Senior Product Manager, PlayStation
Platform Experience
$168.9-253.3k
This role also may be eligible for a bonus package
Office located in San Mateo, CA; Aliso Viejo, CA
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
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Gaming and digital entertainment provider
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$168.9-253.3k
This role also may be eligible for a bonus package
Office located in San Mateo, CA; Aliso Viejo, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a gaming experience without barriers that fits the needs of players of all abilities.
Role
Who you are
- Proven experience (5+ years) in product management roles, preferably focused on internal tools, developer platforms, or live game services
- Deep understanding of software development workflows, including CI/CD, telemetry, backend services, and APIs
- Strong cross-functional communication and stakeholder management skills — you are comfortable balancing trade-offs across engineering, studios, and business teams
- Self-starter with strong product sense who can define solutions and lead teams from concept through to adoption
- Data-driven decision-making with the ability to synthesize user feedback and technical constraints into product roadmaps
Desirable
- Experience in live service game operations, either as a product owner, producer, or tools developer
- Familiarity with PlayStation developer tools, publishing pipelines, or partner studio integrations
- Track record of scaling internal tools or services across multiple teams or geographies
- Passion for enabling world-class games and supporting the creative teams behind them
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to join our team and help shape the foundation that empowers PlayStation's global studios to deliver incredible live service experiences
- You will lead the definition and evolution of platform capabilities and internal tools that support live game operations, ensuring seamless integration between game studios and our platform engineering teams
- This role bridges the gap between studio needs and platform capabilities. You will represent the voice of the studio within the platform organization, helping balance bespoke game requirements with scalable, strategic solutions that benefit the entire PlayStation ecosystem
- Develop a deep understanding of PlayStation’s game studio needs and workflows, particularly for live service game operations
- Define and prioritize platform capabilities, services, and tools that improve time-to-market, operational stability, and developer efficiency
- Translate studio feedback and operational requirements into scalable product strategies that support a diverse portfolio of titles
- Collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, developer support, and publishing operations teams across the U.S. and Japan to build and evolve cross-cutting solutions
- Partner with internal stakeholders to ensure smooth onboarding and adoption of platform tools and services by studios
- Understanding of software development and efficiency working closely with Engineers
- Drive documentation, support structures, and developer enablement strategies to ensure long-term sustainability and effectiveness of live services capabilities
Our take
Since the release of the PS1 in 1994, PlayStation has been a consistent leader in the video gaming market. Its consoles are iconic in the gaming community - Playstation has produced both the top-selling and fastest-selling console of all time - and the company is still pushing boundaries. Its current flagship - the PS5 - promises to revolutionize gaming, featuring new technology that will create improvements across the board.
As well as its consoles, PlayStation has also developed online services, connecting its users and giving them access to diversified media. A PlayStation can be used for a huge range of activities - from Netflix to guided workouts - which has led to the expansion of the company's audience over time and across generations.
PlayStation faces competition in its field from the likes of Microsoft, with its Xbox range, and PC gaming, which has been becoming more popular in recent years. Regardless, PlayStation shows no signs of slowing down. The upcoming implementation of in-game ads in free games looks to significantly increase revenue, and the wider PlayStation gaming experience also appears to be evolving from plans to launch live service games in upcoming years.
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Insights
8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Private medical insurance
- Private dental insurance
- Flexible working policy (remote working, flexible hours)
- Free fruit every day in our offices
- On-site free gym (London & Liverpool)
- On-site subsidised cafés
- On-site bar (Thursdays & Fridays, London & Liverpool)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Eye care assistance
- x2 volunteering days each year
- Group pension plan
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Season ticket loans
- Life assurance
- Income protection
- 25 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays
- Discretionary days off over Christmas and summer
- Free giveaways of select first party products and services
- Discounts on PlayStation products
- Discounts on Sony products
- Access to other corporate discounts
Company HQ
East San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
Leadership
Jim Ryan
(CEO, not founder)Ryan joined Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe (SIEE) in 1994. Taking over as SIEE president in 2011, he later moved on to head of global sales and marketing at SIE in April 2016. Ryan has served as deputy president of SIE since January 2018, before being appointed CEO in February 2019.
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