Senior Partner Specialist

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.

The Opportunity

PlayStation Studios is building a new Partner Sourcing Group (PSG) a central high-impact functiondesigned toelevate how we engage onboard and scale external partners across our global studio ecosystem.

As a Senior PartnerSpecialist(P3) you will play a pivotal role in shaping this function from the ground as the connective tissue between studios partners and internal teams ensuring external partnerships areonboardedefficiently governed effectively and deliver exceptional value.

WhatYoullDo

Partner Sourcing & Onboarding

• Identify assess and recommend external partners aligned to PlayStation Studios creative and operational needs.

• Lead RFIs RFPs market research and partner evaluations across multiple regions.

• Orchestrate partner pilots and onboarding with InfoSec Legal Finance ComplianceITand other Business Units.

• Drive continuous improvement of onboarding processes to enable speed quality and scalability.

Vendor Management & Performance

• Support contract creation and commercial governance across the partner portfolio.

• Trackspend discounts and commercial performance against negotiated terms.

• Define andmaintainvendor performance metrics and post-project evaluations.

• Ensure invoice accuracy and payment workflows across multiple systems(incl.but not limited to creation of Purchase Requisitions Purchase orders GRs and follow upwith invoices and payments).

Stakeholder & Relationship Management

• Buildmaintainand strengthen strategic trusted relationships across PlayStation Studios central teams and external partners ensuring ongoing alignment collaboration and mutual success across initiatives.

• Act as a central coordination point anticipatingissues aligning stakeholders and enabling informed decisionmaking.

• Support vendor enablement throughtraining onPlayStation Studios tools processes and expectations.

• Contribute to PSG knowledge sharing through guidelines updates and best practices.

Team & Function Build

• Partner closely with the PSG Manager Operations to support recruitment onboarding and training of new team members.

• Help shape a best-in-class sourcing and partner management capability for PlayStation Studios.

What WereLooking For

• Proven experience in vendor management sourcing or partner operations ideally within gaming creative entertainment or technology environments.

• Strong analytical andorganizationalskills with exceptional attention to detail.

• Independent confident communicator with a collaborative serviceoriented mindset.

• Comfortable operating across multiple stakeholders priorities and systems.

• Experience working with contracts onboarding workflows and compliancedriven environments.

• Bachelors degree or equivalent professional experience (5 years).

• BCS Specialist Certificate in Supplier Management or similar is a plus.

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