Director, Data Science Product Strategy

Sonyinteractiveentertainmentglobal; United States; On-site; USD 273,000 - 410,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

401(k) matching

Employee discounts

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking a Director of Data Science Product Management to lead strategy, prioritization, and execution of data science initiatives across PlayStation. The role manages a portfolio of data science products, guiding a team of Product Managers to translate opportunities into measurable business value.

You will collaborate with Data Science and Analytics leaders to ensure rigor in experimentation, forecasting, and adoption, driving impact across customer lifetime

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Data Science, CS, Statistics, Economics, Engineering, or 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 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.
• Demonstrated ability to translate ambiguous business needs into product strategies, roadmaps, priorities, and measurable outcomes.
• Strong executive communication skills, including the ability to translate technical concepts into business impact.
• Experience leading, mentoring, and developing high‑performing product teams.

Responsibilities

• Translate business priorities into structured problem statements, investment cases, product strategies, and measurable outcomes.
• Drive product strategy and lifecycle ownership for CLV, engagement and forecasting capabilities.
• Establish criteria for exploratory vs. production‑grade analytics and productization.
• Define success metrics and quality standards for data science products.
• Partner with leaders to ensure rigor across experimentation, forecasting, and value analysis.
• Influence senior stakeholders to align strategy and drive adoption of data science products.
• Guide Product Managers across the lifecycle and sponsor high‑impact initiatives.
• Create a data science product culture centered on hypothesis‑driven discovery and measurable impact.

Skills

Data science PM

AI/ML product mgmt

Executive leadership

Portfolio management

Stakeholder mgmt

Product lifecycle

Analytics strategy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Data Science, CS, Stats, Econ, Eng

Tools

SQL

Python

Snowflake

Spark

MLOps tools

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking a Director of Data Science Product Management to lead strategy, prioritization, and execution of data science initiatives across PlayStation. The role manages a portfolio of data science products, guiding a team of Product Managers to translate opportunities into measurable business value.

You will collaborate with Data Science and Analytics leaders to ensure rigor in experimentation, forecasting, and adoption, driving impact across customer lifetime