Sony · 8 hours ago
Senior Program Manager
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $170K/yr
10+ years expSony Corporation of America is the U.S. headquarters of Sony Group Corporation, based in Tokyo, Japan, and they are seeking a Senior Program Manager to join the Digital Transformation Office. This role involves leading enterprise-wide digital initiatives, ensuring alignment across various teams, and delivering measurable business outcomes through strategic program leadership.
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Responsibilities
Lead a portfolio of enterprise digital transformation programs spanning multiple business units, regions, and technology domains
Translate corporate and business strategy into roadmaps, investment priorities, and execution plans
Drive initiatives that transform customer experience, business models, data capabilities, and operational processes
Ensure programs deliver measurable business outcomes (revenue growth, cost efficiency, speed-to-market, customer impact)
Act as the primary program lead, partnering with Senior Leadership, Business Innovation, Product, Engineering, Data, Legal, and Operations
Facilitate decision-making across competing priorities, trade-offs, and constraints
Lead executive-level governance forums, including steering committees and program reviews
Communicate complex program status, risks, and strategic implications in a clear, business focused manner
Own delivery of large, complex, interdependent programs across globally distributed teams
Manage scope, timelines, budgets, resource planning, and release coordination
Proactively identify and manage cross-program dependencies, risks, and systemic constraints
Establish program structures, cadences, and operating rhythms that enable predictable delivery
Ensure solutions are not only built, but adopted and operationalized
Partner with business stakeholders on: Change management, Process redesign, Go-to-market readiness, Go/No-Go release decisions
Define and track KPIs and success metrics tied to business value
Establish scalable program management practices, tools, and standards across the DX organization
Drive continuous improvement in delivery models, cross-team collaboration, and execution efficiency
Mentor junior program/project managers and elevate program management maturity across the organization
Qualification
Required
10+ years of progressive program management experience, including leading large-scale, complex digital or technology programs
Proven success track in PMO roles at a top tech organization
Direct program management experience in AI initiatives, cloud, data, commerce and/or identity management strongly preferred
Proven track record managing cross-functional, cross-regional programs
Proven track record managing multi-team dependencies
Proven track record managing high-visibility, business-critical initiatives
Experience working directly with senior executives and steering committees
Deep expertise in program governance
Deep expertise in risk and dependency management
Deep expertise in financial and resource planning
Deep expertise in release and operational readiness planning
Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, release management, and iterative delivery models
Experience integrating modern technologies (data platforms, analytics, digital platforms, automation, etc.) into business processes
Ability to connect technical delivery to business strategy and financial impact
Experience supporting go-to-market planning, product launches, or business model enablement
Strong decision-making capability in ambiguous, fast-changing environments
Exceptional ability to influence without authority across diverse teams
Executive-level communication and storytelling skills
Strong facilitation, negotiation, and conflict resolution capabilities
High integrity, professionalism, and ethical conduct
Bachelor's degree required
Experience with collaboration and program tools such as Jira, Confluence, MS Project, SharePoint, Teams, or equivalent
Preferred
Experience working in global, multicultural environments
Experience across both Agile and Waterfall methodologies
Domain experience in one or more areas: Data & analytics, Digital commerce, Fraud prevention, risk management, or trust & safety systems
Familiarity with Japanese language and/or business culture
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage with coverage for spouses/domestic partners and child dependents, including access to a Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Employee assistance plan and comprehensive behavioral health benefits
Fertility benefits, including surrogacy, and adoption assistance programs
Basic and supplemental life insurance for employees as well as supplemental life insurance coverage for their spouses/domestic partners and children
Voluntary benefits such as group legal, identity theft protection, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance
Short-term & long-term disability plans
Paid parental and caregiver leave
401(k) Plan with pre-tax, Roth, and after-tax options and company match with immediate vesting
Education assistance and student loan programs
Flexible Work Arrangements, including remote and hybrid work schedules
Time off to include vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, Summer Fridays (early release), and a winter break between Christmas and New Year’s Day (based on business needs)
Referral bonuses (subject to eligibility)
Matching gift program
A wide variety of employee business resource groups (EBRGs)
Special discounts on Sony products, offered exclusively to Sony employees
Employee stock purchase plan (Sony covers commissions and fees for your Sony stock purchases made through after-tax payroll deductions)
Annual incentive bonus
Company
Sony
Sony develops and manufactures audio, video, communications, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. It is a sub-organization of Sony Biz Networks Corporation.
10001+ employees
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