Sr. Technical Program Manager – Consumer Electronics Hardware

Principal Duties / Responsibilities:

Among the many responsibilities this role entails, you will be asked to help with the following tasks:

- First party Hardware Product Development Program Management - Manage the engineering and program timelines of 1st party products that delight and excite players.

• Track and report on program status.
• Lead and motivate the program team to achieve important breakthroughs in development.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and engineering development partners to establish important achievements and deadlines.
• Identify and report program and schedule risks, establish recovery plans.
• Manage program meetings with management and cross-functional teams.

- Business Planning Program Management - Establish PD team processes and policies, business and performance reporting, and business cadence/process.

The successful applicant is:

• Self-motivated, proactive, critical thinker with a strong intuition to identify and resolve roadblocks before they become material risks to a program schedule and shipping success.
• Take ownership of project and program schedules, task assignments, and overall schedule progress. Manage dependencies, mitigate risks, and provide executive reports.
• Excellent written and verbal skills. Proficient at addressing various partners from individual contributors, up through senior leadership.
• Working with the extended Program Management group to set the product definition, system-level architecture and coordination with the various business and engineering teams.
• Maintains big picture strategic and operational thinking balanced by a strong attention to detail.
• Able to work with management and cross-functional partners with the utmost integrity.
• Flexible and calm in dealing with various aspects of ambiguity.

Required Knowledge / Skills:

• Extensive experience developing and/or leading large projects/programs across multiple engineering and operations teams across the finish line.
• Experience in roles that communicate requirements and schedules to facilitate technical readiness with engineering and supply chain teams.
• Preferred background of supporting the development of new consumer electronic devices.
• Experience with Project/Program management tools like JIRA and Confluence.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies.
• Ability to work with others at all levels, effective at working with geographically remote and diverse teams.

Bonus:

• Experience in the gaming field is not required, but interest and passion for gaming, digital entertainment, consumer electronics, and technology is a plus.
• Japanese language proficiency is not required but may sometimes be helpful.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in operations management or engineering-related fields preferred. Masters or MBA or equivalent experience are a plus.
• Proven experience as a Technical Program Manager or Project Lead.

Working Conditions:

• Agile team; feels like a start-up within a large organization.
• Hiring Location: San Mateo, CA, United States.
• Travel (domestic and international) required. Estimated 10%-25%.
• Individual Contributor: Does not have direct supervisory responsibilities nor budgetary or hiring accountabilities.