Senior Director, Digital Games Monetization

Sony Playstation; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 260,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking a Senior Director, Digital Games Monetization to lead PlayStation Store's global publisher monetization strategy and drive sustainable growth across markets and business models.

The role reports to executive leadership and will partner with publishers, cross-functional teams, and analytics to optimize monetization, pricing, and lifecycle strategies, shaping the future of digital content on PlayStation.

Responsibilities

• Lead global digital monetization organization for PlayStation Store.
• Define strategy, operating model and capabilities for monetization.
• Partner with publishers and cross-functional teams to drive growth and monetization.

Job description

Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?

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.

Senior Director, Digital Games Monetization

U.S.-based required | West Coast strongly preferred (Bay Area ideal) | Headquarters: San Mateo, CA

Role Summary

The Senior Director, Digital Games Monetization is responsible for leading the PlayStation Store's global publisher monetization organization and maximizing the value created for publishers, players and PlayStation. As the leader of the Digital Games Monetization team, they will define and execute the strategies, capabilities and partnerships that drive sustainable commercial growth. Combining expertise in publisher strategy, monetization, content lifecycle management and commercial optimization, they will ensure the PlayStation Store remains the industry's most effective platform for digital content monetization.

Reporting to the VP, PlayStation Store, the Senior Director will lead a global organization of monetization specialists and content lifecycle experts, partnering closely with publishers and cross-functional teams including Planning & Proposition, Merchandising & Editorial, Insight & Analytics, Commercial Development, GDPR, Channel Sales and Product. Acting as a trusted advisor to both internal stakeholders and external partners, they will identify the opportunities to accelerate publisher growth, improve commercial performance and develop innovative monetization capabilities that deliver measurable business impact.

As the senior leader of the Digital Games Monetization function, they will unite teams responsible for publisher strategy, content lifecycle optimization and commercial growth under a single vision and operating model. The Senior Director will be responsible for aligning priorities, developing organizational capability, establishing best practices and ensuring monetization expertise is applied consistently across publishers, markets and business models. Through strong leadership and strategic direction, they will build a globally connected organization.

In addition to driving commercial outcomes today, the Senior Director will play a critical role in shaping the future of monetization on the PlayStation Store. Working at the intersection of commercial strategy, publisher partnerships, product innovation and market intelligence, they will help identify emerging opportunities, influence Store capabilities and champion new ways of creating value. The role will be instrumental in establishing the PlayStation Store as the industry's leading partner for publisher growth and monetization excellence.

What You’ll Be Doing

The Senior Director, Digital Games Monetization will lead PlayStation Store's global digital monetization organization, building the strategy, operating model and organizational capability required to maximize the commercial performance of publisher content across the platform. They will lead a global team responsible for publisher monetization and content lifecycle optimization, ensuring clear objectives, performance measures and operating rhythms are in place to drive sustained commercial growth across markets, publishers and business models.

Working closely with publishers, the Senior Director will act as a strategic advisor, helping partners maximize long-term performance through effective monetization, pricing, promotional and lifecycle strategies. They will build and maintain senior relationships across the publishing industry