Evaluating an offer from Sony PlayStation for a Director of Product position: San Francisco Bay Area $285k base salary + 25% yearly bonus. Seems quite low to me coming from a tech background. Can anyone help confirm expected salary for Sony PlayStation Director / Senior Director of Product positions? #compensation
This is lower than L5 PM TC at Google/Meta :(. Is this a people manager position?
Yup, this is why I thought I would ask. I expected lower TC from PlayStation...but this seemed strange. Trying to figure out what the range should be. Maybe I'm just getting low balled?
Stocks? Anyways Compensation at Sony is a joke. Don't join them.
PlayStation doesn't do stock.
PlayStation is great for WLB and not TC. So choose based on what you want in your next move. Btw Directors should also get equity
This is what I was wondering also. PlayStation says no stock in USA
This is standard director of product compensation outside faang , Yes it’s less than l5 at Google’s. But depends on the game you want to play ? . Lead a team or optimize a like button. Director of product has more exit pathways to non tech industries. L5 in google has more exit to IC roles in tech and few startups can be people manager. So choose what you want to do. Tc is not be all and end all
Best comment, very fair assessment.
Seems right
PlayStation gives LTI 20% of base for SF employees. Is that not discussed in the offer?
What ? Is this only for some roles ? Not in finance
Right. This is only for engineering roles
This is higher than what I’ve seen from most directors. In general - compensation at Playstation/Sony is much lower than what you probably have seen at other companies ,especially tech
I'm currently a P4 eng based in SF, and have received 290-300k TC all cash by exceeding expectations and with the LTI. Contrary to my handle, I only work about 4-5 hours a day, so I don't think the TC is shabby for the amount of work in this economy.
Shit pay, shit talent. You’ll be surrounded by C- ppl.
OP did you end up taking the offer?
I would genuinely take that position no matter what because this is a goal for me! Congratulations on reaching my dream lol!