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Senior Product Manager, Platform Strategy, Monetization and Services - PaymentsThe Platform Strategy, Monetization and Services- Payments team at PlayStation is responsible for building and scaling payment products, modernizing the platform, driving improvements in payment processing, while maintaining compliance across all platforms.
Role Description: As a Senior Product Manager, you will play a pivotal role in developing innovative and intuitive ways to pay while delivering value to customers. You'll leverage technology and data driven decision-making to deeply understand our customers, drive business impact, and improve the PlayStation experience.
You will:
Define the product vision and drive the roadmap for our productsInternalize and represent Voice of The Customer throughout the product lifecycleCollect and measure key product metrics against goals to inform success of each release and plan iterations accordinglyTranslate market trends into a compelling product direction and visionDrive end-to-end delivery of multiple strategic and complex cross-regional, cross-functional initiatives with multi-level dependencies.Collaborate with development teams and program management to develop full program plans including timelines, dependencies, risk factors, success criteria, and outcomes, while keeping them energized and focused on delivering priority programs.Partner closely with Program Management, Engineering, UX, and Senior Leadership to drive programs strategicallyUnderstand strategy, objectives, priority and goals of our team and those belonging to partner teams and stakeholdersEnsure clear communication for requirements, escalation of issues and challenges to leadership, relevant partners, and team membersLead continuous improvement efforts to optimize productivityBuild a strong cohesive product team and create a fun and collaborative environment that cultivates creativity, innovation, and learningAbout You: 5+ years of product management experience with software development and delivery at scale
Bachelor's degree, technical education and/or work experience in the technical domain
Consistent track record of delivering products to market, collecting and incorporating user feedback into future iterations
Demonstrated technical proficiency and an ability to understand technology, designs, challenges and risks
Proven understanding of software lifecycle, release processes, and iterative development practices
Experience creating go-to-market strategies and driving go/no-go release decisions
Expertise in driving software development programs that involve integrating work of multiple technology (server and client) teams from inception to delivery to internal / external customers
Experience in leading complex, business-critical programs with dependencies across multiple teams to include Program Management, User Experience, Legal, Marketing, Finance and other business teams
Experience creating and delivering executive-level summary reports and presentations
Excellent listening, written, and verbal communication skills across all levels
Experience in initiating and driving process improvements
Excel in conflict resolution, collaboration, and people management
Expertise with collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence, ProdPad, Trello, Google Drive, and Microsoft Teams, etc.)
Nice to have: Experience in a high-transaction network-based services, video gaming industry, or social media
Domain expertise in one or more of the following areas: payment processing, digital payments, video gaming, social, data platforms, trust & safety, monetization, digital commerce, partner management, portfolio management, process implementation, mobile, and/or web development
Experience working with globally-distributed teams and multicultural working environments
Understanding of Japanese language and culture
Hands on experience with experimentation, A/B testing and leveraging results to iterate
Passionate about Video Gaming
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