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# Director, Product Management - Data Science at PlayStation Global

- **Company:** PlayStation Global
- **Location:** United States San Mateo, CA
- **Compensation:** $273k–$410k
- **Posted:** 2026-08-24
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-07
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sonyinteractiveentertainmentglobal/jobs/5985221004

## Job description

Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?

Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.

Director, Product Management - Data Science

San Mateo, CA

At Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation creates unforgettable gaming experiences for millions of players around the world. As a global leader in interactive entertainment, we operate at massive scale across a complex digital ecosystem spanning hardware, software, services, commerce, marketing, and player engagement.

## About the Role

We are seeking a Director of Data Science Product Management to lead the strategy, prioritization, and execution of data science to drive better decision-making and player experiences across PlayStation.

This role is responsible for portfolio of products across the data science lifecycle - identifying high-value analytical opportunities, shaping predictive and decision products, and ensuring they deliver measurable business outcomes through adoption, monitoring and continuous improvement. The role will lead a team of Data Science Product Managers responsible for applying data science to solve business problems, including capabilities across customer lifetime value, player lifecycle intelligence, forecasting, simulations, audience intelligence and decision automation.

The Director will help ensure that SIE’s data science investments are focused on the highest-impact opportunities, built with strong product discipline, and adopted in the workflows where they can create measurable business value.

## Key Responsibilities

- Translate business priorities into structured problem statements, investment cases, product strategies, and measurable outcomes, ensuring data science work is managed as a scalable product portfolio rather than one-off analytical requests.
- Drive product strategy and lifecycle ownership for player value and decision intelligence capabilities, such as CLV, engagement and forecasting, ensuring high quality products are advanced from discovery through productionization, adoption, monitoring, iteration, and long-term value realization.
- Establish clear criteria for when analytical work should remain exploratory, become a recurring decision process, or graduate into a production-grade product.
- Define success metrics and quality standards for data science products, including business impact, adoption, reliability, interpretability, model quality, operational sustainability, and decision quality.
- Partner with Data Science and Analytics leaders to ensure rigor across experimentation, causal inference, forecasting, incrementality measurement, model evaluation, and value analysis, while promoting these approaches as core decision-making tools.
- Influence senior stakeholders across functions to align strategy, clarify priorities, manage tradeoffs, and drive adoption of data science products.
- Guide Product Managers across the product lifecycle while directly leading or sponsoring the organization's highest-impact and most ambiguous product initiatives.
- Create a strong Data Science product culture centered on hypothesis-driven discovery, evidence-based prioritization, measurable business impact and close partnership with cross-functional partners.

## Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.
- 15+ years of relevant experience, including 8+ years in digital product management, data product management, AI/ML product management, analytics product management, or related roles.
- 6+ years of people management experience, including experience leading Product Managers or senior product-oriented analytics leaders.
- Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional portfolios involving Data Science, ML Engineering, Analytics, Data Engineering, and business stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of data science and machine learning workflows, including experimentation, predictive modeling, forecasting, segmentation, recommender systems, lifecycle modeling, productionization, and monitoring.
- Experience with products or capabilities related to CLV/LTV, personalization, churn, propensity modeling, forecasting, audience targeting, marketing optimization, commerce, or digital engagement.
- Familiarity with modern data and ML ecosystems such as SQL, Python, Snowflake, Spark, feature stores, MLOps tools, model monitoring, APIs, and analytics platforms.
- Demonstrated ability to translate ambiguous business needs into product strategies, roadmaps, priorities, and measurable outcomes.
- Strong executive communication skills, including the ability to translate technical concepts into business impact.
- Experience leading, mentoring, and developing high-performing product teams.

## Preferred Skills

- Experience in gaming, digital commerce, subscription, marketplace, streaming, or consumer technology businesses.
- Deep experience with customer intelligence, player lifecycle analytics, personalization, experimentation, audience intelligence, or growth optimization.
- Experience defining success metrics and quality standards for data science products, including adoption, reliability, latency, interpretability, fairness, model drift, and business impact.
- Experience building product management capabilities, teams, or operating models from the ground up.
- Demonstrated ability to use AI-enabled tools, including generative or agentic AI, to improve product workflows, accelerate insight generation, and enhance decision-making.

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](https://careers.playstation.com/benefits) to learn more.

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below. $273,000—$409,600 USD

Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks.

Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice (where applicable) for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

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, maternity or parental status, 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.

Sony Interactive Entertainment is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.

