Sr. Workplace Strategy & Occupancy Manager

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 Play Station®5, Play Station®4, Play Station®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.

Role overview:

As the Workplace Strategy and Occupancy Manager you will be responsible for the development and delivery of Sony Interactive Entertainment’s workplace and occupancy strategies. The successful candidate will report to the Director, Global Real Estate, Strategy & Delivery and work closely with cross-functional teams and local business leaders to deliver strategies that enable SIE employees to deliver great results. The ideal candidate will be an experienced leader in workplace and occupancy strategies and possess strong leadership and analytical skills.

• Develop global strategies for workplace and occupancy to support SIE’s workplace goals. Effectively communicate trends, market research, and business needs to executive management.
• Define agile workplace offerings, occupancy strategy and space utilization including adoption of business-line specific strategies and measurement in close partnership with operational business owners.
• Develop programming requirements for net-new locations or reconfigurations of existing sites, leveraging data-driven space allocation metrics.
• Deliver workplace solutions that enable SIE employees to deliver great results that reflect regional nuances and business unit needs.
• Drive occupancy management, including utilizing data reporting and analytics to inform decision making.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as Finance, Security, HR, Legal and Procurement to ensure holistic requirements are met.

• Minimum 7 years’ experience in workplace strategy and occupancy planning; preferably in gaming or tech environment.
• Demonstrated ability to influence decisions and strong communication skills, both written and verbal, to effectively convey complex concepts to stakeholders at all levels, articulating impact through reporting and business case presentations to executive leadership.
• Proven ability to effectively collaborate across departments and partner with vendor teams to drive results.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities to identify inefficiencies or gaps and recommend effective solutions and processes improvements.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and other space planning or workplace management software.

* Play Station 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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At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location. The base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.

In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package.  to learn more.

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below. $131,400 — $197,000 USD

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.

Play Station is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.