Director, Business Planning & Operations

Overview

Director, Business Planning & Operations at Play Station, located in San Mateo, CA (Hybrid). The role plays a meaningful part in helping leaders understand, communicate, and act on the state of the business. It requires strong business sense, good judgment, and connective insight across a complex, fast-paced organization. This position focuses on advising and connecting within the business, collaborating with leaders to provide insights and feedback on updates and executive materials, and linking appropriate individuals, groups, and viewpoints to tackle business questions and prompt timely responses.

The role involves influencing without authority, fostering relationships, giving direct but diplomatic feedback, and taking initiative when clarity or momentum is lacking, while balancing scheduled duties with unplanned demands and adapting to ambiguity and changing priorities.

• Maintain a strong understanding of business performance, priorities, risks, and emerging hot topics, bringing clarity and perspective to leadership discussions.
• Collaborate with leaders across the organization by reviewing executive-facing materials like PowerPoint decks and business updates. Provide clear, practical feedback that fits the audience and situation.
• Act as a connector across functions—proactively identifying when quick action is required, determining who needs to be involved, and facilitating alignment and next steps.
• Build and sustain strong, positive relationships across the division and with key cross-functional partners.

• Lead and manage a team responsible for the division's annual planning and business management cadence, ensuring consistency, quality, and accountability.
• Drive rigor and coherence across planning, performance management, and execution rhythms, helping leaders connect priorities to outcomes.
• Accountable for the processes and practices related to work management and prioritization for the division, ensuring execution is aligned to strategic priorities.
• Lead all aspects of and coordinate key planning processes, including Mid-Range Planning (MRP), long-term planning, Budget, and Operating Plans.
• Provide clear direction, mentoring, and development to team members, encouraging a high-performing, trusted, and collaborative team culture.

• Build and facilitate forums that enable cross-functional information sharing, driving alignment, transparency, and effective exchange of insights.
• Identify themes, risks, and opportunities across the division and ensure they are visible and well understood at the appropriate leadership levels.

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or equivalent experience preferred.
• More than 15 years of experience in business operations, business management, strategy, analytics, FP&A, sales planning, or similar roles within complex, matrixed organizations.
• Proven background in FP&A, Sales Planning & Analysis, or Analytics with the capability to analyze business performance, trends, and implications.
• Prior experience in management consulting or an internal consulting/advisory role is strongly preferred.
• Strong business insight with the ability to quickly assess performance, implications, and required actions.
• Demonstrated experience shaping and reviewing executive-level business communications.
• Proven ability to influence and work with senior collaborators without direct authority.
• Highly proactive, with strong initiative and follow-through.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; diplomatic, clear, and constructive.
• Strong listener, quick learner, and effective problem solver.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and fast-paced, dynamic environments.

The base pay range is listed below. The estimated base pay range for this role is $234,300 — $351,500 USD. This role is eligible for Sony Interactive Entertainment’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Base pay may vary with hybrid policy and individual factors such as knowledge, skills, experience, and location.  

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Play Station is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.