Official Licensing Specialist (for PlayStation)
- Tokyo
- Partial Remote
- Full-time
- October 18, 2024
Job Duties
We are looking for a practical person in charge of officially licensed products.
You will be responsible for the operation of the license approval process for peripheral devices (controllers, headsets, etc.), operation of parts order sales, and related tasks.
You will analyze and organize applications and requests received from marketing members and licensees around the world, and with the cooperation of related departments, promote licensing, resolve issues, and communicate with stakeholders, including other companies. This is a position where you can experience the growth of a business that will be scaled up in the future, unlike the large business that we already have.
Organization and Workplace
This organization handles policies for licensed products (e.g., handle-type controllers) and the approval process for global licenses, and works with 3rd parties to promote product device development based on perspectives and user insights that we would not have come up with on our own. In cooperation with each department, we promote a unique brand licensing business while maximizing the strength of the PlayStation brand. With the expansion of the licensing business, we are now in a phase where we need to build a system to promote further business efficiency and medium- to long-term business expansion, including increasing the number of licensed product categories, in parallel with practical operations.
We are also in an environment where you can make the most of your English skills, as we sometimes discuss with global marketing what impact granting a license for this product will have on the PlayStation business.
Required Skills and Technical Areas
Essential Skills
- Experience in process-oriented operations and process improvement
- Experience in global process operations, experience in process operations that directly interact with other companies
Preferred Skills
- Experience in procurement, order receipt/placement, billing/payment operations, etc. is a plus.
- Experience in hardware product development and product planning is a plus.
- Ability to learn and use new tools (ex JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint etc.)
Language Skills
- Business-level English (E-mail, confluence, Slack, MS Teams, phone, face-to-face, Presentation)
- Business-level Japanese
- Cross-cultural communication skills
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Able to think and act independently.
- Able to understand different opinions and situations through dialogue with other departments and other companies.
- A person who is not afraid to tackle unknown fields.
- A person who can persistently accumulate ingenuity and knowledge in order to achieve objectives.
- A cheerful and energetic person.
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職務内容
オフィシャルライセンス商品の実務担当者を募集します。
周辺機器(コントローラー、ヘッドセット、など)のライセンス承認プロセス運用、部品受注販売運用、関連業務をご担当いただきます。
世界中のマーケティングメンバーやライセンシー様から届く申請や要望に対し、分析・整理をし、関連部署の協力も得つつ、ライセンス許諾に向けた推進や課題解決、他社含むステークホルダーへのコミニュケーション、などを実行します。既に当社が持つ大きなビジネスとは異なり、これからスケールさせていくビジネスの成長を経験できるポジションです。
組織・職場紹介
「この商品のライセンスを認めることでPlayStationビジネスにどのようなインパクトがあるのか」といった議論をグローバルマーケティングとも議論をすることもあり、英語力を活かしてご活躍いただける環境もあります。
求められるスキル
必須(MUST)
- プロセスに沿ったオペレーション業務経験、プロセス改善業務経験
- グローバルなプロセス運用経験、他社と直接やりとりするプロセス運用経験
歓迎(WANT)
- 調達、受発注、請求・支払業務、等のプロセス運用経験は尚可
- ハードウェアの商品開発・商品企画に関する業務経験は尚可
- 新しいツールを学び業務に活用する能力(ex JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint etc.)
語学力 / Language Skills
- ビジネスレベルの英語力 (E-mail, confluence, Slack, MS Teams, 電話, face-to-face, Presentation)
- 異文化コミュニケーション能力
求める人物像 / Personality
- 自主的に思考し行動される方。
- 他部署や他社との対話で異なる意見や状況も理解しつつプロジェクトを前進させるような方。
- 未知の分野も恐れず積極的に取り組める方。
- 目的達成に向け工夫や知見を粘り強く積み重ねられる方。
- 明るく元気な方。
About Sony Interactive Entertainment
Sony Interactive Entertainment pushes the boundaries of entertainment and innovation, starting from the launch of the original PlayStation in Japan in 1994.
Today, we continue to deliver innovative and thrilling experiences to a global audience through our PlayStation line of products and services that include generation-defining hardware, pioneering network services, and award-winning games.
Headquartered in San Mateo, California, with global functions in California, London, and Tokyo, and game development studios around the world as part of PlayStation Studios, we believe that the power of play is borderless.
Sony Interactive Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.
For more information about PlayStation products, please visit PlayStation.com.
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