Hardware Product Manager, PlayStation

Job title: Hardware Product Manager, PlayStation

About the Role PlayStation hardware product planning and product management role focused on hardware products (console, controllers, peripherals). You will define strategy, requirements, and specifications, lead cross-functional execution, and manage the lifecycle from concept through launch and post-launch improvements.

What You'll Do

• Lead product planning and product management for PlayStation hardware products (console, controllers, peripherals).
• Develop hardware concepts and planning to realize new play experiences; define requirements and specifications considering user value, business viability, and technical feasibility.
• Define cost targets and mass production readiness; establish specifications that balance performance and manufacturability.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with internal teams; organize critical decision points, support alignment, and consensus-building for productization.
• Lead productization and lifecycle management; prepare for launches, coordinate with related departments, and incorporate post-launch feedback and market data for improvements and future iterations.

What We're Looking For

• Experience in consumer electronics hardware product planning or product management (concept development, requirements definition, specification alignment, and launch leadership).
• People management experience or cross-functional product development leadership.
• Logical thinking and strong communication skills.
• Japanese native level; business-level English (reading materials, emails, and presentations with overseas teams).
• Proven ability to work across international teams (e.g., United States, United Kingdom).
• Ideal candidate attributes: curiosity to discover unknown fun; strong interest in PlayStation platform and business; leadership to drive teams; ability to balance user value and business viability when making product decisions; passion for console games.

Nice to Have

• Experience in game console or game peripherals product planning.