Senior Manager, Business Planning

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Senior Manager, Business Planning

San Mateo, CA (Collab)/Remote 

We are seeking a dynamic leader to join the Platform Business Strategy team.  This team is responsible for driving transparent, collaborative & speedy strategy development & alignment across the Platform Business portfolio and serving as a multiplier to stakeholders.

In this role, you will be supporting team leadership by identifying evolving opportunities of the Platform Business and bringing stakeholders together across functions for strategy development & alignment.  You will be responsible for driving efforts, while operating independently with senior stakeholders and managing relationships, deliverables, and timelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify & structure efforts to pursue opportunities and address complex business problems.
• Frame complex problems; identify and solicit the appropriate set of required external/internal inputs, perspectives and analyses.
• Drive key analyses with a long & broad gaming/entertainment lens, and collaboratively with internal/external partners.
• Structure & facilitate strategy discussions/workshops to drive informed decisions on high impact strategic efforts, including commitment to resource & support needs, contingencies, risks and mitigations.
• Enforce & manage feedback loops with collaborators & stakeholders; iterate as informed by action.
• Additional ad hoc per team leadership.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of gaming or tech focused strategy roles, or relevant experience in management consulting, investment banking, or related professional service fields.
• Deep understanding of the PlayStation experience, our player and creator community needs, and market forces shaping the future of gaming & entertainment.
• Proven leadership managing high impact, cross-functional strategic efforts, diverse teams, and senior executive stakeholders.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and deliver actionable insights.
• Outstanding executive-level written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present to senior management and cross-functional teams.
• Experience with data driven approach combined with robust judgment and objectivity.
• Working with resilience under pressure, including from senior stakeholders.

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