Director, Program Management
San Diego, CA - USA
Job Summary
Why Sony Interactive Entertainment
Sony Interactive Entertainment isnt just the Best Place to Play its also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation were 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.
Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking a Director Program Management to lead the delivery governance and strategic execution of critical e-commerce payments and monetization initiatives across the PlayStation platform.
This role is responsible for leading a portfolio of large-scale cross-functional programs that span Product Engineering Finance Tax Legal Operations Customer Experience and Commercial organizations. The Director will drive alignment across senior leaders influence strategic investment decisions and ensure complex initiatives deliver measurable customer and business outcomes.
The ideal candidate combines deep program leadership expertise with strong domain knowledge in digital commerce payments subscription businesses marketplaces checkout experiences fraud prevention taxation and financial operations. They must be capable of operating at both strategic and execution levels translating business objectives into scalable delivery plans while ensuring disciplined program execution.
- Lead a portfolio of complex high-visibility initiatives supporting PlayStations commerce and monetization ecosystem.
- Partner with executive leaders to define strategic objectives roadmaps priorities success metrics and investment plans.
- Drive alignment across global organizations and mission groups with competing priorities and dependencies.
- Establish operating models and governance frameworks that enable informed decision-making accountability and effective risk management.
- Serve as a strategic partner to senior leadership on portfolio health execution strategy organizational readiness capacity planning and investment decisions.
- Lead programs related to digital commerce checkout modernization payment processing payment orchestration subscriptions entitlements taxation fraud prevention and financial platform capabilities.
- Partner with Product Management and Engineering leaders to evaluate business opportunities and develop scalable execution strategies.
- Ensure business operational regulatory compliance and customer experience requirements are incorporated into planning and delivery.
- Drive initiatives that improve conversion payment success rates operational efficiency platform scalability compliance readiness and customer satisfaction.
- Guide modernization efforts across the end-to-end commerce ecosystem including customer acquisition checkout payment authorization fraud controls subscription lifecycle management settlement processes taxation and post-purchase customer experiences.
- Establish and maintain portfolio-level planning dependency management reporting forecasting and executive communications.
- Identify delivery risks resource constraints and execution challenges early and drive mitigation plans.
- Oversee complex cross-organizational dependencies across multiple teams business units and external partners.
- Facilitate executive reviews planning cadences governance forums and portfolio decision-making processes.
- Define and track outcome-based KPIs benefits realization plans and success metrics that demonstrate measurable business value.
- Build and lead a program management organization focused on execution excellence accountability and continuous improvement.
- Support the professional development and growth of program managers and senior program leaders.
- Build strong partnerships with senior leaders across Product Engineering Finance Legal Tax Operations and Commercial organizations.
- Drive a culture of accountability clarity transparency operational excellence and customer focus.
- Influence execution across organizations without direct authority while maintaining strong stakeholder alignment.
- Significant experience leading large-scale technology programs portfolios or product delivery organizations.
- Experience leading complex cross-functional programs involving multiple engineering product and business organizations.
- Demonstrated success operating within large matrixed global organizations.
- Strong executive communication stakeholder management and organizational influence skills.
- Experience establishing governance models portfolio management processes operating rhythms and executive reporting frameworks.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a track record of translating ambiguity into actionable plans.
- Experience leading mission-critical platforms large-scale transactional systems digital commerce ecosystems or marketplace businesses serving millions of customers.
Deep experience in one or more of the following areas:
- E-commerce platforms
- Digital payments
- Payment processing and orchestration
- Checkout experiences
- Subscription businesses
- Digital marketplaces
- Billing systems
- Fraud prevention and payments risk management
- Financial operations platforms
- Tax and regulatory compliance
Additional requirements:
- Ability to collaborate effectively with payment providers commerce platform architects finance leaders compliance stakeholders and senior product leaders.
- Demonstrated expertise in end-to-end digital commerce ecosystems including revenue flows customer transactions payment authorization fraud controls taxation settlements and subscription lifecycle management.
- Experience leading programs involving payment modernization commerce transformation financial platform capabilities or large-scale customer transaction systems.
- Experience within consumer technology gaming media subscription marketplace commerce payments or fintech environments.
- Knowledge of Agile Waterfall and hybrid delivery methodologies.
- PMP PgMP SAFe or related certifications are a plus.
The successful candidate will:
- Operate comfortably at executive and implementation levels.
- Drive alignment across organizations without direct authority.
- Balance strategic thinking with disciplined execution.
- Create clarity in complex and ambiguous environments.
- Build organizational capability and strengthen program management practices.
- Focus teams on customer and business outcomes rather than activity-based metrics.
- Raise risks early and drive accountability through resolution.
- Build trusted partnerships across technical and business functions.
- Influence strategic priorities while ensuring operational excellence in execution.
We recognize that candidates may develop relevant skills and experience through a variety of professional backgrounds and career paths. Applicants who meet many but not all of the listed qualifications are encouraged to apply.
PlayStations commerce ecosystem enables digital transactions across subscriptions digital content hardware services and platform experiences worldwide. This role will help shape the future of that ecosystem by leading programs that improve customer experiences accelerate business growth strengthen platform capabilities reduce operational complexity and support Sony Interactive Entertainments long-term strategic objectives.
At SIE we consider several factors when setting each roles base pay range including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.
Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge skills experience and location.
In addition this role is eligible for SIEs 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. Clickhere to learn more.
The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.
$218700 - $328100 USD
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