[Hiring] Program Manager, People & Places @PlayStation Global

Role Description

The People & Places Project and Portfolio Management Office helps turn organizational priorities into coordinated, successful outcomes. We partner across People & Places and the broader business to bring clarity to complex initiatives, strengthen cross-functional execution, and provide leaders with transparent insight into progress, risks, decisions, and capacity.

We are seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead a varied portfolio of strategic, operational, and employee-focused initiatives. This role will partner with functional leaders, sponsors, subject-matter experts, and cross-functional teams to:

• Translate objectives into executable plans
• Facilitate timely decisions
• Manage dependencies and risks
• Sustain momentum from initiation through adoption and closeout

The successful candidate will be a pragmatic and influential delivery leader who:

• Is comfortable working through ambiguity
• Builds trust across organizational boundaries
• Adapts the level of structure to the needs of each initiative

This position is part of a lean, collaborative PPMO. Program Managers independently lead assigned initiatives while collaborating with one another, the Change Manager, functional leaders, sponsors, and the PPMO Director. Each team member also contributes to portfolio visibility, shared delivery standards, and the continued evolution of the PPMO’s operating practices.

The successful candidate must reside within the Pacific Time Zone. Preference will be given to candidates located in the Southern California region; however, candidates elsewhere in the Pacific Time Zone may be considered based on experience and overall fit.

Qualifications

• At least six years of progressively responsible project or program management experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs and workstreams through influence in a matrixed organization
• Strong experience converting ambiguous objectives into clear outcomes, integrated plans, milestones, responsibilities, and decisions
• Ability to connect individual initiatives and workstreams to broader strategic objectives and intended business outcomes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information and prepare concise, executive-ready updates
• Strong facilitation, stakeholder-management, and conflict-resolution skills
• Sound judgment and the ability to determine when greater structure, escalation, or leadership involvement is needed
• Experience managing program risks, dependencies, decisions, scope, schedules, and competing priorities
• A practical, adaptable approach that balances delivery discipline with the needs and culture of the business
• Ability to work independently while collaborating closely with other Program Managers, the Change Manager, functional leaders, sponsors, and the PPMO Director
• Experience using modern project, program, and collaboration platforms
• Commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes and improving the employee and stakeholder experience
• Current residency within the Pacific Time Zone

Requirements

• Experience delivering People, HR, workplace, employee-experience, and/or organizational programs
• Experience operating in a global, matrixed technology, entertainment, or similarly fast-paced organization
• Experience supporting senior executives and facilitating decisions across multiple functions or regions
• Experience coordinating multiple related workstreams, projects, or organizational dependencies
• Experience partnering with change-management professionals on organizational readiness, communications, adoption, or transition activities
• Familiarity with enterprise platforms such as Workday, ServiceNow, Greenhouse, or workplace-management systems
• Experience with Asana or another portfolio management platform
• Experience establishing or improving project, program, and portfolio management practices
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience; preferred, PgMP, PMP, or comparable program, project, agile, or change-management certification is a plus
• Residence in Southern California

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Matching 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Wellness program
• Employee discounts for Sony products
• Potential eligibility for a bonus package