Sr Technical Producer

Why Play Station?

Play Station isn't just the Best Place to Play - it's also the Best Place to Work. Today, we're recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The Play Station family of products and services including PlayStation5, PlayStation4, PlayStation

VR, Play Station Plus , acclaimed Play Station software titles from Play Station Studios, and more.

Play Station also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The Play Station brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly‑owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.

Join the award‑winning team that created God of War

The Production Team at Santa Monica Studio excels at creative problem solving and communication. We thrive on being at the intersection of people and productivity as the glue that holds the studio together. Whether by being leaders of the craft of project management or partners who will clear the path ahead, the production team is here in service to the studio, to move development forward and achieve quality.

We are looking for an experienced, driven and expert planner to join our team as a Senior Technical Producer. A Senior Technical Producer is relied upon to lead long‑term scheduling efforts as well as to direct ground level production activities of multiple discipline teams. Responsibilities include partnering with the lead producer, creative directors and leads, guiding and directing other producers and collaborating with studio managers to own the creation, maintenance and execution of a project plan to determine resource, budget and schedule needs.

Own the production of multiple discipline teams in all areas:

• Run the production pipeline of a broad area of the game for multiple technical teams throughout all phases of the product development cycle from design through final approval
• Craft and maintain a comprehensive project plan, schedule, scope and resource forecast for multiple disciplines along a complex production pipeline
• Manage day‑to‑day production issues to allow the team to achieve the highest possible game quality
• Schedule and maintain tasking of departmental and interdisciplinary teams

Lead day‑to‑day production through rigorous project planning, analytic thinking and information gathering:

• Break down large complex initiatives, features and challenges into manageable portions and actionable steps
• Assimilate diverse information and assess the impact on each phase of production and on the project as a whole
• Identify all groups that may be affected by a goal, actively solicit their input and follow up with strong execution
• Ensure a common understanding and agreement on project scope, objectives and impact of any changes

Partner with a wide range of team members to further current and future product development needs:

• Cultivate and maintain relationships with internal development team, primarily partnering with the game director, discipline directors and leads
• Collaborate with managers concerning personnel issues and team member individual growth, such as meeting task expectations, actively tasking individuals toward determined growth goals
• Contribute to the development of new theories, methodologies, and approaches in collaboration with creative partners. Support the creative vision by utilizing curiosity, judgement and anticipating change to direct or redirect efforts as needed to achieve results

• Experience with traditional Waterfall production management techniques along with Agile techniques, including SCRUM or Kanban. PMP or equivalent certification a plus
• Excellent organizational & prioritization skills, attention to detail, process knowledge and ability to multi‑task
• Experience with Microsoft Office (emphasis on Excel), JIRA, Confluence and other project tracking and bug database software

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively across product development…