Agile Delivery Team Support - London, United Kingdom - PlayStation Global

PlayStation Global

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Why PlayStation?
PlayStation isn't just the Best Place to Play — it's also the Best Place to Work.

Today, we're recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation5, PlayStation4, PlayStationVR, PlayStationPlus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity.

We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.

Team Overview:

The Data Strategy & Operations (DSO) team has evolved over recent years in response to an increasing need for the business to leverage data to advise and craft key decisions, and to identify new opportunities.

Currently there are over 150 staff within the DSO team from across four internal organisations, split between London and California, made up of high-quality BI and data professionals covering architecture and platform support, data engineering, insight reporting, predictive analytics, project/programme managers, scrum masters and product management.

DSO is uniquely positioned to take a broad perspective to find opportunities to provide holistic value to all of SIE, accelerating SIE's journey to be a more data driven company.

Role Overview:

As a member of the DSO Agile Delivery Team (ADT) you will: work across DSO to organise & facilitate planning processes and events; ensure that pertinent information is available when required; ensure administrative information required for the smooth running of the department is appropriately maintained; support teams in their use of Jira and other related tools; and generally help to keep things organised.

What you'll be doing:

Organising and facilitating various crossDSO planning events
Supporting various meetings related to planning processes & ways of working
Ensuring information required by DSO teams for planning purposes, is available in a timely fashion
Providing guidance and maintenance for the organisation of information in Confluence
Supporting & maintaining DSO projects in Jira, supported by the Jira IT team based in California
Ensuring any external initiatives/changes affecting DSO are appropriately communicated and managed
Supporting efforts to help teams adopt new ways of working with Jira
Working with teams to ensure adequate Jira data quality and create/maintain metrics from that data for consumption by the Senior Management Team
Working with teams to provide general DSO team support
Working with other members of the ADT to discover opportunities to improve ways of working
Assisting the Agile Delivery Manager with ad hoc tasks

What we're looking for:

Experience working in a role/environment where flexibility and adaptability as an individual are important
Ability to work effectively and professionally with crosscontinent teams
Ability to thrive in a multifaceted environment and contribute to ongoing organisational improvements
Experience of managing JIRA projects
Experience of managing information in Confluence & Google Drive
Experience of working with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Visio)
Ability to be pragmatic
Strong work ethic with good time management and the ability to work with diverse teams
Motivated, organized, selfstarter with the ability to work with mínimal guidance
Strong relationship building skills
Excellent written/verbal communication
Meticulous attention to detail

Additional beneficial experience:

Experience with Jira administration
Understanding of different agile delivery styles & methodologies
Working with teams in an agile delivery environment
Without needing to be a technical specialist, ability to work comfortably in a technology and data team setting

Benefits:

Discretionary bonus opportunity
Hybrid Working (within Flexmodes)
Private Medical Insurance
Dental Scheme
25 days holiday per year
On Site Gym
Subsidised Café
Free soft drinks
On site bar
Access to cycle garage and showers

Equal Opportunity Statement:

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 or maternity, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.