Principal, Development Strategy and Support Manager
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Job Summary
Why PlayStation
PlayStation isnt just the Best Place to Play its also the Best Place to Work. Today were recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation5 PlayStation4 PlayStationVR PlayStationPlus acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios and more.
PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation technology and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.
The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.
Location Preference:Europe / East Coast U.S.
We are looking for aPrincipalManagerto join our Development Strategy team at PlayStation Studios.The Development Strategy team plays a key role in PlayStation Studiosbyworking directly withgame studiosto discover organize and communicate status of their titles.
This roleis integral tothe portfolio title review process acrossallPlayStation Studiosglobally. This includes tracking and reporting on multiple projects in various development stages coordinating internal reviewsassistingin collecting and reviewing materials and driving follow-up actions. You will work closely with development teamsand leadership to ensure smooth communication and effective project support.
Responsibilities
- Conduct periodic title reviews travelling onsite at studio locations globally as well as virtually.
- Drive title review preparations including partnering with studios and coordinating with other internal groups such as user research publishing forecastingand finance.
- Foster positive relationshipsby building trustand drive alignment acrossdevelopment teams executive leadership and support groups.
- Partner with studio leadership to gain a holistic understanding of the game and studio goals to then provideactionable insights at key moments throughout the development lifecycle.
- Collect and share best practices by working with and learning from PlayStations collection of world class studios.
- Take on the role of interpreter diplomat and advocate for the title review processtoincrease transparency with all stakeholders.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 6 years of experience in game production.
- Strong understanding of thegame developmentlifecycleand industry best practicesacross multiple game types genres platforms and business models.
- Ability to review andanalyze development stage deliverables; creative financial andbusiness-relatedandassistindeterminingif a wide range of different games aretrackingas expected and according to schedule.
- Well organized and analytical with a strong emphasis on communication presentation and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to prioritize plan and execute simultaneously across multiple projects with varying stakeholders.
- Familiarity working with global teams across different time zones.
- Experience with tools for user research playtesting and metrics analysis.
- Adaptable curiousteam player capable of working collaboratively or independently as required by the task.
- Leadership or managerial experience is a plus.
Relocation supported to a suitable location with an SIE entity.
Please note Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks.
Please refer to ourCandidate Privacy Noticefor more information about what personal information we collect how we use it who we share it with and your data protection rights.
Please note Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks.
Please refer to ourCandidate Privacy Noticefor more information about what personal information we collect how we use it who we share it with and your data protection rights.
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.
PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.
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- Tableau
- Customer Segmentation
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Investment Banking
- Strategic Planning
- Financial Modeling
- Customer relationship management
- Management Consulting
- Google Suite
- Analytics
About Company
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