As the Director of Product Management, you will work as part of the central Live Services team, reporting to the Head of Product Management for Live Service games at PlayStation Studios
Your primary responsibility is to work as a subject matter expert, leading a small central team collaborating with European game studios and other partners (analytics, marketing, etc.) to help build, launch, and manage successful live service games, while helping studios to build out top-notch embedded capabilities
Work across multiple live and upcoming titles from PlayStation Studios, partnering closely with game studios and other partners to build capabilities and successfully launch and manage live service titles
Engage with game teams on everything from high-level product and commercial strategy to evaluating design specs and mockups, with a focus on product prioritization and roadmaps
Identify opportunities for product performance growth for various titles, influence key stakeholders, and drive initiatives to a successful outcome through strong relationships
Develop and share best practices to help game studios stand up and evolve their processes and capabilities
Define product strategy frameworks and standards for live service titles, tailoring approaches to the needs of individual games and studios
Define and evolve core KPIs in partnership with other publishing resources (analytics, research, marketing, etc), ensuring consistent measurement and actionable insights across titles
Establish and evolve live service operating rhythms (goal setting, performance reviews, experimentation, roadmap planning, decision trees) across titles
Partner with finance and forecasting teams to refine revenue models, ensuring assumptions align with product strategy and core KPIs
Manage, develop, and grow a small team of product management and live service design talent, leading and inspiring a highly skilled team
Connect development teams across PlayStation studios to the latest competitive research, analyze industry trends, and define best practices
Function as a conduit between multiple studios to foster knowledge sharing and deeper collaboration
Help define the processes and methodologies used centrally to level up our product management craft and improve the way we build and operate live service games
Experience with game economy and/or monetization modeling and experience with analytical tools (e.g. Looker, Tableau, etc.)
Seasoned people leader with an ability to manage, lead and inspire a highly skilled team
Ability to understand, conceptualize, and improve the design of game systems, features, and mechanics, providing recommendations to shape the direction of the product
Diverse development experience spanning different types of games, genres, and business models (F2P, paid, cosmetic economy, etc.)
Experience working across products at different development stages (incubation, live operations, etc.)
Experience partnering with leadership/executives at a studio and publishing level
Deep understanding of industry trends and the competitive landscape, including player motivations and audience segments across genres
Demonstrated track record of success driving initiatives that positively impact core KPIs
Strong experience in product management and/or live service design focused on feature development and live operations
Expert ability to connect creative vision, analytics, and business goals – turning data into actionable product and design decisions
Experience working with publishing partners (marketing, release management, store, etc.)
Expert data fluency and track record of partnering with analytics, research, and insights groups
Proven track record working in complex, matrixed development/publishing organizations to deliver outsized results on successful live games
Strong business and financial acumen, with experience driving revenue forecasting and KPI frameworks for live service products
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Director of Product Management employer: PlayStation
At Sony Interactive Entertainment, we pride ourselves on being not just the Best Place to Play, but also the Best Place to Work. Our dynamic work culture fosters creativity and innovation, offering employees exceptional growth opportunities within a collaborative environment. With benefits like a hybrid working model, private medical insurance, and access to an on-site gym, we ensure our team members thrive both personally and professionally in the heart of the entertainment industry.
