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Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid
Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?
Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.
We are looking for an experienced licensing expert with strong European and Asia (ex China) retailer and licensee experience. A depth of industry connections is required for EMEA (all G5 key markets with focus on France and Germany with emerging markets a plus) with Asia market experience and relationships a plus. You have a proven track record for growing multi-millions in revenue and culturally relevant programs with partners. Having deep executive retailer and licensee relationships is crucial, with solid understanding of our partners strategies and examples of how you have developed these relationships to build meaningful licensed programs that grow the PlayStation brand and our software IP titles.
You will partner with the Sr. Director to bring the global vision, strategy, and operational plan to life, and own the strategy for the Europe/Asia and global partners assigned to you. You will drive a robust consumer products business across various channels, including but not limited to brick-and-mortar retailers, online retailers, and experiential venues.
This role will work with executives and stakeholders, internally and externally, to deliver business results. We are seeking an analytically minded, out-of-the-box thinker, who can operate proactively in a fast-paced environment and is able to wear many hats.
Benefits:
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