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
The Visual Arts Malaysia is a passionate team within the PlayStation family, provides world-class content, development, and services to PlayStation’s studios all over the world. Always at the cutting edge of technology, Visual Arts works with studios like Naughty Dog, Insomniac, Santa Monica Studios, Guerrilla Games, Bend Studios, Sucker Punch, San Diego Studio, Firesprite, and more first-party teams. Our team is made up of game and film industry professionals from all over the world, working with some of the best minds and companies around.
The position of Project Manager is an active member of the production group and will assist the project or department to which they are assigned to ensure the timely and cost-effective execution of a scope of work. These are an intermediate position with a focus on evolving into a more senior position and take on more responsibility. The differentiation between the two roles is the amount of experience and multidiscipline expertise that the individual candidate has. Based upon those factors, the roles and candidates' title would be the final consideration in determination if the individual is a Project Manager or Associate Project Manager. It could be considered that a Project Manager might be able to run a smaller production scope of work without a Senior Project Manager, but an Associate may not have the full skill set to be the main point of contact on a production.
Responsibilities
- Manage the day-to-day development roadmap, task backlog, and sprint planning to ensure the team meets scheduled milestones.
- Coordinate closely with leads to monitor daily task progress, optimize capacity, and maintain a sustainable velocity.
- Build and maintain project schedules, tracking resource allocation and deliverables against timelines and budgets.
- Lead daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and tasks prioritization discussions.
- Actively identify production bottlenecks, dependencies, and risks, working with Senior Project Managers and studio management to implement mitigation plans.
- Serve as a key point of contact for external vendors, managing routine delivery updates, assets handoffs, and feedback loops.
- Maintain and communicate progress, blockers, and status reports to stakeholders.
- Foster a collaborative environment that encourages accountability and continuous improvement.
Qualifications
- At least 3 years of experience as a Project Manager within the video game or a related industry (such as VFX or animation).
- Strong understanding of game development pipelines and technical workflow.
- Practical experience with Agile/Scrum and waterfall methodologies, alongside proficiency in production tools (Jira, Confluence, Flow, Excel, Miro, or equivalents).
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational & prioritization skills, attention to detail, process knowledge and the ability to multi-task.
- Ability to remain focused, structured, and collaborative in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred.
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Skills Required
- 3 years of experience as a Project Manager
- Understanding of game development pipelines
- Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
- Proficiency in Jira, Confluence, or equivalents
- Strong communication skills
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
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.
