Sr. Product Manager, Core

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 Play Station 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 Play Station brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.

This role is focused on leading core, user-facing and backend system software initiatives which are critical to the success of the Play Station platform. We are looking for a motivated Product Manager who can work with multiple international teams to define the customer experience, workflows, and important metrics & features to support this foundational part of our business. T he ideal candidate has at least 5 years experience managing and releasing consumer software products and can work cross functionally and cross platform (PC/Mobile/Console).

This role will include working closely with internal collaborators and development partners to define and implement the strategic roadmap, and build exemplary product experiences end to end. This position follows a hybrid work model, combining remote work with in-office collaboration. Occasional onsite presence is expected for key activities such as team building, collaborative sessions, and workshops.

Product Management

• Lead User Experience for Play Station platform core experience features, products and services, by developing requirements working with stakeholders across the global business
• Maintain and communicate the roadmap for the products
• Prioritize features based on product strategy and global business objectives
• Ensure features are backed by important metrics and that success is measured on a regular basis
• Act as Voice of Customer (VoC) to create the strategic vision for platform features
• Understand and communicate how your product is used in market, based on customer feedback, research and data, feeding back into future requirements and product roadmap
• Understand and communicate the competitive landscape as it affects Play Station
• Articulate business and consumer rationale to the teams building the product
• Work closely with design teams to design experience that are usable, feasible, viable, and consistent as Platform.
• Work closely with engineering teams to ensure we build the right product and ship it at the right time
• Work closely with Program Management team as they supervise delivery, lead timelines, and resolve blockers/risks

Learn & Improve

• Continually stay ahead of industry trends, player behavior insights, and emerging technologies to refine your product strategy and vision.

• BA/BS Degree or equivalent preferred
• 5+ years experience as a Product Manager
• Self-motivated, outcome-driven and proactive
• Innovativeness while collaborating on new products, solutions, and features
• Ability to travel domestic and international when safely able to do so (-15%)
• Passion for games and gaming industry trends

• Experience in building and shipping technical consumer products
• Proven experience managing complex product areas with multiple organizational stakeholders
• Strong ability to facilitate cross-functional communication and decision-making (Product, Design, Engineering, Business)
  balancing customer needs, business priorities, and technical feasibility in a fast-paced development environment
• Comfortable making critical…