Director, Data Science Product Strategy

Sony Interactive Entertainment; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 273,000 - 410,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Wellness program

Employee discounts

Bonus package

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment seeks a Director of Data Science Product Management in San Mateo, CA to lead strategy, prioritization, and execution of data science initiatives across PlayStation. You will shape a portfolio of data products and drive measurable business outcomes through adoption and continuous improvement.

Leading a team of Data Science Product Managers, you will partner with analytics, engineering, and product teams to deliver high‑impact CLV, engagement, forecasting, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, Engineering, or related field.
• 15+ years of relevant experience in digital product management, data product management, AI/ML product management, analytics product management, or related roles.
• 6+ years of people management experience, including leading Product Managers or analytics leaders.
• Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional portfolios involving Data Science, ML Engineering, Analytics, Data Engineering, and business stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of data science and machine learning workflows including experimentation, forecasting, modeling, monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Translate business priorities into structured problem statements, investment cases, product strategies, and measurable outcomes.
• Drive product strategy and lifecycle ownership for player value and decision intelligence capabilities, such as CLV, engagement and forecasting.
• Establish criteria for when analytical work should remain exploratory, become a recurring decision process, or graduate into a production‑grade product.
• Define success metrics and quality standards for data science products, including business impact, adoption, reliability, interpretability, model quality, operational sustainability, and decision quality.
• Partner with Data Science and Analytics leaders to ensure rigor across experimentation, causal inference, forecasting, incrementality measurement, model evaluation, and value analysis.
• Influence senior stakeholders across functions to align strategy, clarify priorities, manage tradeoffs, and drive adoption of data science products.
• Guide Product Managers across the product lifecycle while directly leading or sponsoring the organization's highest‑impact and most ambiguous product initiatives.
• Create a strong Data Science product culture centered on hypothesis‑driven discovery, evidence‑based prioritization, measurable business impact and close partnership with cross‑functional partners.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, Engineering, or related field

15+ years of relevant experience in digital product management, data product management, AI/ML product management, analytics product management, or related roles

6+ years of people management experience, including leading Product Managers or senior product-oriented analytics leaders

Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional portfolios involving Data Science, ML Engineering, Analytics, Data Engineering, and business stakeholders

Strong understanding of data science and machine learning workflows, including experimentation, predictive modeling, forecasting, segmentation, recommender systems, lifecycle modeling, productionization, and monitoring

Experience with products or capabilities related to CLV/LTV, personalization, churn, propensity modeling, forecasting, audience targeting, marketing optimization, commerce, or digital engagement

Familiarity with modern data and ML ecosystems such as SQL, Python, Snowflake, Spark, feature stores, MLOps tools, model monitoring, APIs, and analytics platforms

Strong executive communication skills, including the ability to translate technical concepts into business impact

Experience leading, mentoring, and developing high-performing product teams

Tools

SQL

Python

Snowflake

Spark

ML Ops tools

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment seeks a Director of Data Science Product Management in San Mateo, CA to lead strategy, prioritization, and execution of data science initiatives across PlayStation. You will shape a portfolio of data products and drive measurable business outcomes through adoption and continuous improvement.

Leading a team of Data Science Product Managers, you will partner with analytics, engineering, and product teams to deliver high‑impact CLV, engagement, forecasting, and