Director, Information Technology

PlayStation 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 PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation5, PlayStation4, PlayStationVR, PlayStationPlus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more. PlayStation 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 PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation. At SIE, the IT Service & Support function is critical to enabling smooth business operations, productivity, and customer satisfaction. This is a hands-on leadership role with a unique set of challenges and huge opportunities to develop and mature the operation as it continues to globalize. As a leader in the IT S&S space, you are responsible for championing a vision that aligns with, and further enables SIE’s growth. Your principal responsibilities include: Development of a strategic approach to IT engagement across the Americas and Europe Implementation of a global ITSM capability, coordinating IT managers across regions Driving transformational changes to IT Support capabilities to increase data-driven automation and self-service solutions This highly collaborative leadership role includes working with a globally distributed team to understand the requirements of our internal customers and deliver flexible solutions to support changing business needs. You have the opportunity to develop: Direction and management of Tier 1 support Service level agreements (SLAs) and key performance indicators to assess performance against established benchmarks Introduce technology solutions that reduce the dependency on Tier 1 services Business ownership of the ITSM toolset, aligning development to strategic direction Service Transition and Knowledge Management Hardware and software asset management On/offboarding, IT inductions, Walk-Up Desk and meeting room support Shared responsibility for event support and AV/VC management Success in this role requires close partnership with senior managers of Tier 2 IT Support, leaders across the wider IT organisation and key business functions such as Information Security & Facilities Management. You will bring extensive technical expertise coupled with a strong customer focus, excellent data analysis skills and a proven team-building track record. We are looking for a leader with a focus on operational excellence, and passion that is contagious Description:

Attracts and empowers highly engaged, passionate, diverse, driven talent, leading and inspiring our globally distributed Service & Support function Transformative leader who maintains an evergreen view of our future state, challenges the status quo, and delivers measurable results against critical initiatives Experienced operational leader, driving excellence and continuous improvement within their team and across the organization Develops strong operational team structure and actively promotes succession planning Actively assumes ownership of new initiatives and showcases steadfast outcomes Prepares and presents comprehensive and meaningful reports on Service & Support metrics for senior leadership Energetically, passionately, and successfully works across organizational boundaries, collaborating to deliver ‘best in class’ support services Creates an environment for teams to innovate, self-improve and implement with urgency and accuracy Strong advocate for workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion Demonstrates leadership and expertise by identifying and optimizing automated self-service capabilities to drive efficiencies Participates in roadmap discussions, identifies key areas for improvement in the support space and incorporates these goals into ongoing & future development initiatives Extensive recent experience managing a third-party vendor delivering IT services into an Enterprise environment Proven success in delivering successful IT support at an enterprise scale and developing groundbreaking IT Service Management capabilities Experience in researching new and emerging technologies to realize potential value, business fit, operations, and cost efficiencies Drive and passion for technology leadership with the ability to excite, mentor, develop and empower team members Outstanding verbal/written communication skills with a presentation style that engages a diverse audience Effective at working with geographically remote and culturally diverse teams Preferred:

Deep technical/business process experience with ITSM toolsets, preferably ServiceNow BS or MS degree in Information Technology or Information Security or equivalent experience #LI-GM1 Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice

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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.

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