Corporate Strategy Intern, PlayStation
MBA
$43.25 - $43.25 USD per hour
More information about location
Office located in San Mateo, CA
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
Job no longer available
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$43.25 - $43.25 USD per hour
More information about location
Office located in San Mateo, 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
- Current MBA student with 2+ years of experience in strategic planning, management consulting, finance, gaming or tech
- Projected to graduate by Spring 2026
- Outstanding Microsoft Excel modeling and PowerPoint presentation skills
- Demonstrated ability to investigate, discover, and comprehend diverse sets of information to tackle a complex problem and convert them into a simple presentable solution with a clear messaging
- Ability to navigate through ambiguity to steer his / her own work product and network within the company
- Demonstrated ability to self-motivate with outstanding verbal and written communication skills; ability to work with others at all levels and functions
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, working through uncertainty under varied time constraints
- Attention to detail, organization skills, and strong work ethic and ability to handle confidentiality
- Clear passion for gaming, content, media, entertainment, and/or technology
- Able to work during one of the following periods: May 19th - August 8th or June 16th - September 5th
- Must be available for the entire 12-week internship period
What the job involves
- The Corporate Strategy team’s vision is to inspire our company’s leaders to take action in creating a better, stronger, more player-centric PlayStation for generations to come
- Our goal is to bring clarity to the next ten years and do so in a way that fosters alignment and generates consensus with our leadership
- We create this through rigorous research, generating data-driven narratives and frameworks, and by constantly connecting with teams across the broader gaming ecosystem; we use these ongoing discussions to build trust both inside and outside of SIE to battle test our plans and align our strategic priorities
- Sony PlayStation is seeking one Strategy MBA Interns to join the Corporate Strategy & Development team to help define the future of the gaming industry
- Our team is responsible for mid-to-long term strategy, as well as our annual strategic planning
- We work with CEOs and senior executives, as well as Business Unit to create strategic analyses and develop relevant insights to guide our executives
- You will work across the entire organization to understand all aspects of PlayStation and work with the team to bring your project from ideation to the finish line where you will present your recommendations
- This role is a unique opportunity to strengthen our business strategies with valuable analysis, data and consumer insights
- Identify and develop transformative growth and innovation strategies, while supporting complex strategic development projects
- Perform research to identify new business opportunities to support PlayStation’s business expansion into new areas and assess existing lines of business
- Develop, coordinate and implement plans crafted to increase existing business and capture new growth opportunities
- Brainstorm and evaluate opportunities across the industry, performing a broad range of quantitative and qualitative analyses
- Organize and build executive level corporate strategy presentation documents, including applicable strategic frameworks
- Build financial, operating, and predictive models to support strategic initiatives
- Perform data driven analysis and interface with internal data and analytics teams
- Manage complex working groups spanning engineering, product and business organizations
- In performing duties, utilize an understanding of the interactive entertainment industry, including the industry value chain, competitive landscape, technologies, business models, game content, and industry trends
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
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
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
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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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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at PlayStation
- We're proud to celebrate diversity at PlayStation
- Our Employee Resource groups, including Women@PlayStation, REPRESENT@PlayStation, Wellbeing@PlayStation, and our award-winning LGBTQ+ group, Pride@PlayStation, actively promote inclusion in the workplace and beyond
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