## About PlayStation Global

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the global leader in interactive entertainment behind the PlayStation brand, delivering generation-defining hardware, pioneering network services, and award-winning games.
- **Entity Type**: Private (wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation)
- **Headquarters**: San Mateo, California, USA (with global functions in London, United Kingdom, and Tokyo, Japan)
- **Founded**: 1994 (with the launch of the original PlayStation in Japan)
- **Founders**: Not publicly available as a single founder; the PlayStation brand was created by Sony Corporation

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Gaming & Interactive Entertainment
- **Target customers**: B2C (gamers and consumers worldwide), B2B (game developers, publishers, and partners)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "To be the best place to play" – pushing the boundaries of play and inspiring remarkable experiences for players everywhere.

## Products & Services
- **PlayStation 5 (PS5)**: Flagship home video game console, including PS5 Pro model, with cutting-edge hardware and immersive gaming experiences.
- **PlayStation Network (PSN)**: Online service platform enabling multiplayer, digital storefront, and social features.
- **PlayStation Plus**: Subscription service offering online multiplayer, monthly games, and cloud storage.
- **PlayStation VR2**: Next-generation virtual reality headset for PS5.
- **PlayStation Studios**: A collective of first-party game development studios producing iconic franchises (The Last of Us, God of War, Horizon, Spider-Man, etc.).
- **PlayStation Accessories**: Controllers (DualSense), headsets, and other peripherals.
- **PlayStation Store**: Digital marketplace for games, add-ons, and media.
- **PlayStation 5 Console & Games**: Hardware and software sold globally.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation)
- **Key Metric**: PS5 generation has generated more than **$136 billion in sales** and **$13 billion in operating income** as of March 31, 2026. PlayStation 5 sold-in over **93 million units** worldwide. **125 million monthly active users** (as of March 31, 2026). **Over 1.64 billion software units** sold across PS4 and PS5. **51 billion hours** of annual gameplay (as of March 31, 2025).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Sony Group Corporation (parent company); extensive network of third-party publishers, developers, and platform partners.
- **Growth Signals**: Record-high engagement levels; continued expansion of first-party studios; successful launch of PS5 Pro; increasing digital and subscription revenue; strong global brand recognition.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Integrated Ecosystem**: End-to-end control over hardware, software, network services, and first-party content creation.
- **Iconic IP Portfolio**: Beloved franchises (The Last of Us, God of War, Horizon, Gran Turismo, etc.) that drive platform loyalty.
- **Global Brand Power**: PlayStation is one of the most recognized entertainment brands worldwide.
- **Scale & Reach**: 125 million MAU, 93 million PS5 consoles sold, and a massive library of software.
- **Innovation Track Record**: Consistently pushing boundaries in graphics, haptics, VR, and online services.

## Strategic Focus
- Continuing to grow the PlayStation 5 install base and expand into new hardware (PS5 Pro, PS VR2).
- Strengthening first-party game development and acquiring/expanding studios.
- Growing network services and subscription revenue through PlayStation Plus.
- Leveraging IP across other media (film, TV, merchandise) via Sony Pictures.
- Enhancing cloud gaming and streaming capabilities.
- Fostering an inclusive, diverse, and innovative workplace culture.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Celebrated for being "trailblazers, passionate, one" – a united, diverse, and innovative global team. Recognized as a 2025 & 2026 Company Leader in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion (Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index 100).
- **Flexible Work**: "Flex Modes" blend in-person collaboration and remote flexibility, allowing teams to connect when it counts and work from anywhere.
- **Benefits & Perks**: Comprehensive benefits package including learning & development tailored paths, well-being initiatives, and top-tier amenities.
- **Engineering & Tech**: Opportunities across software engineering, game development, network services, cybersecurity, data analytics, and more.
- **Global Presence**: Offices in San Mateo (HQ), London, Tokyo, and additional studios worldwide.
- **Internship Program**: "Internships that Inspire" for students and early-career talent.

## Sources
1. [playstation.com](https://www.playstation.com/en-us/corporate/about-us/) – About Us, facts, and leadership
2. [sonyinteractive.com](https://sonyinteractive.com/en/our-company/) – Company overview, values, fast facts
3. [careers.playstation.com](https://careers.playstation.com/) – Careers page with culture, benefits, and hiring process
4. [job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sonyinteractiveentertainmentglobal) – Current job listings (e.g., Corporate Development, Business Analyst)

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