Sr. Manager, Strategic Business Development
The Sr. Manager, Strategic Business Development, will be a member of the Global Entertainment Services (GES) team at Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) and help lead and drive global media partnerships and critical initiatives across the PlayStation platform.
You will run existing relationships with large media services such as Netflix, Disney, and Amazon Prime Video and be responsible for driving deals and initiatives globally, as well as collaborating with the Regional teams.
The manager will identify and execute global opportunities to drive revenue growth and engagement on PlayStation for media apps, including forging new partnerships and business models and coming up with compelling special offers and unique promotions for media services on PlayStation.
The Sr. Manager will
oversee new third-party partnership deal opportunities from initiation, negotiation, closing and continued account management. Internally championing projects, developing financial models and strategic frameworks for deal analysis, and ensuring successful launches.
Responsibilities:
• Identify and implement new partnerships with media companies to drive incremental revenue as well as improve overall consumer value proposition and user experience on PlayStation
• Manage relationships with partners pre and post-closing of deals
• Work optimally with other SIE internal groups and partners, including marketing, finance, legal, advertising, product and engineering.
• Craft business terms and take leadership role in deal negotiations
• Develop robust financial models for deal analysis to determine structure, support proposals, and influence negotiations for existing and new media services
• Identify and research emerging market trends and develop strategic frameworks
• Present business proposals and updates to partners up to the Executive level
• Develop and report on KPI's relative to team and overall GES goals
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree. Graduate degree a plus (MBA or JD)
• 12+ years of relevant experience
• Prior experience within digital media, Internet, technology or gaming
• Outstanding relationship skills, including the ability to work with international teams
• Knowledge of digital entertainment, including distribution models, platforms, content and services
• Excellent quantitative and analytical skills, including data analysis and financial modeling
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to author and deliver detailed presentations
• Strong digital literacy
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Please note that 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. Click here to learn more.
The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.
$183,800
- $275,600 USD
Equal Opportunity Statement:
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.
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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g3pj04-103-37-183-6-42 in your application.
