Director, Data Science Product Strategy

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

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment seeks a Director of Data Science Product Management to lead the strategy, prioritization, and execution of data science initiatives across PlayStation. You will shape a portfolio of predictive and decision products, guiding a team of Product Managers responsible for CLV, player lifecycle intelligence, forecasting, and audience intelligence.

The role requires strong product discipline, collaboration with Data Science, Analytics, and Engineering, and the ability to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.
• 15+ years of relevant experience, including 8+ years in digital product management, data product management, AI/ML product management, analytics product management, or related roles.
• 6+ years of people management experience, including experience 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 CLV/LTV, personalization, churn, propensity modeling, forecasting, audience targeting, marketing optimization, commerce, or digital engagement.

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 exploratory vs. production-grade work and ensure quality standards for data science products.
• Define success metrics for data science products including adoption, reliability, and model quality.
• Partner with leaders to ensure rigorous experimentation, causal inference, forecasting, and value analysis.
• Influence senior stakeholders to align priorities and drive adoption of data science products.
• Guide Product Managers across the product lifecycle and mentor analytics leaders.
• Create a culture of hypothesis-driven discovery and evidence-based prioritization.

Skills

Data science

Product management

Leadership

ML workflows

Stakeholder engagement

SQL

Python

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

SQL

Python

Snowflake

Spark

Feature stores

MLOps

APIs

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment seeks a Director of Data Science Product Management to lead the strategy, prioritization, and execution of data science initiatives across PlayStation. You will shape a portfolio of predictive and decision products, guiding a team of Product Managers responsible for CLV, player lifecycle intelligence, forecasting, and audience intelligence.

The role requires strong product discipline, collaboration with Data Science, Analytics, and Engineering, and the ability to