[Hiring] Principal Technical Program Manager @PlayStation

Role Description

Reporting to the Vice President of GSO and Studio Enablement, the Principal Technical Program Manager (TPM) will serve as a key driver of strategy, execution, and organizational alignment across one of Sony Interactive Entertainment’s most critical technology domains. This role is an individual contributor with significant influence, operating at the intersection of engineering, product, and business stakeholders.

The Principal TPM will shape and advance initiatives across Global Service Operations and Studio IT, ensuring both organizations’ missions. The role requires not only deep technical program management expertise but also organizational design insight, executive-level communication, and the ability to foster alignment across leadership teams, operating companies, and external partners.

This is a high-impact role for a seasoned technical program leader who thrives in complexity, navigates ambiguity, and builds trust at all levels of the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Program Leadership
  • Translate GSO and Studio Enablement’s long-term strategy into clear execution roadmaps.
  • Anticipate and surface cross-organizational dependencies, risks, and trade-offs.
• Cross-Organizational Influence & Stakeholder Engagement
  • Partner closely with leaders across SIE engineering, product management, design, and operations.
  • Represent GSO and Studio Enablement in enterprise forums.
  • Build trusted relationships with external stakeholders to accelerate adoption of Studio IT capabilities.
• Execution Excellence & Governance
  • Drive program governance for our highest-priority initiatives.
  • Define success metrics and KPIs for our programs.
  • Establish operating frameworks that simplify decision-making.
• Organizational Design & Enablement
  • Serve as a thought partner to team leadership.
  • Curate leadership offsites, reviews, and cross-functional planning forums.
  • Champion modern engineering and program management practices.
• Executive Communication & Storytelling
  • Craft clear, compelling communications that connect our technical vision to business outcomes.
  • Elevate GSO and Studio Enablement’s voice across Sony and the industry.
  • Ensure visibility and alignment by producing high-quality reports and presentations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in technical program management, portfolio management, or related roles in large-scale software environments.
• Proven track record of leading high-impact programs across global, matrixed organizations.
• Experience working with shared IT platforms and services across larger organizations.
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms, networking, distributed systems, and infrastructure operations.
• Experience using automation, telemetry, and emerging AI capabilities.
• Experience with CI/CD, engineering tooling, platform services, and improving developer workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and visual communication skills.
• Experience guiding executive stakeholders through organizational change.
• Ability to act as a trusted partner to senior leaders.

Preferred

• Experience supporting production systems, incident response, reliability, monitoring, and operational improvement.
• Experience supporting studio technology, developer environments, build workflows, source control, and day-to-day production needs.
• MBA or advanced degree preferred, but not required.
• Certifications in Agile, SAFe, or PMP are a plus.

Success Profile

• Operate as a strategic integrator—connecting vision to execution across multiple organizations.
• Be a catalyst for alignment—building clarity and trust across executive teams and external partners.
• Demonstrate chief-of-staff-like influence—shaping organizational design, communication, and leadership effectiveness.
• Thrive in a global, fast-paced, and ambiguous environment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision coverage.
• Matching 401(k).
• Paid time off.
• Wellness program.
• Employee discounts for Sony products.
• Bonus package eligibility.