Senior Corporate Counsel, Global Regulatory & Litigation

PlayStation Global•San Mateo, CA

16h•$226,200 - $339,200•Hybrid

About The Position

Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC is seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel to manage a varied portfolio of global litigation matters and regulatory responses. The role leads responses to government and regulatory requests for information, inquiries, and investigations across the Americas, with support for global matters as needed, and advises business stakeholders on evolving regulatory and litigation risks. The position requires sound judgment, initiative, and coordination of fast-moving, cross-functional matters across jurisdictions, including deciding when matters should be handled internally and when outside counsel is appropriate. The counsel will assess legal risk, business impact, response requirements, and deadlines; develop response strategies and workplans; coordinate stakeholders and information gathering; and oversee outside counsel where needed. The role also manages litigation and other adversarial proceedings, develops litigation strategy, oversees discovery and other case workstreams, evaluates resolution options, and handles matters through trial, arbitration, appeal, or settlement as applicable. It provides practical advice to stakeholders and leadership, monitors legal developments, and collaborates on processes and readiness for regulatory inquiries, investigations, and litigation. The role is based in San Mateo or San Diego, California, or Washington, D.C., and follows a hybrid schedule with a minimum of two days onsite per week. The estimated base pay range is $226,200–$339,200. The position is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package and may be eligible for a bonus package.

Requirements

Juris Doctorate degree from an ABA-approved law school.
Active state bar membership in good standing.
Minimum of 10 years of relevant legal experience, including substantial experience handling regulatory inquiries, investigations, complex litigation, and government enforcement matters.
Demonstrated ability to lead responses to government and regulatory RFIs, inquiries, and investigations, including matters with compressed timelines and multiple jurisdictions.
Proven record managing complex litigation or investigations and coordinating internal teams and outside counsel across jurisdictions.
Sound judgment regarding legal risk, escalation, privilege, and the appropriate use of outside counsel and other external advisers.
Ability to work cross-functionally and internationally with multiple partners and implement global strategies.
Solutions-oriented self-starter who provides practical advice in terms understandable to non-lawyers.
Exceptional project-management and organizational skills, including prioritizing competing matters, managing tight deadlines, and driving workstreams to completion.
Willingness to work on matters of any size.
Ability to work independently while building alignment among diverse internal and external stakeholders.
Excellent written and oral communication, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience as in-house counsel in a global technology, entertainment, gaming, or other highly regulated business.
Experience advising on information security, privacy, consumer protection, competition, product, or platform-related regulatory matters.

Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate responses to government and regulatory requests for information, inquiries, investigations, and related requests across the Americas, with global support as needed.
Assess the scope, legal risk, business impact, response requirements, and deadlines of matters, and develop response strategies and workplans.
Manage tight deadlines while ensuring responses are accurate, complete, consistent, and appropriately reviewed and approved.
Coordinate internal stakeholders across Legal, Compliance, Privacy, Information Security, Product, Engineering, Finance, Public Policy, Communications, and other functions.
Identify, preserve, collect, review, and synthesize relevant information and documents with internal teams, subject-matter experts, and operational teams.
Determine whether matters should be managed internally or require specialist outside counsel.
Oversee outside counsel as needed, including setting strategy, managing workstreams and budgets, and ensuring advice is practical and aligned with business objectives.
Manage litigation and other adversarial proceedings in the Americas and globally as needed, coordinating with internal stakeholders and outside counsel.
Develop and implement litigation strategy; manage discovery and other case workstreams; evaluate resolution options; and oversee matters through trial, arbitration, appeal, or settlement as applicable.
Advise business stakeholders and leadership on evolving regulatory and litigation risks and potential operational and strategic impacts.
Monitor regulatory enforcement and litigation trends across key markets and translate developments into actionable risk-mitigation recommendations.
Collaborate with legal and business colleagues to improve processes, playbooks, governance, and readiness for regulatory inquiries, investigations, and litigation.