UX Manager, Design Systems at PlayStation Global

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?</strong></p> <p>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.</p></div><h1><span style="color: #000000;">Manager, Design Systems</span></h1> <p><span style="color: #000000;">San Francisco Bay Area</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">The group works horizontally across all PlayStation consumer products and platforms to provide product design teams with the component libraries and design documentation needed to design the world’s most desired gaming products. They encourage cohesion across our product areas while also allowing for innovation and creativity to push the system forward. They have a mastery of our design tools and tame the many projects in flight by evangelizing consistent process and structure.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">As a Design Systems Manager, you’ll lead a team responsible for building and evolving cohesive, scalable UI components and design tokens across multiple platforms. You’ll uphold and refine the standards, contribution practices, and governance that keep the system consistent, usable, and sustainable over time. You see the big picture but really sweat the details. You’ll partner closely with Product and Engineering to support adoption across products while balancing long-term integrity with practical needs.</span></p> <h2><span style="color: #000000;">What you’ll do</span></h2> <ul> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Lead the design quality and evolution of UI components, design tokens, and supporting documentation across platforms.</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Guide the development of individual components and larger patterns, ensuring scalability, consistency, and accessibility.</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Maintain healthy, usable Figma libraries and clear system documentation.</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Establish and uphold component lifecycle governance, contribution guidelines, and quality review processes.</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Manage the design backlog and system design debt, triaging requests and partnering with Product to shape priorities and roadmap plans.</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Partner closely with Engineering, Product, and Design teams to resolve implementation friction and ensure production readiness.</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Develop adoption strategy and measurement to drive system consumption.</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Navigate and organize complex and often ambiguous problem spaces</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Coordinate cross-team and cross-regional dependencies.</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Manage, coach, and develop designers while fostering a culture of systems thinking, craft excellence, and accountability.</span></p> </li> </ul> <h2><span style="color: #000000;">What we’re looking for</span></h2> <ul> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;">A strong portfolio demonstrating multi-platform design system experience and product thinking.</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Experience leading, coaching, and developing designers, including performance and career growth.</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Deep knowledge of design system governance, component lifecycle management, and scalable design practices.</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Experience shaping roadmaps, managing priorities, and driving measurable adoption in partnership with Product and Engineering.</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally and clearly communicate decisions and rationale to diverse stakeholders.</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Expertise in accessibility standards and inclusive design principles.</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;">A structured and organized approach to work that brings clarity to complex or ambiguous environments.</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;">A strategic mindset with experience navigating ambiguity and contributing to long-term system evolution.</span></p> </li> </ul> <h2><span style="color: #000000;">Bonus points:</span></h2> <ul> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Experience working on consumer gaming or media products.</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Experience working with distributed or global teams and designing for international audiences.</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Familiarity with front-end technologies such as React and CSS.</span></p> </li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><em>Please refer to our <a href="https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/careers-privacy-notice/">Candidate Privacy Notice</a>&nbsp;for more information about how we process your personal information, and your data protection rights.</em></strong></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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.<br></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br>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.&nbsp;<br></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br>In addition, this role </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">is eligible</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 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. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">This role also may be eligible for a bonus package.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Click&nbsp;</span><a href="https://careers.playstation.com/benefits" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to learn more.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div><div class="title">The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$169,500</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$254,300 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p class="p1">Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks.</p> <p class="p1">Please refer to our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.playstation.com/legal/careers-privacy-notice/" target="_blank">Candidate Privacy Notice</a>&nbsp;for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights.</p> <p><strong>Equal Opportunity Statement:</strong></p> <p><em>Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.</em></p> <p><em>We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.&nbsp;</em></p> <p><em>Sony Interactive Entertainment is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div>