# Director, Data Science - Product Management

Hiring organization: [Bend Studio](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/bend-studio)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/f8c4025e-18e5-4dc4-a559-50905de5897c

Listed on Bend Studio's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Director
- Location: San Mateo, CA
- Salary: 273000 – 409600 USD per year

## Summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment is hiring a Director to oversee data science as a product discipline across PlayStation, managing a portfolio of analytics and ML products that drive player value and business decisions. This role suits experienced product leaders who have shipped data products at scale and can balance the rigor of data science with commercial impact.

_Our summary, not Bend Studio's wording._

## Skills named

MLOps, Python, Snowflake, SPARK, SQL

## Required

- 15+ years of relevant experience
- 8+ years in digital or data product management, AI/ML product management, or analytics product management
- 6+ years of people management experience leading Product Managers or senior analytics leaders
- Experience leading cross-functional portfolios involving Data Science, ML Engineering, Analytics, Data Engineering, and business stakeholders
- Strong understanding of data science and ML workflows including experimentation, predictive modeling, forecasting, segmentation, recommender systems, productionization, and monitoring
- Experience with CLV/LTV, personalization, churn, propensity modeling, forecasting, audience targeting, marketing optimization, commerce, or digital engagement products
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, Engineering, or related field
- Ability to translate ambiguous business needs into product strategies and measurable outcomes
- Executive communication skills to translate technical concepts into business impact
- Experience leading, mentoring, and developing high-performing product teams

## Nice to have

- Experience in gaming, digital commerce, subscription, marketplace, streaming, or consumer technology
- Deep expertise in customer intelligence, player lifecycle analytics, personalization, experimentation, or growth optimization
- Experience defining success metrics and quality standards for data science products including adoption, reliability, latency, interpretability, fairness, and model drift
- Experience building product management capabilities, teams, or operating models from scratch
- Demonstrated ability to use AI-enabled tools, including generative or agentic AI, to improve product workflows and decision-making

Apply on Bend Studio's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sonyinteractiveentertainmentglobal/jobs/5985221004