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Product Manager, Data Platform
San Mateo OR San Diego (remote considered, CA preferred)
Role Overview
The Team
The Data & AI Product Team brings together product managers who are excited by the power of data in shaping immersive gaming experiences at global scale.
The Role
PlayStation’s Data Platform enables teams and creators across the PlayStation ecosystem to build, scale, and evolve data driven capabilities. As PlayStation experiences become more intelligent and increasingly shaped by Data and AI, the platform helps teams make better decisions, enables creators to build incredible experiences, and supports what millions of players enjoy every day.
You will drive the roadmap forward for specific capabilities within the data platform, ranging from real time systems to unstructured data.
Who We Are Looking For
We are looking for a Product Manager who understands modern data technologies and knows how to turn them into real impact. You think in platforms, make smart trade offs, and shape offerings that matter today while setting them up to scale for what comes next.
Responsibilities
Identify High Impact Opportunities: Build a deep understanding of how data is used across PlayStation today, how those needs are evolving, and where platform gaps limit impact.
Set the Direction: Own and evolve the roadmap for specific capabilities within the Data Platform, making clear trade offs that balance immediate needs with long term platform health.
Apply Technology with Purpose: Understand relevant data and AI developments and apply them selectively to strengthen the platform and support meaningful business outcomes.
Lead Through Partnership: Work side by side with engineering and stakeholders, bringing clarity and context so the right problems get solved.
Drive Execution: Engage at a technical level to shape product requirements, prioritize features, and guide day to day execution to move the platform forward.
Champion the Platform: Articulate the value and direction of the Data Platform to drive alignment, confidence, and adoption across PlayStation.
Measure What Matters: Define success for the platform and use it to guide prioritization, investment, and decisions.
Required Skills And Qualifications
2+ years of experience in product management focused on data platforms or data intensive products at scale
Solid understanding of modern data technologies and trends, with a demonstrated ability to apply them in service of business outcomes
Strong analytical skills and experience using data to inform prioritization and product decisions
Proven platform mindset, including experience making trade offs that balance scalability, flexibility, and usability
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex data concepts to diverse audiences
Understanding of data ethics, privacy, and responsible data usage at scale
Experience working closely with engineering, analytics, and cross functional product teams to drive execution
Comfortable operating in ambiguity, with a bias toward ownership and impact
Bonus
Experience working with unstructured data
Experience working within the gaming and entertainment industry
Fluency in AI/ML workflows, with the ability to connect the dots between Data Platforms and AI/ML use cases
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At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.
Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.
In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.
This is a flexible role that can be remote, with varying pay ranges based on geographic location. For example, if you are ba
About the Company
Sony Interactive Entertainment, the company behind PlayStation, pushes the boundaries of entertainment and innovation, starting from the launch of the original PlayStation in Japan in 1994. Today, we continue to deliver innovative and thrilling experiences to a global audience through our PlayStation line of products and services that include generation-defining hardware, pioneering network services, and award-winning games. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, with global functions in California, London, and Tokyo, and g...
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