Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?
Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.
Project Manager, Product GTM (contract)
US Remote (must work west coast hours)
this is a 12 month contract role through a third party staffing partner
The Team
The Global Marketing, Sales, and Business Operations (GMSBO) division brings together a global staff with a passion for engaging gamers with PlayStation’s extraordinary intellectual property. With teams in countries across the globe, we recognize the importance of balancing local relevance with a global perspective. Across our marketing, Direct to Consumer, channel partners, and services business, we work together to bring the best of the PlayStation experience to markets and channels around the world.
As part of this division, the Executive Portfolio Management Office (EPMO) is responsible for supervising all strategic portfolio activities across the organization to ensure coordinated action and execution. The core areas of focus are product and campaign releases, organizational alignment, knowledge management, process improvement, and initiative management. Further, the team coordinates and runs project plans for division activities related to bringing products to market in both new and known capacities. In addition to leading portfolio activities, the team is also responsible for mapping division-level processes to create alignment and efficiency.
Job Summary:
The Project Manager will be responsible for managing and driving strategic projects that align with the organization's goals and objectives. This role involves overseeing project planning, execution, tracking, and reporting, ensuring that projects are completed on time, within scope, and within budget. The Project Manager will collaborate with cross-functional teams, external suppliers and vendors, manage project communications, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop detailed project plans and schedules, including process activities.
- Manage the execution of project tasks, ensuring timely completion and adherence to project goals.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and collaboration.
- Facilitate clear and consistent communication among all collaborators, including team members, executives, and external partners.
- Regularly update project team members on project progress and address concerns.
- Build and nurture strong relationships with senior stakeholders by aligning project initiatives with business priorities.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues.
- Develop and implement risk management strategies to ensure project success.
- Identify process and ways of working gaps; document problem statements and work cross-functionally to recommend and implement solutions.
- Conduct data analysis to forecast project performance and identify trends.
- Prepare and deliver high-level presentations and process documentation to stakeholders, project team members, and executive partners.
- Track project performance against critical metrics and generate regular progress reports.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives and manage opportunities for process optimization.
- Proactively identify and leverage opportunities for process improvement and change management needs.
Key Competencies
- Critical Thinking: Ability to develop long-term strategic plans that align with the organization's vision and drive business value.
- Decision Making: Make informed project decisions based on business impact and strategic goals.
- Interpersonal Skills: Excellent communication skills to manage team member communications and foster collaboration. Demonstrated ability to navigate relationships with senior executives and key stakeholders.
- Project Leadership: Show the ability to influence and guide project teams towards a shared vision of success and completion of project goals through periods of uncertainty and change.
- Strategic Facilitator: Partner with Games / Product Marketing, Studio / Product business teams, Consumer Insights, and Media teams to support alignment on campaign objectives.
- Go to Market Mindset: Coordinate the work around outlining success metrics, target audiences, market priorities, revenue, engagement, pre-order and awareness goals, launch timing, and major campaign beats.
- Complex Coordination: Ensure media investments, asset production, localization, partnerships, influencer activations, events, and territory marketing efforts remain aligned to and on plan.
- High-Impact Focus: Manage the development of interconnected, high value campaign assets —including trailers, key art, paid media assets, localization requirements, retail materials, influencer toolkits, partnership assets, and launch content.
- Integrated Team Leadership: Support integrated marketing campaigns and act as the operational leader responsible for aligning cross-functional plans with high impact strategy.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Business Administration, Project Management, or a relevant discipline.
- 3-4 years experience in project management of medium - large, complex projects.
- Proven capability to lead and deliver outcomes on large, multifaceted projects.
- Advanced proficiency in project management tools and delivery techniques.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, complemented by the ability to deliver engaging presentations.
Preferred Qualifications
- PMP (Project Management Professional) or a comparable project management certification.
- Experience in the technology or consumer electronics sector.
- Experience with large scale marketing campaigns.
- Experience with creative project management.
- PlayStation fan a plus
At SIE, working with our partners, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.
Please note that the individual base pay range may vary based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.
In addition, this role is eligible for benefit offerings that include medical, dental, and vision. Click here to learn more.
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Equal Opportunity Statement:
Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.
We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.
Sony Interactive Entertainment is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Business Administration, Project Management, or relevant discipline.
- 3-4 years experience in project management of medium to large, complex projects.
- Proven capability to lead and deliver outcomes on large, multifaceted projects.
- Advanced proficiency in project management tools and delivery techniques.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to deliver engaging presentations.
- Must be able to work US West Coast hours (role is US remote, must work West Coast hours).
- PMP or comparable project management certification.
- Experience in the technology or consumer electronics sector.
- Experience with large scale marketing campaigns.
- Experience with creative project management.
PlayStation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about PlayStation and has not been reviewed or approved by PlayStation.
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Healthcare Strength — The package includes medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, mental wellbeing programs, disability, and life insurance. Feedback suggests coverage breadth is a consistent strength that helps anchor overall comp satisfaction.
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Retirement Support — U.S. offerings include a 401(k) with a company match along with student‑loan repayment and a college‑savings plan match. These financial supports are positioned as strong additions to total compensation.
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Parental & Family Support — Offerings include paid parental and family‑care leave, fertility and family‑forming support, backup care, and child developmental resources. Feedback suggests these programs are valued and contribute to a well‑rounded package.
PlayStation Insights
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. We can only achieve this goal by welcoming talented people and empowering them to do their best work. From game developers to data scientists, software engineers to cybersecurity experts, marketing to accounting and finance professionals, we’re always looking for talented people who share a passion for creating and our commitment to delivering amazement.
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