Jobs in San Mateo, CA

About the role

The Senior Director of Business Strategy & Planning will serve as a strategic operating partner to the Vice President, Head of Operations and lead the team responsible for establishing and running the business operating system for the Studio Business Group (SBG). This leader will build and manage a high-performing Strategy & Planning team that creates an integrated view of business performance, organizational health, strategic priorities, portfolio considerations and emerging risks. The team will translate complex information from across the business into clear insights, recommendations and decision agendas for the Studio Business Group CEO and senior leadership team. The role will own and continuously improve the executive operating rhythm, including business reviews, strategic planning, KPI reporting, risk management and leadership decision forums. Working across studios, Production, Finance, Technology, Development Strategy and other Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) partners, the Senior Director will connect strategy to execution and ensure leadership attention is focused on the organization’s most important choices. This position requires a leader who can operate as both a senior strategic advisor and a hands-on builder: setting direction, developing talent and personally engaging in the most complex and high-impact work. The Senior Director will lead a small team while also operating as a senior individual contributor on the organization’s most consequential work.

What you'll bring

• Extensive experience in business strategy, business operations, strategic planning, management consulting, corporate development, portfolio strategy or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing a high-performing strategy, operations, consulting or planning team.
• Experience directly advising C-suite or equivalent senior executives and supporting complex enterprise-level decisions.
• Proven ability to synthesize large volumes of complex information into clear insights and recommendations.
• Strong business judgment and the ability to understand connections among strategy, operations, financial performance, organizational design and execution.
• Experience designing or improving executive operating rhythms, planning processes or performance management systems.
• Demonstrated success leading complex work across a highly matrixed organization.
• Exceptional written, verbal and executive presentation skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and facilitation capabilities.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, challenge constructively and establish structure where limited structure currently exists.
• Experience in gaming, technology, entertainment, media or another product development environment is preferred.

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