Job Abstract

Sr. Producer, Third Party Development Lead
San Mateo, CA (hybrid) - will require coming into office 1x quarter

From game pitch evaluation to launch, this role ensures that signed games meet quality standards and deliver exceptional gaming experiences. Collaborate with external partners, internal stakeholders, and cross-functional teams for successful project execution, on-time delivery, and adherence to quality standards.

Principle Responsibilities:

• Evaluate production plans for new partnership prospects, including support for pitch review, scouting, and project due diligence to assess feasibility and potential risks.
• Align development funding requests with technical feasibility, leveraging a deep understanding of staffing needs for multi-functional team projects, and offer advice on the suitable scope of investment.
• Collaborate with legal, finance, account management, and business development teams to finalize partnership agreements, ensuring clear expectations, responsibilities, and deliverables are defined.
• Develop and manage project schedules, budgets and resources for timely and cost-effective delivery of high-quality games.
• Review project milestones and deliverables to ensure alignment with production plans and contractual obligations.
• Oversee the process of reviewing and approving payments to external developed partners, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely processing.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with external development partners, fostering effective communication and collaboration throughout the project lifecycle
• Apply industry experience to guide partners in best practices for development paths.
• Provide regular progress updates and reports to senior management, highlighting key milestones, issues and opportunities.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and excellence within the Global Portfolio team.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Communication, or other related field or a minimum of 6 years of equivalent work experience.
• Proven tenure and experience working in video games in a production role, focused on console development (leading external teams / projects).
• Expert knowledge of game development processes, tools, and best practices.
• Excellent project management experience, with the ability to lead and handle multiple time-sensitive, cross-functional projects, and competing priorities.
• Experience in evaluating production plans, reviewing pitches, scouting, and conducting project due diligence.
• Demonstrated track record of successfully shipping high-quality games on time and within budget.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Familiar with milestone review process and payment processing.
• Deep understanding of all current PlayStation hardware platforms, games, and services.
• Deep understanding of all console, mobile, social, and PC platforms, games and services.
• Passion for games in all of their forms, with a deep understanding of industry trends and player expectations.
• Experience working within the PlayStation production pipeline for game submission and tech needs.
• Highly organized and comfortable working with information aggregation, management, and reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and analytically about complex issues, leading to thoughtful recommendations and action plans.
• Ability to take ownership of an issue and see it through to resolution.

*PlayStation offers a global hybrid office/remote working model — Flex Modes — which aims to combine the flexibility of remote working with the magic of in-person collaboration. The model is built upon the principle of working together in-person as work requires, with the freedom to work remotely otherwise.

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