Product Manager, Parental Controls

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Product Manager, Young Players & Family, Parental Controls

San Mateo or San Diego, CA (hybrid)

Role Summary

PlayStation Young Players & Family is on a mission to make the PlayStation the best place to play for kids, teens, and the people who care for them. We empower parents with intuitive tools to manage and guide their children’s gaming experiences, build age-appropriate experiences for players of all ages, and ensure compliance with the unique regulatory needs of child-focused products.

As a Product Manager for Parental Controls, you will lead the strategy and roadmap of the PlayStation Family app, along with supporting web and console experiences. Your primary objective will be to increase adoption of parental control features and drive measurable business outcomes.

This is a high-impact opportunity to shape mobile and gaming experiences at global scale, with visibility to senior leadership and the chance to define how the next generation of players remember PlayStation. Come join us!

Responsibilities

• Own the product vision, roadmap, and execution for PlayStation’s suite of parental controls across mobile, web, and console experiences

• Partner closely with cross-functional teams to ensure products meet global and regional regulatory requirements while balancing customer needs and business growth

• Understand how your product is used in market, based on customer feedback, research and data, driving post-launch iteration to improve adoption and outcomes

• Collaborate with Marketing and PR to help craft clear product messaging that drives customer understanding and adoption

• Communicate product strategy and impact across teams and levels, serving as an ambassador for the PlayStation Family app and helping embed it as a core part of the PlayStation ecosystem

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in product management capacity, preferably on consumer-facing or platform products

• Excellent communication and people skills

• Strong analytical thinking with data and experimentation to validate hypotheses and inform product decisions

• BA/BS degree or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in product management

• Domain experience in one or more of the following: parental controls, screen time, content moderation and filtering systems, trust & safety tools, global privacy requirements for family- and child-focused products, customer lifecycle management

• Experience running mobile apps, preferably within larger ecosystems, including coordinating end-to-end app release cycles, app store submissions, post-launch monitoring, and UX best practices

• Proven experience driving cross-functional initiatives involving multiple product teams, as well as Legal, Policy, Online Safety, and adjacent partners

• When appropriate, ability to travel to Japan, UK, and other PlayStation locations for collaboration with partners and other product/engineering teams

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At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.

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.
$154,800—$232,200 USD

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