MBA Intern - Growth Strategy

Job Description

Why PlayStation?

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) seeks a highly qualified candidate for the position of Associate Strategy Manager Intern. Global Sales & Business Operations (GSBO) is the Sales & Operations division of SIE. The GSBO Strategy team resides within GSBO and is tasked with planning and directing strategic business initiatives within the organization based on the priorities of the organization's leader.

This is an exciting and challenging role! Our ideal candidate is expected to bring research and analytics, strategic problem solving, and strong communication skills. A strong interest in business planning, analysis, and modeling is required.

Responsibilities
• Generating complex analyses and scenario planning for executive recommendation and decision-making
• Evaluating new business models, as well as making recommendations on how to optimize existing business opportunities
• Generating, synthesizing and analyzing relevant research reports to inform mid and long-term strategy
• Partnering with internal & external stakeholders to identify business opportunities and inform long-term strategy
• Supporting strategic initiatives with rigorous data analysis
• Analyzing and interpreting large business intelligence data sets to discover key insights to drive business objectives
• Generating ad-hoc internal analysis and Power Point presentations, optimizing for salient information and flow
• Assisting in research of overall industry trends and qualitative/quantitative competitive analysis

Required Experiences/Skills
• Projected to graduate in 2024
• Must be pursuing an MBA
• Experience performing research and data analysis to develop business strategy and plans
• Strong interpersonal skills, written and verbal communication skills
• Strong work ethic and ability to work under pressure to meet fixed deadlines
• Ability to multi-task, manage multiple projects at one time, and rapidly change priorities based on business needs
• Proactive, able to self-start, pitch and manage relevant projects with minimal supervision
• Video game industry knowledge
• Expert proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Functional proficiency with database driven analytics & visualization tools and techniques (e.g. SQL, Tableau, R, PowerBI, MicroStrategy)

Additional Preferred Experiences/Skills
• 2-4 years+ of strategic planning, management consulting, or investment banking experience
• Passion for video games
• Knowledge of video game technologies & trends
• Knowledge of cloud computing & networking technologies for consumer services
• Experience in customer journey analysis & customer lifetime value analysis
• Tech, gaming or related industry experience

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.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rn499o-18-118-200-197-42 in your application.