Product Development Manager – Franchise Rewards
Sony Interactive Entertainment
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $131,200 - $196,800 per year
About the role
- With a deep understanding of player behavior, future in-game content and marketing activations, execute the development of compelling Franchise Rewards merchandising assortments on a 6-12 month timeline by managing the end-to-end merchandise development process, from initial concepts through production and delivery.
- Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to drive Franchise Rewards merchandise plans for existing and new IP with a data-informed approach.
- Justify business recommendations by translating product development goals into solutions, identifying more cost-effective alternates and describing tradeoffs.
- Partner with Operations Manager to create realistic workback schedules that balance team resources with team budget goals.
- Own day-to-day project administration, including managing project timelines, task tracking, documentation, approvals, and production tracking.
- Assist with sample reviews, feedback consolidation and creative approval tracking.
- Track, interpret, and review sales performance indicators for specific projects and product categories to evaluate the success of strategies and objectives.
- Support senior members of the team on annual operating plans, providing research, input and actionable ideas to grow the business.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience developing and executing merchandise and product strategies for a direct-to-consumer business.
- Bachelor’s degree in a business-related discipline or equivalent experience
- Experience with project management software (e.g. Asana, Shotgrid, Jira) and/or diverse project management methodologies required
- Highly structured, detail-oriented, and executional mindset with the ability to effectively manage many projects and tasks simultaneously, while maintaining clear team processes
- Capacity and confidence to be highly engaged and collaborative in a hybrid work environment.
- Ability to tackle ambiguity head-on to drive the planning process for merchandise programs through strong communication and organizational skills.
- Dedication to shipping best-in-class product, within real-world resource and business constraints.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- matching 401(k)
- paid time off
- wellness program
- coveted employee discounts for Sony products
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
merchandise developmentproduct strategiesproject managementdata analysissales performance trackingcost-effective solutionscreative approval trackingtask trackingdocumentation management
Soft Skills
communicationorganizational skillscollaborationdetail-orientedexecutional mindsetability to manage multiple projectscapacity to tackle ambiguityengagement in hybrid work environment