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Sony Interactive Entertainment · 1 week ago

Director, Merchandising

United States, San Mateo, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$207K/yr - $311K/yr

12+ years exp

Sony Interactive Entertainment is a global leader in entertainment known for its PlayStation family of products and services. The Director of Games Merchandising will be responsible for maximizing player engagement and revenue through effective merchandising strategies on the PlayStation Store, while leading a team to achieve commercial priorities.

Consumer GoodsMusicVideo Games

Work & Life Balance

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Maximize player engagement, conversion and revenue for the Store, while balancing key launch moments and other strategic business initiatives

Lead and inspire teams, fostering a collaborative and distributed work culture that encourages and supports high performance, data led decision making and creativity

Oversee, develop and optimize the Merchandising performance on an ongoing basis and ensure that activities support achievement of Store commercial targets

Optimize merchandising, ensuring commercial targets are achieved through engagement and commercial growth

Develop insights and inputs into the Weekly, Monthly & Quarterly business reviews

Improve the efficiency of teams through improved processes and automation

Lead weekly and daily Inventory management across both curation & personalization, to drive the strongest user and revenue outcomes

Qualification

Digital merchandisingE-commerce experienceAnalytical skillsTeam leadershipCommercial instinctsPlayer journey expertiseInfluencing skillsCommunication skills

Required

12+ years in digital merchandising or e-commerce, with the games or digital entertainment industry

Deep love and passion for games and understand the psychological drivers behind game engagement

Proven experience leading a high performing team in a global & matrixed organization

Commercial results: strong commercial instincts and a demonstrated track record of driving profitable growth through digital experiences

Analytical skills: ability to use data & analytics to understand consumer behavior & trends

Domain expertise: solid understanding of the player journey & depth on what drives games engagement

Exceptional communication skills, and the ability to influence and lead senior partners

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

Matching 401(k)

Paid time off

Wellness program

Coveted employee discounts for Sony products

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

H1B Sponsorship

Sony Interactive Entertainment has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (290)

2024 (258)

2023 (208)

2022 (279)

2021 (210)

2020 (213)

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Leadership Team

Ben King

SVP, Direct-to-Consumer, Sony Interactive Entertainment / Playstation

Kiichiro Urata

SVP, Head of Japan Asia Partner Development & Relations / member of the Board of Directors

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