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Sony Interactive Entertainment · 16 hours ago

Staff Technical Program Manager

San Diego, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

$173K/yr - $259K/yr

10+ years exp

Sony Interactive Entertainment is a global leader in entertainment, known for the PlayStation family of products and services. The Staff Technical Program Manager will lead multiyear initiatives to enhance PlayStation’s enterprise IT and information security capabilities, driving strategy and execution across multiple teams.

Consumer GoodsMusicVideo Games

Work & Life Balance

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Define program charters, success metrics (OKRs/KPIs), and phased roadmaps that align to IT & security strategy and enterprise standards

Facilitate architectural and design decisions; drive crisp choices among competing priorities and surface tradeoffs to leadership

Stand up program governance (cadence, RACI, decision logs) and create durable mechanisms for crossteam alignment and escalation

Lead endtoend delivery across the program lifecycle: initiation/chartering, planning, execution, rollout/transition, and benefits realization, ensuring quality, security, privacy, and compliance are built in from the start

Build integrated schedules; identify and resolve critical path dependencies across service teams (e.g., identity/IAM, security engineering/operations, compliance, networking, endpoint management, data platforms) and partner organizations

Drive risk/issue management with datadriven mitigations; maintain sourceoftruth program plans, backlogs, and roadmaps

Create clear, concise executive readouts, dashboards, and status narratives tailored to audiences from VP/Director to engineering teams

Lead crossprogram dependency forums; negotiate scope, sequencing, and resourcing to protect program outcomes

Serve as the primary point of contact for internal customers and external partners; translate business goals into actionable technical plans

Evolve delivery practices and tooling (e.g., Jira/Confluence, M365, data dashboards) to increase predictability and throughput

Mentor other TPMs and engineers; contribute to TPM community standards, playbooks, and onboarding

Qualification

Technical program managementEnterprise IT experienceSecurity program managementStakeholder managementCloud platforms (AWS)Program management methodologiesJIRA proficiencyChange managementCommunication skillsMentoring skills

Required

10+ years of technical program/project management experience delivering large-scale enterprise IT, security, or infrastructure programs and distributed systems

Demonstrated leadership of cross-org programs with high ambiguity, complex dependencies, and executive visibility

Proven ability to think strategically, prioritize tasks, and make sound decisions under pressure

Strong technical acumen: ability to discuss system design, APIs, data flows, security/privacy considerations, and operational tradeoffs with engineering

Expertise with Program and Project management methodologies fundamentals (risk/issue, dependency management, cost/benefit, critical path)

Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills; proven ability to influence without authority across product, engineering, security, data, and operations

Track record of delivering programs with measurable outcomes (risk reduction, compliance posture, MTTD/MTTR, control coverage, availability/latency, user adoption) and of running effective post-launch improvements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent experience

Preferred

Prior experience as a program manager, software developer, or systems/infra engineer

Domain experience in enterprise IT and security domains

Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS), vendor management, and information security strategy

Experienced in mentoring junior team members and chipping in to the continued improvement of PMO

Knowledge of frameworks such as PMI/PMBOK, ITIL, Lean, or relevant certifications (PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM) — valued but not required

Experience with JIRA – ability to build custom dashboards and show an understanding of how to manage JIRA as a source of truth

Experience working with globally distributed teams; ability to travel for key program milestones

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

Matching 401(k)

Paid time off

Wellness program

Coveted employee discounts for Sony products

Bonus package

Company

Sony Interactive Entertainment

Sony Interactive Entertainment is responsible for the PlayStation brand and family of products and services.

Founded in 1993

San Mateo, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.sie.com

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