Principal, Development Strategy and Support Manager

Principal, Development Strategy and Support Manager

United States, San Mateo, CA

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.

Location Preference: Europe / East Coast U.S.

We are looking for a Principal Manager to join our Development Strategy team at Play Station Studios. The Development Strategy team plays a key role in Play Station Studios by working directly with game studios to discover, organize, and communicate status of their titles.

This role is integral to the portfolio title review process across all Play Station Studios globally. This includes tracking and reporting on multiple projects in various development stages, coordinating internal reviews, assisting in collecting and reviewing materials, and driving follow‑up actions. You will work closely with development teams and leadership to ensure smooth communication and effective project support.

• Conduct periodic title reviews travelling onsite at studio locations globally as well as virtually.
• Drive title review preparations, including partnering with studios and coordinating with other internal groups such as user research, publishing, forecasting, and finance.
• Foster positive relationships by building trust and drive alignment across development teams, executive leadership, and support groups.
• Partner with studio leadership to gain a holistic understanding of the game and studio goals to then provide actionable insights at key moments throughout the development lifecycle.
• Collect and share best practices by working with and learning from Play Station’s collection of world class studios.
• Take on the role of interpreter, diplomat, and advocate for the title review process to increase transparency with all stakeholders.

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in game production.
• Strong understanding of the game development lifecycle and industry best practices across multiple game types, genres, platforms, and business models.
• Ability to review and analyze development stage deliverables; creative, financial, and business‑related, and assist in determining if a wide range of different games are tracking as expected and according to schedule.
• Well organized and analytical, with a strong emphasis on communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritize, plan, and execute simultaneously across multiple projects with varying stakeholders.
• Familiarity working with global teams across different time zones.
• Experience with tools for user research, play testing, and metrics analysis.
• Adaptable, curious team player, capable of working collaboratively or independently as required by the task.
• Leadership or managerial experience is a plus.

Relocation supported to a suitable location with an SIE entity.

Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks.

At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s 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 SIE’s top‑tier benefits package that includes medical,…