Manager, AI Accelerator Business Partner

Sony Corporation of America, located in New York, NY, is the U.S. headquarters of Sony Group Corporation, based in Tokyo, Japan. Sony's principal U.S. businesses include Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Music Publishing and Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. With some 900 million Sony devices in hands and homes worldwide today, a vast array of Sony movies, television shows and music, and the PlayStation Network, Sony creates and delivers more entertainment experiences to more people than anyone else on earth. To learn more: www.sony.com/en.

POSITION SUMMARY

Sony Corporation of America (SCA) is seeking a Manager, AI Accelerator Business Partner to serve as a strategic connector across functions, helping departments and leaders identify, prioritize, and address business challenges through AI-enabled solutions. This role operates as a strategic advisor and co-driver of AI-enabled business transformation, leading cross-functional AI initiatives from discovery through implementation and scale. Partnering directly with senior leaders and subject matter experts, the Manager helps shape priorities, translate operational challenges into practical AI use cases, drive experimentation and adoption, and deliver measurable business value. In addition, the role supports the redesign of workflows and decision-making processes to better leverage AI and improve overall efficiency and effectiveness.

A key expectation of this role is to enable business teams to build the capability to independently identify and apply AI over time, reducing reliance on centralized support and fostering sustainable, long-term adoption.

The role requires a high degree of autonomy, with responsibility for setting direction, managing complexity, and advancing AI adoption and new ways of working across the organization. The ideal candidate brings strong business partnering, problem-solving, program management, and change leadership skills, along with a solid understanding of AI capabilities, limitations, and responsible use practices.

This position will be on a Hybrid schedule with at least 3 days per week in the New York, NY office.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Business partnership and problem discovery: Serve as a trusted partner to leaders across functions to assess business priorities, identify pain points and workflow inefficiencies, and uncover high-value opportunities where AI can improve productivity, decision-making, employee experience, or business outcomes.

• AI opportunity identification and prioritization: Translate business needs into clear AI use cases, assess feasibility, business value, risk, and organizational readiness, and partner with leaders to prioritize initiatives based on impact, scalability, and resource requirements, while considering opportunities to improve or redesign broader workflows

• Cross-functional coordination: Serve as a key connector across business stakeholders and AI, data, technology, privacy, security, legal, and change management partners to align priorities and move initiatives from idea through pilot, implementation, and scale.

• Use case development and implementation support: Lead definition of business requirements, success metrics, process changes, and adoption plans for AI initiatives, and guide pilots and proofs of concept to ensure solutions address real business needs and are designed for sustainable outcomes.

• Change management and adoption: Lead change management efforts to build awareness, engagement, and readiness across teams by partnering with leaders to communicate the purpose of AI initiatives, address resistance and ambiguity, and reinforce practical, responsible use in day-to-day work.

• Value measurement and continuous improvement: Establish success metrics, track outcomes, gather stakeholder feedback, and translate insights into actions that refine solutions, strengthen adoption, and identify additional opportunities for scale and broader impact

• AI capability building and self-sufficiency: Strengthen AI literacy and practical understanding across functions by curating and sharing relevant use cases, lessons learned, and resources. Actively support business teams in developing the ability to independently identify, prioritize, and apply AI, enabling more self-sustaining and scalable adoption over time.

• Governance and responsible use: Guide alignment of AI initiatives with company policies and data privacy, legal, security, and ethical standards, and partner with relevant teams to enable compliant, responsible, and scalable deployment.

• Executive communication: Develop clear executive updates, recommendations, and decision-support materials that help leaders evaluate AI opportunities, monitor progress, understand risks and outcomes, and make informed decisions.

• Honesty, trustworthiness and ethical conduct are material requirements for the responsibilities outlined above.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR POSITION

Your qualifications and experience should include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, Organizational Development, Operations, Human Resources, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.

• 7+ years of experience in business partnership, transformation, consulting, operations, or a related field, with demonstrated ownership of cross-functional initiatives and stakeholder management at senior levels.

• Experience partnering across multiple departments and influencing leaders without direct authority.

• Demonstrated ability to influence decision-making, align diverse stakeholders, and move cross-functional initiatives forward in complex environments.

• Strong ability to identify underlying business challenges, frame opportunities, and translate business needs into practical, actionable solutions.

• Solid understanding of AI, generative AI, automation, and related digital capabilities, including considerations related to responsible use, risk, and adoption.

• Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into clear business implications and recommendations.

• Strong project and program management skills, including planning, coordination, issue resolution, and disciplined execution.

• Ability to work effectively in ambiguity and lead through change in a fast-evolving environment.

• Experience developing business cases, defining success metrics, and measuring outcomes preferred.

We are committed to creating an inclusive employee experience for you to thrive as part of Sony’s purpose to “fill the world with emotion through the power of creativity and technology.”

Benefits:

SCA offers benefits-eligible employees (generally regular employees scheduled to work 20 or more hours a week) a comprehensive benefits program that offers coverage and support for employees and their family’s physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

What we offer you:

• Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage with coverage for spouses/domestic partners and child dependents, including access to a Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

• Employee assistance plan and comprehensive behavioral health benefits

• Fertility benefits, including, surrogacy, and adoption assistance programs

• Basic and supplemental life insurance for employees as well as supplemental life insurance coverage for their spouses/domestic partners and children

• Voluntary benefits such as group legal, identity theft protection, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance

• Short-term & long-term disability plans

• Up to 12 weeks of paid parental and caregiver leave

• 401(k) Plan with pre-tax, Roth, and after-tax options and company match with immediate vesting

• Education assistance and student loan programs

Other Programs:

• Flexible Work Arrangements, including hybrid work schedules

• Time off to include vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, Summer Fridays (early release), and a winter break between Christmas and New Year’s Day (based on business needs)

• Referral bonuses (subject to eligibility)

• Matching gift program

• A wide variety of employee business resource groups (EBRGs)

• Special discounts on Sony products, offered exclusively to Sony employees

• Employee stock purchase plan (Sony covers commissions and fees for your Sony stock purchases made through after-tax payroll deductions)

The anticipated annual base salary for this position is $140,000 to $150,000. In addition to the annual base salary, this role has an annual bonus target of 13%. This range does not include any other compensation components or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

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