Staff Technical Project Manager

PlayStation Global•Aliso Viejo, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is seeking a Staff Technical Project Manager to drive key initiatives across Technical Operations. This role involves partnering with engineering teams, product leads, suppliers, and other project management leaders. The Technical Operations team is responsible for the infrastructure and tools used throughout the organization, including cloud infrastructure, on-premise data-centers, a global backbone network, and observability services. As a Staff Technical Project Manager, you will provide project delivery leadership for significant and complex initiatives, integrating multiple engineering teams for successful tracking and delivery. You will support engineering leaders, product owners, and other technical project managers in coordinating complex roadmaps, risk identification, and executive reporting. A key aspect of this role is mentoring others in industry best practices and enhancing the organization's project management capabilities.

Requirements

10+ years of experience working in a program/project management capacity in technology environment; 4+ years of that experience in a software development environment
Demonstrated ability to influence beyond the immediate team and establishing shared goals across multiple leaders
Demonstrated success managing large-scale, cross-organization projects, resolving priority conflicts, and delivering on-time and on-budget
Experience with Systems Development Lifecycle and Project Management Methodologies, specifically Agile/Scrum, in addition to Waterfall
Experience with Release Planning; specifically working with business partners to prioritize projects while also working with resource managers to understand capacity for set releases as desired
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, working across engineers, product management, program management, and all levels of leadership

Nice To Haves

Strong knowledge and background in cloud hosting, on-premise and hybrid infrastructure technologies
Understanding of software development principles and processes including technical aptitude to understand technical designs, challenges and risks
Experience in financial management of complex projects including budget tracking and forecasting.
Strong competency in Technical Project Management planning concepts and tools including Agile, Scrum, JIRA, etc.
Familiarity with modern product discovery, experimentation, and delivery practices.

Responsibilities

Collaborate closely with relevant parties to establish project scope, objectives, and deliverables, while understanding project requirements.
Drive alignment across senior collaborators on priorities, trade-offs, and success metrics while ensuring roadmaps balance delivery with strategic goals.
Lead and manage end-to-end complex projects, ensuring successful delivery within allocated timeframes and budgets and with a mix of both internal and external stakeholders.
Proactively remove obstacles to drive momentum and progress.
Identify communication gaps, handle issues and provide support to teams balancing opposing priorities.
Mentor and coach other Technical Project Managers, advocating for the latest in best industry practice and enhancing project delivery quality.
Contribute to project standards, frameworks, and guidelines across the organization to provide continual improvement in project efficiency and quality.