Senior Program Manager, DX Office

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Company: Sony Corporation

Sony Corporation of America, located in New York, NY, is the U.S. headquarters of Sony Group Corporation, based in Tokyo, Japan. Sony’s principal U.S. businesses include Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Music Publishing and Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. With some 900 million Sony devices in hands and homes worldwide today, a vast array of Sony movies, television shows and music, and the PlayStation Network, Sony creates and delivers more entertainment experiences to more people than anyone else on earth. To learn more: www.sony.com/en.

POSITION SUMMARY

Sony Corporation of America (SCA), is seeking a Sr Program Manager to join the Digital Transformation (DX) group based in San Diego, CA. Digital Transformation Office, under Sony Corporation, drives delivery of highly impactful program solutions worldwide, across different Sony Group of Companies. We are looking for a highly qualified candidate to focus on digital transformation initiatives across various business groups of SONY. This role will be responsible for driving programs and projects from inception through delivery. The candidate will successfully partner with a globally distributed cross-functional teams to ensure product and operational readiness for market delivery. You will bring your expertise to deliver complex programs by demonstrating excellent planning, execution, partner, risk and dependency management skills.

This position is a hybrid role requiring 2-3 days on-site in the San Diego Office.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead delivery of transformative implementations that integrates digital technologies and solutions in every area of a business
• Partner closely with Business Innovation Team, Stakeholders and Senior Leadership to drive programs that transform customer experience, business models and operations by finding new ways to deliver value, generate revenue and improve efficiency
• Own and drive end-to-end delivery of multiple strategic and complex cross-regional, cross-functional initiatives with multi-level dependencies.
• Understand strategy, objectives, priorities and goals to translate into tactical execution plans
• Identify, understand, visualize and manage upstream/downstream dependencies
• Anticipate and remove obstacles proactively and effectively
• Ensure clear communication for status reporting, issues and challenges to leadership, relevant partners, and team members
• Lead continuous improvement efforts to optimize productivity and processes for the organization
• Honesty, trustworthiness and ethical conduct are material requirements for the responsibilities outlined above.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Your qualifications and experience should include:

• 5+ years of program management experience with software development and delivery
• Consistent track record of managing schedules, scope, budgets, dependency, issues/risks, communications, quality/testing plans, and release plans of complex programs
• Bachelor’s degree and work experience in related domain
• Shown technical proficiency and an ability to understand technology, designs, challenges and risks
• Proven understanding of software lifecycle, release processes, and iterative development practices
• Experience in delivering initiatives adopting modern technologies, big data & analytics
• Experience in integrating digital technologies into existing business processes
• Experience creating go-to-market strategies and driving go/no-go release decisions
• Experience in leading complex, business-critical programs with dependencies across multiple teams including Product and Business Innovation team, Data Scientists, Legal, Marketing and other business teams
• Experience creating and delivering executive-level summary reports and presentations
• Excellent listening, written, and verbal communication skills across all levels
• Strong decision-making skill
• Experience in initiating and driving process improvements
• Excel in conflict resolution and negotiation
• Experience with collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, MS Project, MS Teams, etc..)

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Experience working with globally distributed teams and multicultural working environments
• Hands-on experience across more than one development methodology across waterfall and agile
• Domain expertise in data analytics, monetization, digital commerce, partner management, portfolio management, process implementation, mobile, and/or web development
• Understanding of Japanese language and culture

In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we offer an environment and culture that promotes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We are committed to creating an inclusive employee experience for you to thrive as part of Sony’s purpose to “fill the world with emotion through the power of creativity and technology”.

Benefits:

SCA offers benefits-eligible employees (generally regular employees scheduled to work 20 or more hours a week) a comprehensive benefits program that offers coverage and support for employees and their family’s physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

What we offer you:

• Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage with coverage for spouses/domestic partners and child dependents, including access to a Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee assistance plan and comprehensive behavioral health benefits
• Fertility benefits, including surrogacy, and adoption assistance programs
• Basic and supplemental life insurance for employees as well as supplemental life insurance coverage for their spouses/domestic partners and children
• Voluntary benefits such as group legal, identity theft protection, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance
• Short-term & long-term disability plans
• Paid parental and caregiver leave
• 401(k) Plan with pre-tax, Roth, and after-tax options and company match which vests immediately
• Education assistance and student loan programs

Other Programs:

• Time off to include vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, Summer Fridays (early release), and a winter break between Christmas and New Year’s Day (based on business needs)
• Referral bonuses (subject to eligibility)
• Matching gift program
• A wide variety of employee business resource groups (EBRGs)
• Special discounts on Sony products, offered exclusively to Sony employees
• Employee stock purchase plan (Sony covers commissions and fees for your Sony stock purchases made through after-tax payroll deductions)
• Annual incentive bonus

The anticipated annual base salary for this position is $150,000 to $160,000. This range does not include any other compensation components or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

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SCA will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable law.

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