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Technical Program Manager (TPM) II
Do you enjoy orchestrating complex programs and shipping platform capabilities used by tens of millions of players around the world? Would you like a career opportunity that combines both your passion for games and skills as a Technical Program manager? Then you need to come and play with us here at Sony PlayStation®!
At PlayStation®, The Monetization Team helps players find the content they want to play, and nurtures the relationship with products like PlayStation® Plus. We are in an industry that is seeing spectacular growth and innovation, and in response, we are re-inventing our operating rhythms to deliver best in class experiences at scale across these pillars.
- Our customers are passionate about our products, and we’re passionate about providing them with the best possible experience.
- The key to excellence lies in discovering capable individuals and enabling them to do their best work.
- We believe that work should be fun, and we aim to build an environment where teams can do impactful work, grow personally and professionally, and maintain a healthy work–life balance.
- Manage cross-functional programs by coordinating scope, timelines, and team alignment across engineering, product, and other stakeholders groups.
- Partner with Product, UX, and Engineering leads to translate business requirements and product epics into clear user stories and implementation plans.
- Drive execution by leading sprint planning, tracking dependencies, and ensuring milestone clarity.
- Proactively identify risks, blockers, and delivery gaps, and work with leads to drive resolution.
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies (standups, retros, backlog refinements) and ensure sprint planning hygiene, including Jira upkeep.
- Coordinate Program artifacts such as feature plans, sprint plans, and delivery/release schedules - tracking scope, risks and dependencies.
- Provide timely program status updates and surface key risks to Engineering, Product, and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Contribute to team delivery best practices and help evolve processes that improve cross-team coordination and execution velocity.
- Support change initiatives or delivery process improvements within and across teams, helping the org scale delivery more effectively.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical field, or equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional technical programs from planning through delivery.
- Working knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies and the full software development lifecycle.
- Ability to decompose product epics/features into actionable user stories and track delivery execution.
- Experience collaborating with Product, Engineering, and UX to align on scope, planning and delivery.
- Excellent communicator with the ability to influence across multiple teams and stakeholders.
- Proficiency with tools such as (JIRA, Confluence, Google Workspace, Slack, etc.
- Strong analytical thinking and data-driven decision making.
- Experience working with globally distributed engineering teams
- Background in delivering full-stack applications.
- Prior experience as a Software or QA Engineer.
- Experience as Product Owner or Scrum Master.
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At SIE, 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 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.
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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.
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.
