Sony Music Entertainment · 1 month ago
Vice President of Product Design
United States, New York, New York
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$224K/yr - $252K/yr
12+ years expSony Music Entertainment is a global leader in the music industry, seeking a Vice President of Product Design to lead the design vision and strategy for their suite of products. This role involves guiding a team of designers, partnering with cross-functional leaders, and driving user-centered design practices to enhance the overall user experience.
Digital EntertainmentMedia and EntertainmentMusic
Responsibilities
Elevate product design as a critical driver of solution quality, embedding design excellence into every stage of the product development lifecycle and measurably improving user outcomes
Develop, mentor, and empower designers at all levels, from sharpening the craft of senior ICs to creating growth pathways and clear guardrails for junior designers; foster a confident, cohesive design culture deeply integrated into PDEGO’s operating rhythm
Build and operationalize a robust user engagement and insights program, giving designers and product teams structured access to user feedback; navigate stakeholder nuance, establish repeatable research practices, and champion user voice as a strategic input to roadmaps and long-term bets
Partner closely with Product, Engineering, and cross-functional leadership to inform roadmaps, drive clarity, and reinforce a collaborative, solutions-oriented culture where teams practice healthy dialogue, shared ownership, and compromise to deliver the strongest outcomes
Lead and manage a high-performing global product design team; set the design vision and drive a culture of excellence, curiosity, and user empathy
Own the end-to-end design strategy for a complex ecosystem of internal music distribution and B2B software products in accounting tools, data products, and artist/label experience tools
Establish best-in-class scalable design practices and elevate design systems and standards that ensure consistency and quality across all PDEGO software products
Provide strategic design guidance, feedback, and direction across multiple product areas and global markets
Represent design thinking at the leadership level, bringing a user-centered perspective to decision-making
Qualification
Required
12-15+ years of B2B software product design/UX experience
5+ years leading design teams at a senior level
Proven experience designing complex, data-heavy, enterprise or workflow tools at scale
Strong systems thinker with deep experience in information architecture and interaction design
Skilled at leading multidisciplinary, globally distributed teams
Excellent communicator with a track record of influencing and partnering with senior stakeholders to drive alignment
Highly collaborative, user-obsessed, and comfortable navigating ambiguity and complex problem spaces
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage
401K + employer matching
Company-paid identity theft protection
Resources for pets
Mental health and meditation resources
Industry-leading fertility coverage
Fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding
Fully paid leave for caregivers
Programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity
Subsidized back-up child and elder care
Reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition, and student loans
Investment in your professional growth and development
Time off for a winter recess
Company
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music is a music corporation owned and operated by Sony Corporation of America, a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate. It is a sub-organization of Legacy Recordings.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2019-05-05Acquired
Leadership Team
Christoph Behm
CEO GSA
Adam Cardew
Vice President
Recent News
2026-01-07
Digital Music News
2025-12-21
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