Director, Talent & Performance

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 Group Corporation.

Director, Talent & Performance
West Coast, San Mateo preferred (collab*)

Your Mission

Sony Interactive Entertainment is redefining the future of gaming—and we believe that future is powered by people. As Director, Talent & Performance, you will lead the continued evolution of Game Changers, SIE’s global performance management framework. You'll integrate performance with our broader talent ecosystem—including succession planning, calibration, and career development—ensuring our people processes are tightly aligned to strategic business outcomes, leadership behaviors, and a culture of development. You’ll bring not just operational horsepower, but strategic vision. You’ll help us move beyond check-ins and ratings to a holistic, modern talent experience that inspires growth, drives accountability, and fuels business performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously evolve Game Changers, SIE’s enterprise-wide performance program, with a focus on clarity, fairness, and impact across 10,000+ global employees.
• Design and implement performance frameworks that enable meaningful differentiation, clear goal alignment, and values-driven development feedback.
• Oversee the adoption and optimization of Workday for all performance, feedback, calibration, and talent review processes—including workflows, tools, and AI-assisted features.
• Integrate performance with talent management processes such as promotions, succession planning, 9-box talent reviews, and internal mobility initiatives.
• Collaborate with L&D, Rewards, HRBPs, and business leaders to build scalable performance enablement resources (e.g., manager trainings, toolkits, e-learnings).
• Apply behavioral science and data insights to increase performance transparency, employee engagement, and leadership capability.
• Ensure alignment between performance programs and SIE’s values (Passionate, Trailblazer, One) and our leadership behaviors.
• Partner with the People Brand and Communications team to reinforce the tone, consistency, and impact of performance messaging.
• Monitor and report performance health metrics, calibration patterns, and adoption KPIs to key stakeholders including the CHRO and executive team.

Who You Are

• 10+ years in Talent Management, Performance, or Organizational Development roles, including at least 5 years in a global, matrixed organization.
• Proven experience designing and executing enterprise-wide performance programs.
• Fluency with Workday HCM required; experience optimizing talent/performance modules strongly preferred.
• Strategic thinker with operational chops—you can zoom out to reimagine systems and zoom in to ensure flawless execution.
• Executive presence with the ability to influence, coach, and partner with senior leaders across functions and geographies.
• Change-savvy, data-literate, and deeply curious—you leverage analytics, stakeholder feedback, and future-of-work trends to drive better outcomes.
• Deep commitment to equity, transparency, and employee growth.

*PlayStation offers a global hybrid office/remote working model — Flex Modes — which aims to combine the flexibility of remote working with the magic of in-person collaboration. The model is built upon the principle of working together in-person as work requires, with the freedom to work remotely otherwise. We will consider fully remote candidates who are able to come in for 'Moments that Matter'.

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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, 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.