Senior Operations Program Manager, PlayStation
$142.3-213.5k
Office located in San Mateo, CA
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
Job no longer available
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$142.3-213.5k
Office located in San Mateo, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a gaming experience without barriers that fits the needs of players of all abilities.
Role
Who you are
- Self-motivated with incredible attention to detail
- Deep understanding of supply chain, logistics, sales forecasting and component procurement standards
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Must be inventive and seek solutions through information gathering, partner discussions, and/or judgment calls
- Experience in the video game industry is not required, but interest and passion for gaming, digital entertainment, consumer electronics, and technology is a plus
- Bachelor’s degree in operations management or engineering related fields preferred. Masters or MBA are a plus
- 10+ years of validated experience in product development or manufacturing operations related roles with a strong background of supporting the development of new consumer electronic devices
- Significant prior experience with ERP/MRP systems and logistics and supply chain planning
- Strong working knowledge of hardware product safety and regulatory compliance certifications (FCC, CE etc.) process and requirements
- Leading overseas manufacturing partners in planning and performing development builds and new product development stages
- Building and maintaining approved vendor lists (AVL) and bill of materials (BOM) to ensure part availability, quality and cost for each development stage
- Capable of leading operations schedules, production planning and materials readiness efforts to meet product development landmarks
- Coordinating production readiness with engineering, operations, and internal/external teams
- Evaluating capacity planning and production throughput estimations
- Communicate requirements and schedules to facilitate technical readiness with supply chain and establish teams
- Proficient with MS Office suite especially Project and Excel
What the job involves
- Experienced in manufacturing, process engineering, logistics, strategic component sourcing, risk mitigation and/or supply chain management
- Results oriented with attention to detail and a strategic long term planning perspective
- Proficient at addressing various partners from individual contributors, up through senior leadership
- Technically proficient and has prior contract manufacturing partner management experience
- Familiar with a variety of manufacturing processes and techniques
- A liaison to vendors and technical teams to design, develop and deliver products on time and within budget
- Familiar with product lifecycle management methodologies
Otta's take
Xav Kearney
CTO of Otta
Since the release of the PS1 in 1994, PlayStation has been a consistent leader in the video gaming market. Its consoles are iconic in the gaming community - Playstation has produced both the top-selling and fastest-selling console of all time - and the company is still pushing boundaries. Its current flagship - the PS5 - promises to revolutionize gaming, featuring new technology that will create improvements across the board.
As well as its consoles, PlayStation has also developed online services, connecting its users and giving them access to diversified media. A PlayStation can be used for a huge range of activities - from Netflix to guided workouts - which has led to the expansion of the company's audience over time and across generations.
PlayStation faces competition in its field from the likes of Microsoft, with its Xbox range, and PC gaming, which has been becoming more popular in recent years. Regardless, PlayStation shows no signs of slowing down. The upcoming implementation of in-game ads in free games looks to significantly increase revenue, and the wider PlayStation gaming experience also appears to be evolving from plans to launch live service games in upcoming years.
Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Private medical insurance
- Private dental insurance
- Flexible working policy (remote working, flexible hours)
- Free fruit every day in our offices
- On-site free gym (London & Liverpool)
- On-site subsidised cafés
- On-site bar (Thursdays & Fridays, London & Liverpool)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Eye care assistance
- x2 volunteering days each year
- Group pension plan
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Season ticket loans
- Life assurance
- Income protection
- 25 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays
- Discretionary days off over Christmas and summer
- Free giveaways of select first party products and services
- Discounts on PlayStation products
- Discounts on Sony products
- Access to other corporate discounts
Company HQ
East San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
Founders
Jim Ryan
(CEO, not founder)Ryan joined Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe (SIEE) in 1994. Taking over as SIEE president in 2011, he later moved on to head of global sales and marketing at SIE in April 2016. Ryan has served as deputy president of SIE since January 2018, before being appointed CEO in February 2019.
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Diversity & Inclusion at PlayStation
- We're proud to celebrate diversity at PlayStation
- Our Employee Resource groups, including Women@PlayStation, REPRESENT@PlayStation, Wellbeing@PlayStation, and our award-winning LGBTQ+ group, Pride@PlayStation, actively promote inclusion in the workplace and beyond
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