Senior Program Manager, PlayStation

• 5+ years of project/program management experience with software development and delivery at scale
• Consistent track record of managing schedules, scope, budgets, resource plans, issues, risks, communications, quality/testing plans, and release plans of complex projects/programs
• Bachelor’s degree, technical education and/or work experience in technical domain
• Demonstrated technical proficiency and an ability to understand technology, designs, challenges and risks
• Proven understanding of software lifecycle, release processes, and iterative development practices
• Experience creating go-to-market strategies and driving go/no-go release decisions
• Expertise in driving software development programs that involve integrating work of multiple technology (server and client) teams from inception to delivery to internal / external customers
• Experience in leading complex, business-critical programs with dependencies across multiple teams to include Product Management, User Experience, Legal, Marketing and other business teams
• Experience creating and delivering executive-level summary reports and presentations
• Excellent listening, written, and verbal communication skills across all levels
• Strong decision-making skills
• Experience in initiating and driving process improvements
• Excel in conflict resolution, collaboration, and people management
• Expertise with collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence, Trello, Google Drive, and Microsoft Teams, etc)

Desirable

• PlayStation Global Program Management Office drives delivery of highly impactful program solutions worldwide.
• We are looking for passionate program managers to grow our team together to the next chapter after the successful PS5 launch!
• You will bring to bear your expertise to deliver complex programs by demonstrating excellent planning, execution, partner, risk and dependency management skills.
• You will be hands on to tackle challenges, an advocate and the biggest supporter for the program organization
• Own and drive end-to-end delivery of multiple strategic and complex cross-regional, cross-functional initiatives with multi-level dependencies
• Collaborate with development teams to develop full program plans including timelines, dependencies, risk factors, success criteria, and outcomes, while keeping them energized and focused on delivering priority programs
• Partner closely with Product Management, Engineering, UX, and Senior Leadership to drive programs strategically
• Understand strategy, objectives, priority and goals and translate into tactical execution plans
• Identify, understand, visualize and manage upstream/downstream dependencies
• Build strategic and tactical models and processes for programs
• Anticipate and remove obstacles proactively and effectively
• Ensure clear communication for status reporting, issues and challenges to leadership, relevant partners, and team members
• Lead continuous improvement efforts to optimize productivity
• Build a strong cohesive program team and create a fun and collaborative environment that cultivates creativity, innovation, and learning