Director, Product Management - Data Science (AI/ML)

Location: San Mateo, California, US; hybrid working policy

Base salary: $273,000–$409,600 USD per year

Company

hirify.global develops PlayStation hardware, software, network services, commerce, marketing, and player engagement experiences for more than 100 million people worldwide.

What you will do

• Lead the strategy, prioritization, and execution of a portfolio of data science products across the product lifecycle.
• Translate business priorities into problem statements, investment cases, product strategies, roadmaps, and measurable outcomes.
• Advance capabilities for customer lifetime value, player lifecycle intelligence, forecasting, simulations, audience intelligence, and decision automation.
• Define standards for business impact, adoption, reliability, interpretability, model quality, operational sustainability, and decision quality.
• Partner with Data Science and Analytics leaders on experimentation, causal inference, forecasting, incrementality measurement, model evaluation, and value analysis.
• Lead and develop Data Science Product Managers while influencing senior stakeholders and driving adoption of data science products.

Requirements

• 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, data, AI/ML, analytics, or related product management.
• 6+ years of people management experience leading Product Managers or senior product-oriented analytics leaders.
• Experience leading complex portfolios involving Data Science, ML Engineering, Analytics, Data Engineering, and business stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of experimentation, predictive modeling, forecasting, segmentation, recommender systems, lifecycle modeling, productionization, and monitoring.
• Familiarity with SQL, Python, Snowflake, Spark, feature stores, MLOps tools, model monitoring, APIs, and analytics platforms.

Nice to have

• Experience in gaming, digital commerce, subscriptions, marketplaces, streaming, or consumer technology.
• Experience with customer intelligence, player lifecycle analytics, personalization, experimentation, audience intelligence, or growth optimization.
• Experience building product management capabilities, teams, or operating models from the ground up.
• Experience using generative or agentic AI to improve product workflows, insight generation, and decision-making.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working policy with base pay adjusted based on job-related factors, skills, experience, and location.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Matching 401(k), paid time off, and wellness program.
• Employee discounts on Sony products and potential eligibility for a bonus package.
• Inclusive workplace and Equal Opportunity employment practices.

Hiring process

• Background checks are conducted at the offer stage, which may include criminal background checks for some roles.