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Manager, Portfolio Strategy PlayStation Studios
Team – Portfolio Strategy and Franchise Development // Office of Product Management // PlayStation Studios
Location – San Mateo/LA Preferred.
The Manager, Portfolio Strategy will be responsible for guiding strategic investments and ensuring our portfolio collectively aligns with PlayStation Studio’s business objectives. You will perform strategic, market, and competitive analysis, and manage how we optimize and rebalance the portfolio for future growth. You’ll lead and develop a team of portfolio strategists, ensuring that data-driven insights lead to informed decision-making and competitive advantage.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify the ideal portfolio of games to meet specific investment goals while balancing risk and return.
- Evaluate existing portfolio, assessing performance, risk exposure, and alignment with portfolio objectives.
- Lead portfolio planning and prioritization meeting to ensure alignment across central teams, studio, and product leadership.
- Develop and mentor a team, ensuring research efforts are aligned with overarching goals and priorities, resulting in relevant and actionable insights.
- Develop a framework to pinpoint opportunities and gaps in the current product portfolio over a multi-year horizon.
- Identify, analyze, and mitigate risks associated with the portfolio. Take a dynamic view for how we manage downside risk by looking at all risk factors both internal and external using scenario testing, sensitivity analysis, and stress-testing.
- Monitor and evaluate the performance of the portfolio, providing reports and insights to assess how well growth and innovation strategies are performing.
Qualifications
- 10+ years’ experience in corporate strategy, MBA Preferred.
- Strong financial modeling skills. Employ mathematical models and statistical techniques to analyze data and develop optimization strategies.
- Deep market knowledge in the gaming industry across different platforms, business models, genres, and markets.
- Excellent strategic thinking and leadership skills.
- Passion for innovation and pushing the boundaries of creative possibilities.
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Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.
In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.
The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.
$163,700—$245,500 USD
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What We Do
PlayStation has been at the forefront of interactive and digital entertainment since the debut of our first console in 1994. Our products delight millions across the world through incredible games, cutting edge experiences and access to many types of media.
This commitment to amazing our fans is at the core of who we are and one we share with Sony Corporation, internationally known as a leader in music, movies and consumer electronics.
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