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Now HR Job Title:
Senior Technical Program Manager


Job Code:
ICPT04


Job Grade:
P4


Job Category:

FTE

Reporting Relationships:
Manager, Victor Peng– Director Technical Program Manager, Product Development Works in close partnership with: Staff Technical Program Manager


Location:
Tokyo, Japan

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At Sony Interactive Entertainment, we enable teams to deliver world-class products through clarity, collaboration, and trust.


Position Overview:

The Senior Technical Program Manager (Senior TPM) supports the Product Development (PD) organization by strengthening portfolio-level planning, resolving cross-functional challenges, and providing on-the-ground coordination in Tokyo.

This role reports directly to the Director of Technical Program Management and will assist in the following functions:

Partner with Staff Technical Program Manager on developing Product Development Plan of Record (POR).

Support the Staff TPM in the creation, maintenance, and refinement of the POR, while helping ensure effective execution across the PD organization.

Serves as department and function representative in Tokyo, acting as a local point of contact for PD teams and cross-functional partners.

The role supports alignment, timely communication, and effective collaboration between Tokyo-based teams and global PD stakeholders.
Support program management and operations roles various business planning activities


Principle Duties / Responsibilities:
Support for Portfolio Planning & Plan of Record (POR)

Support the Staff Technical Program Manager in the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the Product Development Plan of Record (POR).

Help ensure the POR accurately reflects priorities, assumptions, cross-program dependencies, and organizational constraints.
Gather, validate, and incorporate inputs from stakeholders into the POR.
Prepare analyses and materials to support leadership reviews.
Incorporating leadership feedback, decisions and approvals into POR.

PD Representative

Serve as the PD Representative in Tokyo, supporting communication and coordination between the Product Development organization and other SIE teams based in Tokyo, including but not limited to HWEO and FSEE.

Support PD program prototype operations in Tokyo, including prototype tracking, allocation to partner teams, coordination of prototype usage and destruction in alignment with internal processes and guidelines.

Provide local, on-the-ground support for PD team members traveling to Tokyo.
Act as a trusted support partner when PD team members encounter execution challenges, ambiguity, or cross-team friction.

Support Business Planning activities

Support business planning and PMO activities that report program status to executives.

Interface with PMO, finance and other cross-functional business partners to coordinate standard business planning cadence activities, including fiscal year business planning activities.

Investigate and analyze root causes across process, communication, technology, and organizational boundaries.
Support escalation, alignment, and propose solutions to conclusion to ensure issues are resolved effectively.


The successful applicant is:
A thoughtful and problem solver who thrives in a staff enablement role.
Someone who can thrive in ambiguity and is goal and resolution oriented.
Comfortable supporting senior leaders while influencing outcomes through analysis, collaboration, and trust.
Detail-oriented, with the ability to connect day-to-day issues to portfolio-level impact.
Effective at cross-team coordination in a global, multi-site environment.
A clear and respectful communicator with both technical teams and senior leadership.


Required Knowledge / Skills:
Demonstrated experience in technical program management within complex product development environments.
Experience supporting integrated planning efforts across multiple teams or initiatives.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including root cause analysis and development of practical countermeasures.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.
Familiarity with tools such as JIRA and Confluence.
Ability to work effectively with globally distributed teams.


Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in operations management or engineering related fields preferred. Masters or MBA are a plus.
Proven experience as a Technical Program Manager
Business-level fluency in both English and Japanese


Working Conditions:
Agile team environment that values collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement.
Individual Contributor role with no direct supervisory responsibilities.
Occasional domestic or international travel as required.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Please contact us to request accommodation.

