Staff Technical Program Manager

4 Hours ago • 8 Years + • Product Management

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Staff Technical Program Manager at PlayStation, you'll build high-performing online services and collaborate with diverse teams on complex projects for consumer products. Responsibilities include working with software developers on scheduling, functional specifications, and decision-making; leading technical discussions and solutions; managing all phases of the software development lifecycle; participating in requirements reviews; providing progress insights; developing and managing implementations; leading cross-team technical discussions; and creating and tracking project reports. You'll need strong leadership, communication, and technical skills to succeed in this role.
Must have:
  • 8+ years Program/Project Management experience
  • Agile methodologies experience (Scrum Master/Product Owner)
  • Strong communication & collaboration skills
  • Software development/testing experience
  • BA/BS in CS, Math, or equivalent
  • Solid leadership skills
  • Keen eye for detail & managing dependencies

Job Details

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.

As a Staff Technical Program Manager, you will put your abilities to work building online services that are performant and delightful, and working with diverse team members and partner teams on delivering complex projects for consumer products. You have shown solid leadership in leading teams and programs to deliver successful outcomes. You will use industry standard methodologies for scheduling, tracking and execution of our projects as well as initiating, planning, and driving intermediate-to-large cross team or company-wide programs.

You will have a balance of people, organisational, and technical skills, and can deliver successfully in situations with implicit authority. Interaction and leadership across functional lines is critical.

What you'll be doing:

  • Work with software developers to schedule development, write functional specifications, and drive decision-making to build amazing online experiences.
  • Act as overall lead in driving technical discussions and solutions to business and/or customer requirements.
  • You will handle all phases of the software development lifecycle including design, development, testing, and deployment, while collaborating with other internal teams and groups.
  • You will participate in initial requirements reviews, analysis to assess technical complexity and resolve dependencies.
  • You will provide ongoing insight into the progress, risks, schedules, and timelines of the features in development.
  • You will develop and manage end-to-end implementations toward technical standards as well as expected delivery dates.
  • You will lead any discussions related to technical discussions with cross product teams for solutions or for dependencies
  • You will be responsible for creating and tracking reports for the project during execution for the stakeholders sharing for visibility

What we're looking for:

  • 8+ years of Program Management and Project Management experience with high-volume online user experiences.
  • Experience with agile methodologies, including experience with scrum master and product owner roles.
  • Strong communication, cross-group collaboration, and interpersonal skills
  • Prior experience as a software developer or tester
  • Ability to manage a feature through the entire development and release cycle
  • BA/BS/BSE in computer science, math, or equivalent technical experience
  • Solid leadership skills and a passion for building world class consumer experiences.
  • Keen eye for detail and managing multiple simultaneous dependencies.
  • Ability to travel and manage projects with distributed resources sometimes in international locations.
  • Strong sense of ownership.
  • Skills which encompass communicating to executives, product managers, software engineers, and project managers

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.

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Sony Interactive Entertainment pushes the boundaries of entertainment and innovation, starting from the launch of the original PlayStation in Japan in 1994. Today, we continue to deliver innovative and thrilling experiences to a global audience through our PlayStation line of products and services that include generation-defining hardware, pioneering network services, and award-winning games. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, with global functions in California, London, and Tokyo, and game development studios around the world as part of PlayStation Studios, we believe that the power of play is borderless. Sony Interactive Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.  


For more information about our company, please visit SonyInteractive.com. For more information about PlayStation products, please visit PlayStation.com.

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