Product Manager, Data & Intelligence

PlayStation Global; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unstructured data experience

Gaming/entertainment industry

AI/ML workflow familiarity

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking a Product Manager for the Data Platform to drive real-time and unstructured data capabilities across PlayStation. You will shape the roadmap, work with engineering and stakeholders, and apply data innovations to business outcomes.

The role emphasizes platform thinking, trade-off decisions, and clear communication to enable scale and adoption across teams. Collaboration in a fast-moving entertainment tech environment is essential.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of product management for data platforms or data-intensive products.
• Solid understanding of modern data technologies and trends.
• Strong analytical skills to inform prioritization.
• Platform mindset with scalable trade-offs.
• Excellent communication to explain data concepts.
• Understanding of data ethics, privacy, and responsible usage.
• Experience partnering with engineering, analytics and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to operate in ambiguity with ownership and impact.

Responsibilities

• Identify high impact opportunities across PlayStation data usage and platform gaps.
• Set the direction by owning and evolving the Data Platform roadmap.
• Apply data and AI developments to strengthen the platform for business outcomes.
• Lead through partnership with engineering and stakeholders to solve the right problems.
• Drive execution by shaping requirements and prioritizing features.
• Champion the platform and communicate its value to gain adoption.
• Measure success to guide priorities and investments.

Skills

PM data platforms

Data tech trends

Analytical skills

Platform mindset

Communication

Data ethics

Cross-functional teamwork

Ambiguity tolerance

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.

The Team

The Data & AI Product Team brings together product managers who are excited by the power of data in shaping immersive gaming experiences at global scale.

The Role

PlayStation’s Data Platform enables teams and creators across the PlayStation ecosystem to build, scale, and evolve data driven capabilities. As PlayStation experiences become more intelligent and increasingly shaped by Data and AI, the platform helps teams make better decisions, enables creators to build incredible experiences, and supports what millions of players enjoy every day.

You will drive the roadmap forward for specific capabilities within the data platform, ranging from real time systems to unstructured data.

Who We Are Looking For

We are looking for a Product Manager who understands modern data technologies and knows how to turn them into real impact. You think in platforms, make smart trade offs, and shape offerings that matter today while setting them up to scale for what comes next.

Responsibilities

• Identify High Impact Opportunities: Build a deep understanding of how data is used across PlayStation today, how those needs are evolving, and where platform gaps limit impact.
• Set the Direction: Own and evolve the roadmap for specific capabilities within the Data Platform, making clear trade offs that balance immediate needs with long term platform health.
• Apply Technology with Purpose: Understand relevant data and AI developments and apply them selectively to strengthen the platform and support meaningful business outcomes.
• Lead Through Partnership: Work side by side with engineering and stakeholders, bringing clarity and context so the right problems get solved.
• Drive Execution: Engage at a technical level to shape product requirements, prioritize features, and guide day to day execution to move the platform forward.
• Champion the Platform: Articulate the value and direction of the Data Platform to drive alignment, confidence, and adoption across PlayStation.
• Measure What Matters: Define success for the platform and use it to guide prioritization, investment, and decisions.
  

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in product management focused on data platforms or data intensive products at scale
• Solid understanding of modern data technologies and trends, with a demonstrated ability to apply them in service of business outcomes
• Strong analytical skills and experience using data to inform prioritization and product decisions
• Proven platform mindset, including experience making trade offs that balance scalability, flexibility, and usability
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex data concepts to diverse audiences
• Understanding of data ethics, privacy, and responsible data usage at scale
• Experience working closely with engineering, analytics, and cross functional product teams to drive execution
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity, with a bias toward ownership and impact
  

Bonus

• Experience working with unstructured data
• Experience working within the gaming and entertainment industry
• Fluency in AI/ML workflows, with the ability to connect the dots between Data Platforms and AI/ML use cases

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