Staff Program Manager

PlayStation•San Diego, CA

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, SIE is a dynamic technology company delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to over 100 million people and an entertainment leader with beloved intellectual properties. The Staff Program Manager leads large, strategic programs spanning multiple teams, domains, and business initiatives. This role translates strategy into scalable delivery plans, navigates ambiguity, and delivers measurable business outcomes. Staff Program Managers are recognized leaders who bring clarity to complex situations, elevate execution maturity, influence cross-functional decisions, and scale effective practices across teams and programs. They combine business acumen, technical fluency, and sound judgment to improve organizational effectiveness and accelerate value delivery.

Requirements

Experience leading large, high-impact programs across multiple teams, domains, or business functions.
Proven ability to define a program vision and success measures that connect business strategy and scalable delivery.
Track record of leading through high ambiguity, addressing risks, resolving complex issues, and maintaining stakeholder alignment.
Technical fluency to partner with engineering leaders, assess architectural risks, validate delivery plans, and accelerate execution without directing solutions.
Ability to synthesize business outcomes and KPI data to guide prioritization, tradeoffs, and investment decisions.
Experience influencing senior stakeholders and cross-functional leaders to align decisions.
Success scaling delivery processes, frameworks, tools, or operating mechanisms across teams or domains to improve predictability and execution.
Experience mentoring program managers and contributing to delivery standards and best practices.
Proven ability to lead across cultures and regions, navigate varied working and communication styles, and align globally distributed teams.

Nice To Haves

Leading transformations that introduce new operating models, governance, or enterprise capabilities.
Influencing portfolio strategy, investment decisions, and cross-domain prioritization through data-driven insights.
Coaching program managers on delivery excellence, systems thinking, and stakeholder management.
Establishing repeatable frameworks, playbooks, or organizational mechanisms that improve execution quality and business outcomes at scale.

Responsibilities

Own the full lifecycle of large, complex programs with significant cross-functional and organizational impact.
Define program vision, success metrics, and long-range delivery plans aligned to strategic objectives.
Navigate ambiguity by anticipating risks, resolving systemic issues, and aligning teams and stakeholders.
Use technical fluency to assess architectural risks, validate timelines, identify acceleration opportunities, and guide delivery tradeoffs.
Synthesize business, delivery, and KPI data to guide priorities, resource decisions, tradeoffs, and program pivots.
Improve delivery by simplifying processes, reducing complexity, and scaling proven models across teams and domains.
Advise senior leaders with clear, data-backed communication on risks, decisions, and recommendations.
Mentor PMs across levels while strengthening organizational delivery capability and execution discipline.