Senior Technical Program Manager, PlayStation

• Self-motivated, proactive, critical thinker with a strong intuition to identify and resolve roadblocks before they become material risks to a program schedule and shipping success
• Take ownership of project and program schedules, task assignments, and overall schedule progress. Manage dependencies, mitigate risks, and provide executive reports
• Excellent written and verbal skills. Proficient at addressing various partners from individual contributors, up through senior leadership
• Working with the extended Program Management group to set the product definition, system-level architecture and coordination with the various business and engineering teams
• Maintains big picture strategic and operational thinking balanced by a strong attention to detail
• Able to work with management and cross-functional partners with the utmost integrity
• Flexible and calm in dealing with various aspects of ambiguity
• Extensive experience developing and/or leading large projects/programs across multiple engineering and operations teams across the finish line
• Experience in roles that communicate requirements and schedules to facilitate technical readiness with engineering and supply chain teams
• Preferred background of supporting the development of new consumer electronic devices
• Experience with Project/Program management tools like JIRA and Confluence
• Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies
• Ability to work with others at all levels, effective at working with geographically remote and diverse teams
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in operations management or engineering-related fields preferred. Masters or MBA or equivalent experience are a plus
• Proven experience as a Technical Program Manager or Project Lead

Desirable

• First party Hardware Product Development Program Management - Manage the engineering and program timelines of 1st party products that delight and excite players
• Track and report on program status
• Lead and motivate the program team to achieve important breakthroughs in development
• Collaborate with manufacturing and engineering development partners to establish important achievements and deadlines
• Identify and report program and schedule risks, establish recovery plans
• Manage program meetings with management and cross-functional teams
• Business Planning Program Management - Establish PD team processes and policies, business and performance reporting, and business cadence/process