Staff Program Manager

Sony Interactive Entertainment; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 259,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Matching 401(k)

Paid time off

Wellness program

Employee discounts

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment in San Diego, CA is seeking a Staff Program Manager to lead large cross-functional teams through the program lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in program management, exceptional leadership, and communication skills, alongside expertise in Agile methodologies.

This role offers a competitive salary ranging from $173,000 to $259,400 USD, along with top-tier benefits including medical, dental, and wellness programs.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in program/project management.
• Experience with Software Development Lifecycle and Agile frameworks.
• Outstanding communication skills for executive-level audiences.
• Expert level experience with JIRA.
• Experience in mentoring junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Drive program roadmap and strategic decision-making.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment.
• Communicate program information across organizational boundaries.
• Identify critical issues and drive them to closure.
• Build strong partnerships to deliver optimal outcomes.

Skills

Program management

Agile frameworks

Effective leadership

Critical thinking

Outstanding communication skills

Conflict resolution

JIRA expertise

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Staff Program Manager

San Diego, CA

How you’ll lead:

• Drive program roadmap, strategic decision making and delivery plan for large cross‑functional team across all phases of planning from concept to in‑market launch
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams and management of multiple worldwide business partners to ensure alignment with objectives, find common ground and promote diverse thinking and viewpoints for program success
• Effectively and clearly communicate program information to various levels across organizational boundaries, including senior leadership
• Proactively identify critical issues and dependencies that need action and drive them to closure, while balancing business needs and technical constraints
• Influence at all levels and build strong partnerships across organizations to deliver the optimal outcome of complex programs
• Utilize knowledge to enhance current processes, identify areas for improvement, and guide the implementation of those improvements

What you’ll bring:

• 10+ years of experience working in a program/project management capacity for large‑scale business systems and complex software development initiatives from kick‑off to market delivery
• Experience with Software Development Lifecycle, Design/System Thinking, Agile frameworks, preferably Scrum and Kanban, and Program Management Methodologies to implement the right practice for the programs
• Effective leadership to prioritize assignments to meet required deadlines, craft action and program plans, identify gaps and risks to put in place mitigating factors and communication plans
• Critical thinking to identify all related pieces of the program, how they fit together and can solve routine and complicated problems effectively
• Outstanding communication skills for executive‑level audiences, presenting program objectives, strategic outcomes, escalations and relevant success criteria for timely decisions and issue resolution
• Collaborate effectively and professionally with cross‑functional groups across divisions, worldwide, as part of a team
• Excellent conflict resolution, negotiation, and people management skills while bringing clarity, calmness and process to ambiguous, high‑pressure situations
• Expert level experience with JIRA and ability to build custom dashboards to measure progress and risks
• Experience in mentoring junior team member and contributing to the continued improvement of the program management organization

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In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top‑tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.

Estimated base pay range for this role: $173,000—$259,400 USD

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