Project Analyst
Posted on 3/15/2023
INACTIVE
Online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service
Company Overview
Playstation's mission is to deliver new joy, excitement and awe to everyone. The company builds software and hardware for gaming consoles and content.
Locations
Burlingame, CA, USA
Experience Level
Entry
Junior
Mid
Senior
Expert
Desired Skills
Management
PowerPoint/Keynote/Slides
Communications
Requirements
- Education to at least degree level or equivalent
- Ideally 2 years' experience working on Projects within large, international organizations
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft packages, including Teams, SharePoint, Project, PowerPoint, Word and Excel
- Exceptional research and reporting skills
- A track record of engaging stakeholders across multiple departments and teams, balancing diplomacy and tact with assertiveness
Responsibilities
- Delivering PlayStation Studios Projects
- Support the Business Management Project Manager on large projects
- Assist in scoping and prioritizing project proposals
- Own and deliver your own portfolio of projects: maintaining project documentation, leading project meetings and managing project communications
- Manage relationships with project stakeholders (e.g. Studios, management, Business Operations, external suppliers)
- Project Portfolio Monitoring
- Centrally track and report on all PlayStation Studio project data, ensuring projects are meeting their agreed time, cost, quality and strategic objectives
- Proactively identify and escalate risks and issues, facilitating the decision-making process to remove/reduce the risk
- Document and manage all project related expenditure and resourcing
- Governance Meetings
- Assist with the scheduling, agenda setting and material collation in advance of steering meetings
- Assist with post meeting activities: documenting, sharing and archiving steering meeting materials and outcomes
- Strategic Support
- Provide support to the Head of Business Management and Project Manager with varied and cyclical tasks, such as leadership requests and annual budgeting
- Communication & Events
- Support the PlayStation Studios Engagement manager with US events
- Have the communication skills - written and verbal - to drive results in this global team, often working with senior stakeholders
- Can think pragmatically, identifying interconnected issues and solving problems
- Are pro-active, extremely organized and able to deal with ambiguity
- Can prioritize and deliver multiple projects in parallel
- Understand the importance for detail