Strategic Portfolio Leader – Gaming & Tech

PlayStation Global; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 173,000 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) Matching

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking an experienced Staff Portfolio Manager to lead the Strategic Portfolio Management team within the Program Management Office. You will develop standards, drive portfolio prioritization, and ensure health and reporting across programs in a matrix environment.

The role requires 12+ years in portfolio leadership, exceptional communication and stakeholder management, and the ability to influence outcomes across global teams.

Qualifications

• 12+ years’ direct or related work experience leading complex program portfolios in gaming, technology, consumer electronics, or related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience
• Expertise in portfolio management, including tools and methodologies
• Highly organized, dedicated, team player that takes initiative and can influence outcomes autonomously in a matrix organization
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of successfully communicating with all levels of the organization
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities
• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills
• Experience working in a global company and team preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Portfolio Management standards, processes, tools, and templates.
• Communicate portfolio information to a wide variety of audiences, including different job levels and functional areas.
• Maintain the portfolio program and resource capacity models.
• Understand key alignments and interdependencies across programs within portfolio, partnering with Platform Business leaders to address cross‑initiative issues.
• Act as steward for change management within top priority initiatives, as defined by portfolio governance.
• Continuously improve portfolio management processes based on feedback from key stakeholders.
• Portfolio Analytics and Reporting
• Build and maintain the processes for data collection to drive portfolio reporting capabilities and data-driven decisions.
• Provide analysis on the portfolio and create reports for senior management.
• Ensure reporting aligns with portfolio management best practices and tracks the overall health of the in-flight program portfolio.
• Develop and evolve the portfolio resource planning and tracking models as needed.
• Intake and Prioritization
• Develop a program intake and prioritization process, including prioritization criteria models and support for reviewing new requests throughout the year.
• Facilitate the project intake and prioritization process, ensuring alignment with annual business planning and strategic priorities.
• Continuously update intake criteria to understand the impact of program additions or changes on resources, capacity, sequencing, and delivery.
• Understand interdependencies across programs and initiatives.
• Governance
• Develop and facilitate portfolio governance processes, including operational frameworks and cadences to drive standardization and promote active governance of the portfolio.

Skills

Portfolio management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Matrix organization experience

Presentation skills

Problem solving

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking an experienced Staff Portfolio Manager to lead the Strategic Portfolio Management team within the Program Management Office. You will develop standards, drive portfolio prioritization, and ensure health and reporting across programs in a matrix environment.

The role requires 12+ years in portfolio leadership, exceptional communication and stakeholder management, and the ability to influence outcomes across global teams.