Manager, AI Accelerator Business Partner

Sony•New York, NY

1d•$140,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Sony Corporation of America (SCA) is seeking a Manager, AI Accelerator Business Partner to serve as a strategic connector across functions, helping departments and leaders identify, prioritize, and address business challenges through AI-enabled solutions. This role operates as a strategic advisor and co-driver of AI-enabled business transformation, leading cross-functional AI initiatives from discovery through implementation and scale. Partnering directly with senior leaders and subject matter experts, the Manager helps shape priorities, translate operational challenges into practical AI use cases, drive experimentation and adoption, and deliver measurable business value. In addition, the role supports the redesign of workflows and decision-making processes to better leverage AI and improve overall efficiency and effectiveness. A key expectation of this role is to enable business teams to build the capability to independently identify and apply AI over time, reducing reliance on centralized support and fostering sustainable, long-term adoption. The role requires a high degree of autonomy, with responsibility for setting direction, managing complexity, and advancing AI adoption and new ways of working across the organization. The ideal candidate brings strong business partnering, problem-solving, program management, and change leadership skills, along with a solid understanding of AI capabilities, limitations, and responsible use practices. This position will be on a Hybrid schedule with at least 3 days per week in the New York, NY office.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, Organizational Development, Operations, Human Resources, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
7+ years of experience in business partnership, transformation, consulting, operations, or a related field, with demonstrated ownership of cross-functional initiatives and stakeholder management at senior levels.
Experience partnering across multiple departments and influencing leaders without direct authority.
Demonstrated ability to influence decision-making, align diverse stakeholders, and move cross-functional initiatives forward in complex environments.
Strong ability to identify underlying business challenges, frame opportunities, and translate business needs into practical, actionable solutions.
Solid understanding of AI, generative AI, automation, and related digital capabilities, including considerations related to responsible use, risk, and adoption.
Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into clear business implications and recommendations.
Strong project and program management skills, including planning, coordination, issue resolution, and disciplined execution.
Ability to work effectively in ambiguity and lead through change in a fast-evolving environment.
Experience developing business cases, defining success metrics, and measuring outcomes preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted partner to leaders across functions to assess business priorities, identify pain points and workflow inefficiencies, and uncover high-value opportunities where AI can improve productivity, decision-making, employee experience, or business outcomes.
Translate business needs into clear AI use cases, assess feasibility, business value, risk, and organizational readiness, and partner with leaders to prioritize initiatives based on impact, scalability, and resource requirements, while considering opportunities to improve or redesign broader workflows
Serve as a key connector across business stakeholders and AI, data, technology, privacy, security, legal, and change management partners to align priorities and move initiatives from idea through pilot, implementation, and scale.
Lead definition of business requirements, success metrics, process changes, and adoption plans for AI initiatives, and guide pilots and proofs of concept to ensure solutions address real business needs and are designed for sustainable outcomes.
Lead change management efforts to build awareness, engagement, and readiness across teams by partnering with leaders to communicate the purpose of AI initiatives, address resistance and ambiguity, and reinforce practical, responsible use in day-to-day work.
Establish success metrics, track outcomes, gather stakeholder feedback, and translate insights into actions that refine solutions, strengthen adoption, and identify additional opportunities for scale and broader impact
Strengthen AI literacy and practical understanding across functions by curating and sharing relevant use cases, lessons learned, and resources. Actively support business teams in developing the ability to independently identify, prioritize, and apply AI, enabling more self-sustaining and scalable adoption over time.
Guide alignment of AI initiatives with company policies and data privacy, legal, security, and ethical standards, and partner with relevant teams to enable compliant, responsible, and scalable deployment.
Develop clear executive updates, recommendations, and decision-support materials that help leaders evaluate AI opportunities, monitor progress, understand risks and outcomes, and make informed decisions.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage with coverage for spouses/domestic partners and child dependents, including access to a Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Employee assistance plan and comprehensive behavioral health benefits
Fertility benefits, including, surrogacy, and adoption assistance programs
Basic and supplemental life insurance for employees as well as supplemental life insurance coverage for their spouses/domestic partners and children
Voluntary benefits such as group legal, identity theft protection, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance
Short-term & long-term disability plans
Up to 12 weeks of paid parental and caregiver leave
401(k) Plan with pre-tax, Roth, and after-tax options and company match with immediate vesting
Education assistance and student loan programs
Flexible Work Arrangements, including hybrid work schedules
Time off to include vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, Summer Fridays (early release), and a winter break between Christmas and New Year’s Day (based on business needs)
Referral bonuses (subject to eligibility)
Matching gift program
A wide variety of employee business resource groups (EBRGs)
Special discounts on Sony products, offered exclusively to Sony employees
Employee stock purchase plan (Sony covers commissions and fees for your Sony stock purchases made through after-tax payroll deductions)