Manager, Early Career Talent

Why Play Station?

Play Station isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The Play Station family of products and services including Play Station®5, Play Station®4, Play Station®VR, Play Station®Plus, acclaimed Play Station software titles from Play Station Studios, and more.

Play Station also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The Play Station brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.

The Manager, Early Career Talent at Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is responsible for designing, delivering, and scaling early-career talent programs that support SIE’s mission to create world-class entertainment experiences. This role manages programs such as internships, graduate and early-in-career initiatives across creative, technical, and business functions, ensuring participants have meaningful, inclusive, and development-focused experiences that build SIE’s future talent pipeline.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, collaborative, and passionate about developing emerging talent within a fast-paced, global, and creative environment.

• Design, plan, and execute early-career programs (e.g., internships, graduate or early-career programs) across SIE
• Develop program structures, timelines, milestones, and success metrics aligned with business needs
• Manage program operations end-to-end, including onboarding, orientation, events, and offboarding
• Ensure consistent, high-quality experiences across regions, teams, and disciplines

• Create learning and development experiences that support both technical and professional growth
• Partner with managers and mentors to support participant performance, feedback, and career development
• Build community and engagement through events, workshops, and networking opportunities
• Act as a trusted point of contact for early-career participants, addressing questions and concerns

• Collaborate with recruiting, HR, legal, finance, and business leaders to align hiring goals and program needs
• Support people managers with guidance and best practices for managing early-career talent
• Partner with Employer Branding and DEI teams to promote inclusive and equitable early-career programs

• Track program outcomes such as engagement, satisfaction, conversion, and retention
• Prepare insights and reporting for leadership to demonstrate program impact and ROI
• Identify risks, gaps, and opportunities to improve program effectiveness and scalability
• Ensure compliance with labor laws, company policies, and regional requirements

• Represent SIE at campus and early-career recruiting events, information sessions, and internal showcases
• Support outreach initiatives that strengthen SIE’s early-career brand and diverse talent pipelines

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in program management, early-career programs, recruiting, HR, or talent development
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Experience managing multiple timelines and cross-functional partners

• Experience managing internship or graduate programs in a global organization
• Familiarity with creative, technology, or entertainment industries
• Experience working with early-career talent across technical and non-technical roles
• Knowledge of employment regulations related to student and early-career programs

• Program and operational excellence
• Relationship building and influence without authority
• Data-driven mindset and attention to detail
• Empathy and passion for developing early-career talent
• Ada…