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Sony Interactive Entertainment · 2 days ago
Senior Technical Program Manager
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$150K/yr - $225K/yr
5+ years exp
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Responsibilities
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.
Qualification
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Required
5+ years of 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 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)
Preferred
Experience in a high-transaction network-based services, video gaming industry, or social media
Domain expertise in one or more of the following areas: video gaming, social, data platforms, trust & safety, monetization, digital commerce, partner management, portfolio management, process implementation, mobile, and/or web development
Experience working with globally-distributed teams and multicultural working environments
Understanding of Japanese language and culture
Hands on experience across more than one development process across waterfall and agile (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, etc)
Passionate about Video Gaming
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Matching 401(k)
Paid time off
Wellness program
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.
10,001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2023 (123)
2022 (174)
2021 (176)
2020 (209)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Ben King
SVP, Direct-to-Consumer
Kiichiro Urata
SVP, Head of Japan Asia Partner Development & Relations
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