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About the Role

As a Technical Program Manager on the PlayStation Network Platform team, you will lead release program advancement, progress and risk management, and process improvement. You will act as a liaison between teams, clarifying complex dependencies and ensuring smooth releases of valuable features for developers.

Responsibilities

• Support daily engineering team operations, manage progress, and organize tasks, dependencies, and issues.
• Drive the release management program for the Network Platform.
• Operate and propose improvements for development and release processes.
• Collaborate with domestic and international teams to plan and execute releases.
• Define requirements, milestones, deliverables, and create schedules, risk, and communication plans.
• Manage development and QA progress, confirm quality, and coordinate/report for release approval.
• Visualize and share overall program progress, issues, risks, and decisions with stakeholders.
• Understand technical requirements and design, supporting engineering team planning and execution.
• Organize issues from policy and security perspectives and coordinate with relevant teams.
• Promote process improvements through retrospectives and Root Cause Analysis.
• Communicate with and drive programs for global development teams.

Requirements

• Experience driving programs in collaboration with engineering teams within software development projects or Technical Program Management.
• Experience managing plans, progress, issues, and risks in collaboration with multiple stakeholders.
• Understanding of Agile or Waterfall development processes.
• Hands-on experience with release planning, requirements gathering, milestone management, and QA/approval processes.
• Technical aptitude to understand technical requirements and designs and communicate effectively with engineering teams.
• Communication skills to resolve issues through consensus building with stakeholders.
• Judgment to appropriately visualize issues and risks and escalate when necessary.

Skills

• Scrum Master certification or practical experience as a Scrum Master/Agile Facilitator.
• Development and operational experience with cloud services, development platforms, or Developer Platforms.
• Knowledge of CI/CD, release management, QA, operations, security, and compliance.
• Experience using project management tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Work experience in the game industry or strong interest in games/entertainment.
• Experience working with overseas teams using English.
• Communication skills in English for meetings, facilitation, document creation, and status reporting.
• Smooth communication skills in Japanese.

Location

• Hybrid

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Full-time

Experience Level

• Mid-level

About the Company

• PlayStation is a global leader in entertainment, producing the PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, and acclaimed PlayStation software titles.
• PlayStation strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity.
• The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.
• This organization supports PlayStation's Network Platform, developing and operating development platforms and frameworks to enable safe and rapid service and feature releases by developers.
• The team comprises members with diverse backgrounds and expertise, openly discussing ideas both domestically and internationally to achieve better products and development experiences.
• The culture fosters open communication regardless of position or status, allowing new members to contribute proactively early on.
• As part of a global organization, daily collaboration with international teams broadens perspectives across diverse cultures and values.
• A hybrid work style centered on remote work is adopted, balancing flexibility with in-person communication.

Equal Opportunity

• Sony 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 or maternity, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.
• We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.
• PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.