500—$254,300 USD

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All person