{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"865745478f65d04001239fb7","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/865745478f65d04001239fb7","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/865745478f65d04001239fb7","title":"Sr. Technical Program Manager","description":"Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?\nSony 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 PlayStation 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 PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.\nDo you have a passion for leading complex, cross-team initiatives and building high-quality, scalable systems used by millions of gamers? Do you enjoy working across both platform infrastructure and product-facing teams to deliver impactful solutions?\nAs a Senior Technical Program Manager, you will lead large, complex programs that span multiple engineering teams and systems. This role supports a diverse set of engineering efforts, including large-scale platform infrastructure that powers critical development workflows, as well as application and service development teams delivering consumer-facing experiences.\nYou will play a key role in shaping how we deliver software by driving alignment, influencing decisions, and ensuring successful execution across globally distributed teams. You will operate with a high degree of ownership, working closely with engineering, product management, QA, and operations to deliver high-impact solutions across a wide range of technical domains.\n\nResponsibilities\nOwn and lead complex, cross-team programs from initiation through delivery, ensuring alignment on scope, priorities, and outcomes\n\nDrive decision-making and prioritization, balancing business impact, technical constraints, and delivery timelines\n\nTranslate business goals into clear technical requirements and execution plans, partnering closely with engineering teams\n\nIdentify risks early and lead mitigation efforts, ensuring programs stay on track across dependencies and stakeholders\n\nFacilitate alignment across engineering, product, and partner teams, including influencing senior stakeholders when needed\n\nDrive clarity in ambiguous situations, helping teams converge on practical, scalable solutions\n\nImprove program execution practices, introducing and refining processes, tools, and frameworks to increase efficiency and predictability\n\nProvide ongoing visibility into program health, including progress, risks, tradeoffs, and key milestones\n\nMentor and guide teams on program management best practices, helping elevate execution maturity across the organization\n\nQualifications\nRequired\n5–7+ years of experience in Technical Program Management, Program Management, or a related role\n\nExperience leading complex, multi-team programs with interdependencies\n\nPrior experience working as a Scrum Master, with a strong understanding of Agile ceremonies and team execution practices\n\nBackground in software development or quality engineering, with demonstrated technical understanding of system design, testing, and delivery workflows\n\nStrong understanding of software development processes and system architecture concepts\n\nDemonstrated ability to drive alignment and influence decisions across multiple stakeholders\n\nExperience working with globally distributed and cross-functional teams\n\nOutstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership\n\nProven ability to navigate ambiguity and drive outcomes in evolving environments\n\nAbility to manage programs across the full software development lifecycle, from concept through deployment\nPrefered\nBachelor's degree in a technical discipline or equivalent practical experience\n\nStrong experience applying Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban), with the ability to adapt processes to fit complex programs\n\nDemonstrated success driving alignment across globally distributed and cross-cultural teams\n\nAbility and willingness to travel as needed to collaborate with distributed teams and stakeholders\n\nExperience improving or scaling program management processes, tooling, or team workflows\n\nExperience influencing teams to improve performance, reliability, or delivery efficiency\n\nWhat Success Looks Like\nComplex programs are delivered predictably and efficiently, even across multiple teams and dependencies\n\nTeams are aligned and focused, with clear priorities and minimal friction\n\nRisks are identified early and addressed proactively\n\nStakeholders have confidence in program execution and decision-making\n\nProcesses and tooling improve over time, increasing overall organizational efficiency\n\nPlease 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.\nPlease refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights.\nEqual Opportunity Statement:\nSony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.\nWe strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. 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