Manager, PMO

Job Description

Why PlayStation?

Manager, PMO

San Diego, CA
OR

San Francisco, CA

PlayStation Global Program Management Office drives delivery of highly impactful program solutions worldwide. We are looking for a passionate manager to help grow our team of program managers together to the next chapter after the successful PS5 launch!

You will bring to bear your expertise to deliver complex programs by demonstrating excellent planning, execution, partner, risk and dependency leadership skills. You will be hands on to solve challenges, an advocate and the biggest supporter for the program organization.

What You'll Do:
• Own and drive end-to-end delivery of multiple strategic and complex cross-regional, cross-functional initiatives with multi-level dependencies.
• Collaborate with development teams to develop full program plans including timelines, dependencies, risk factors, success criteria, and outcomes, while keeping them energized and focused on delivering priority programs
• Partner closely with Product Management and Senior Leadership to drive programs strategically
• Understand strategy, objectives, priority and goals and translate into tactical execution plans
• Identify, understand, visualize and manage upstream/downstream dependencies
• Build strategic and tactical models and processes for programs
• Anticipate and remove obstacles proactively and effectively
• Ensure clear communication for status reporting, issues and challenges to leadership, relevant partners, and team members
• Lead continuous improvement efforts to optimize productivity
• Build a strong cohesive program team and create a fun and collaborative environment that cultivates creativity, innovation, and learning
• Develop, motivate and mentor Program Managers to ensure dedication and continuous development
• Hire, train and provide oversight and mentorship to the team to drive Program Management strategy and methodology
• Participate in setting and implementing the vision, mission and goals for the department and team

Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree, technical education and/or work experience in technical domain
• A minimum of 5+ years of management experience
• 8+ years' experience working in a program/project management capacity for software development projects and delivery at scale
• Consistent track record of managing schedules, scope, budgets, resource plans, issues, risks, communications, quality/testing plans, and release plans of complex programs
• Shown technical proficiency and an ability to understand technology, designs, challenges and risks
• Proven understanding of software lifecycle, release processes, and iterative development practices
• Experience creating go-to-market strategies and driving go/no-go release decisions
• Expertise in driving software development programs that involve integrating work of multiple technology (server and client) teams from inception to delivery to internal / external customers
• Experience in leading sophisticated, business-critical programs with dependencies across multiple teams to include Product Management, User Experience, Legal, Marketing and other business teams
• Experience creating and delivering executive-level summary reports and presentations
• Excellent listening, written, and verbal communication skills across all levels
• Strong decision-making skill and excel in conflict resolution, and people management
• Experience in initiating and driving process improvements
• Expertise with collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence, Trello, Google Drive, and Microsoft Teams, etc)

Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience in a high transaction network-based services, video gaming industry or social media
• Domain expertise in one or more of the following areas: video gaming, social, data platforms, trust & safety, monetization, digital commerce, partner management, portfolio management, process implementation, mobile, and/or web development
• Experience working with globally distributed teams and multicultural working environments
• Understanding of Japanese language and culture
• Hands on experience across more than one development process across waterfall and agile (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, etc)
• Passionate about Video Gaming

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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-gk95yk-18-223-106-232-42 in your application.