Senior Technical Project Manager (PlayStation SDK)

Location: United States, San Mateo, CA; telecommuting and/or working from home may be permissible under company policies, with the role subject to the company's hybrid working policy.

Base pay: $233,459–$287,200 per year.

Company

hirify.global develops and operates the PlayStation brand, including advanced hardware, network services, and entertainment experiences serving more than 100 million people.

What you will do

• Lead planning and delivery of advanced SDK components for PlayStation platforms, including graphics, audio/video processing, and compiler technologies.
• Coordinate with product and cross-functional teams on story-point evaluation, capacity planning, sprint releases, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and release timelines.
• Run Scrum, synchronization, and stakeholder meetings, reporting trends, insights, forecasts, capacity, release timelines, and project performance through data analysis.
• Facilitate backlog grooming by categorizing and prioritizing features with product owners and engineering managers.
• Identify and track risks such as resource unavailability, scope creep, and deviation from the critical path, communicating issues to stakeholders.
• Prepare and maintain project plans, stand-up notes, sprint retrospectives, release calendars, release checklists, traceability matrices, technical specifications, and regression test suites.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Engineering Management, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent education and experience.
• At least two years of experience coordinating with product and cross-functional teams on project delivery.
• Experience evaluating story points, conducting Scrum activities, planning capacity, and managing sprint releases, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Experience running sync-up meetings and reporting stakeholder trends, insights, forecasts, capacity planning, release timelines, and project performance through data analysis.
• Experience identifying, communicating, and tracking project risks, including resource unavailability, scope creep, and critical-path deviations.
• Experience facilitating product backlog grooming and feature categorization and prioritization with product owners and engineering managers.
• Experience preparing and maintaining project artifacts, including project plans, sprint documentation, release calendars, release checklists, traceability matrices, technical specification documents, and regression test suites.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working policy; telecommuting and/or working from home may be permitted under company policies.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, matching 401(k), paid time off, and a wellness program.
• Employee discounts on Sony products and potential eligibility for a bonus package.
• Background checks are conducted at the offer stage for new employees.
• Sony is an equal opportunity and Fair Chance employer committed to an inclusive workplace.