Product Manager [Remote]

PRODUCT MANAGER, PSS LIVE SERVICES

This role is open to US-based permanent remote arrangements.

Why PlayStation?

THE ROLE

As a Product Manager, you will work as part of the central Live Services games team at PlayStation Studios. Your primary responsibility is to work as a subject matter expert, collaborating with a small central team to support game studios and with 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.

Under the guidance of the Director of Product Management, you will partner closely with multiple teams to use data, insights, user testing, and creative solutions, to inform product development with a keen sense of critical product KPI's and game health.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support product management across multiple live and upcoming titles from PlayStation Studios to help effectively build out capabilities and successfully launch and manage their live service titles.

• Evaluate design specs and mockups, identify and escalate risks, and advise on mitigation strategies, while contributing directly to feature definition and validation roadmaps across development cycles.

• Lead/co-lead initiatives to drive measurable improvements through hypothesis development, testing, and iteration.

• Communicate performance results and actionable recommendations to both product and studio feature team stakeholders, connecting player experience to business outcomes.

• Highlight opportunities for product performance growth for various titles, and support improvement initiatives to a successful outcome with analysis and reporting.

• Provide hands-on support to studios across various core competencies from feature design to live content, performance reporting and market knowledge.

• Help share best practices to support game studios standing up and evolving their processes and capabilities.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Experience in product management for live service games, preferably on AAA Console/PC titles.

• Understand, conceptualize, and abstract the design of game systems, features, and mechanics.

• Data fluency and working experience of partnering with analytics, research, and insights groups.

• Solid grasp of statistics, hypothesis testing, and experimental design for live game features.

• Proven business and market awareness with analytical capabilities, using data to inform decisions.

• Social intelligence, great interpersonal skills, excellent communication and empathy for creative teams.

• Working knowledge of different types of games, genres, and business models (F2P, premium, cosmetic economy, etc.).

• Experience working with publishing partners (marketing, release management, store, etc.).

• Deep passion for games and ability to evaluate and break down the components of what makes a successful live game.

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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 based out of Seattle, the estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$131,000 - $164,000 USD

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