職務記述書(Job Description)

職務名

Senior Technical Program Manager

– Product Development

雇用形態

正社員(FTE)

レポートライン


レポート先:
Victor Peng(Director, Technical Program Management)


密接に連携する役割:
Staff Technical Program Manager

勤務地

東京都(Tokyo)

Sony Interactive Entertainmentでは、明確さ、協働、そして信頼を通じて、チームが世界クラスのプロダクトを提供できるよう支援しています。

職務概要

Senior Technical Program Manager(Senior TPM)は、Product Development(PD)組織を支援する役割として、ポートフォリオレベルでの計画策定の強化、組織横断的な課題解決、ならびに東京拠点における現地での調整・連携を担います。

本ポジションは、Technical Program Management担当Directorへ直接レポートし、以下の機能を支援します。

Staff Technical Program Managerと連携し、Product DevelopmentのPlan of Record(POR)の策定を支援します。Senior TPMは、PORの作成、維持、精緻化をサポートするとともに、PD組織全体において効果的な実行が行われるよう支援します。

また、本ポジションは東京における部門および機能の代表者として、PDチームおよび関係するクロスファンクショナルパートナーの現地窓口を担います。東京拠点のチームとグローバルなPDステークホルダーとの間で、認識合わせ、タイムリーな情報共有、効果的な協働を支援します。

さらに、各種ビジネス計画活動において、プログラムマネジメントおよびオペレーション関連の役割をサポートします。

主な業務内容

ポートフォリオ計画およびPlan of Record(POR)支援
Staff Technical Program Managerの指示のもと、Product DevelopmentのPlan of Record(POR)の作成、維持、継続的な改善を支援する
PORが優先順位、前提条件、プログラム間の依存関係、組織上の制約を正確に反映していることを支援する
ステークホルダーからのインプットを収集・検証し、PORへ反映する
経営層レビューを支援するための分析資料および関連ドキュメントを作成する
経営層からのフィードバック、意思決定、承認事項をPORへ反映する
PD Representative(東京拠点)
東京におけるPD Representativeとして、Product Development組織と、HWEO、FSEEを含む東京拠点の他のSIEチームとのコミュニケーションおよび連携を支援する
PDプログラムに関するプロトタイプ運用を東京にて支援し、プロトタイプの管理、関係チームへの供給、利用調整、および社内プロセス・ガイドラインに沿った廃棄対応を行う
東京へ出張するPDチームメンバーに対し、現地での業務遂行を支援する
PDチームメンバーが実行上の課題、不確実性、またはチーム間の摩擦に直面した際の信頼できるサポートパートナーとして対応する
ビジネスプランニング支援
経営層向けにプログラムの状況を報告するための、ビジネスプランニングおよびPMO関連活動を支援する
PMO、ファイナンス、その他のクロスファンクショナルなビジネスパートナーと連携し、年度計画を含む標準的なビジネスプランニングサイクルの運営を支援する
プロセス、コミュニケーション、技術、組織的観点から課題の根本原因を調査・分析する
課題解決に向けたエスカレーション、関係者間の調整、解決策の提案を行い、確実な収束を支援する

求める人物像

スタッフ/イネーブルメントの立場で力を発揮できる、思慮深く構造的な問題解決力を持つ方
不確実性の高い状況においても前向きに取り組み、目標達成と課題の解決に向けて粘り強く推進できる方
権限に依存せず、信頼と協働を通じて周囲を前進させられる方
細部への注意力と、全体俯瞰のバランスを取れる方
グローバルかつマルチサイト環境での調整・連携が得意な方
技術チームおよび経営層双方と円滑にコミュニケーションが取れる方

必須スキル・経験

複雑なプロダクト開発環境におけるTechnical Program Managementの実務経験
複数チーム・複数取り組みを横断した計画(POR等)の支援・運用経験
課題の原因分析および現実的な対策立案の経験
高い文書作成力および説明力
Agile / Scrum開発環境での業務経験
JIRA、Confluence等のツール使用経験
グローバルチームとの協働経験

応募資格

工学系、オペレーション、または関連分野の学士号

(修士号、MBA保有者は尚可)

Technical Program Managerとしての実務経験
日本語・英語ともにビジネスレベル以上

勤務条件

大規模グローバル組織の中で、協働と信頼を重視するアジャイルなチーム環境
Individual Contributorポジション(部下の直接管理なし)
業務上必要に応じて、国内外への出張の可能性あり

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