Director of Data Science Product Strategy

PlayStation Global; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 273,000 - 410,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Wellness program

Employee discounts

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment in San Mateo, CA, seeks a Director of Data Science Product Management to lead strategy, prioritization, and execution of data science initiatives that improve player experiences and business outcomes.

You will oversee a portfolio of data science products across the lifecycle, shaping predictive models and decision products, and ensuring adoption and measurable value. Strong leadership and executive communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field.
• 15+ years of relevant experience including 8+ years in digital product/analytics/AI/ML product management.
• 6+ years of people management experience leading PMs or analytics leaders.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional portfolios involving Data Science, ML, Analytics, and business stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of data science workflows, including experimentation, forecasting, and productionization.

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 (CLV, engagement, forecasting).
• Define criteria for exploratory vs. production-grade analytics products.
• Define success metrics and quality standards for data science products.
• Partner with data science and analytics leaders to ensure rigor across experimentation, causal inference, forecasting, and value analysis.
• Influence senior stakeholders to align strategy and drive product adoption.
• Guide Product Managers and sponsor high-impact, ambiguous initiatives.
• Foster a data science product culture focused on hypothesis-driven discovery and measurable impact.

Skills

Executive communication

People management

Data science product management

Cross-functional leadership

ML/AI product management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, data science, CS, statistics, or related field

Tools

SQL

Python

Snowflake

Spark

MLOps tools

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment in San Mateo, CA, seeks a Director of Data Science Product Management to lead strategy, prioritization, and execution of data science initiatives that improve player experiences and business outcomes.

You will oversee a portfolio of data science products across the lifecycle, shaping predictive models and decision products, and ensuring adoption and measurable value. Strong leadership and executive communication are essential.