VP, Production Technology & Operations - PSTS

About the role

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, operates globally across film and television production, acquisition, and distribution in more than 140 countries, spanning wholly owned labels, joint ventures, and third-party productions. SPE's Production & Studio Technology Services (PSTS) Team services SPE's global Motion Pictures and Television Production Business. We operate an extensive catalog of technologies and services that span's the full creative pipeline - Creative Development, Physical Production, Post Production, VFX, Production Finance, Studio Operations, and other ancillary technologies that integrate downstream into Marketing and Distribution workflows. The VP, Production Technology & Operations reports to the SVP, PSTS and is responsible for all PSTS-managed physical production, post-production, and VFX technologies. This role ensures productions are supported day-to-day while also driving long-term technology strategy focused on modernization, performance, and scalability. This is a hands-on, front-line leadership role , not a back-office function. The VP partners closely with production executives and internal stakeholders to modernize SPE's production technology stack, influence change, and deliver results at an accelerated pace. A strong blend of production, technical, operational, and strategic leadership experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Production Technology Leadership
• Serve as the senior technology partner for MPG and TV Production leadership across physical production, post, VFX, and downstream partnering groups - marketing and distribution.
• Define and execute production technology strategy across pre-production, production, post, VFX, and delivery.
• Oversee on-set and near-set systems, dailies workflows, media asset management, editorial pipelines, and post infrastructure.
• Partner with internal teams, post facilities, and VFX vendors to manage secure handling and delivery of pre-release IP.
• Champion technology modernization to unlock competitive advantage and differentiation in the market.
• Influence executive stakeholders to foster a culture of innovation and new technology adoption.
• Production Operational Support
• Lead the PSTS Production Operations team providing 24/7/365 global support for productions.
• Standardize service models, scale support appropriately, and ensure responsive, expert-level coverage across regions and production tiers.
• Act as executive escalation point for major production-impacting incidents.
• Implement IT service management best practices, KPIs, and reporting to demonstrate value and guide resourcing decisions.
• Coordinate closely with regional leads to service our International Production businesses, including individual Production Companies that reside in territory.
• Serve as a leadership liaison and technical SME for our International Production Companies looking to utilize, or mature their production, post, or VFX capabilities.
• Support production-related M&A technology integration and diversification efforts
• Innovation & Emerging Technologies
• Evaluate and implement new technologies to improve production efficiency and cost control - including secure cloud workflows, remote collaboration tools, and new SaaS solutions
• Partner with LOB teams to identify ways to overhaul and modernize production workflows including budgeting, script management, scheduling, calendaring, previsualization, post visualization, MAM, file prep and delivery.
• In partnership with other SPE groups, operationalize the responsible and ethical adoption of generative AI (GAI) tools to support creative workflows, while adhering to SPE's internal governance, compliance and regulatory requirements.
• Foster strategic partnerships with technology vendors, startups, and production tool providers to maintain the studio's competitive edge.
• Help set long-term technology direction for the studio, anticipate industry trends, and drive innovation that positions the company as a market leader.
• Serve as a thought leader, influencing not only internal stakeholders but also the broader industry through standards bodies and strategic partnerships.
• Cost Management
• Partner with the SVP of PSTS to prioritize new technology investments with clear ROI and margin impact.
• Drive cost optimization across cloud, hybrid, and on-prem infrastructure, including storage, render, network, and endpoints.
• Own vendor strategy and negotiations, delivering improvements in cost, performance, and support.
• Lead business cases for major investments and present recommendations to executive leadership.
• Apply a flexible resourcing model across full-time, contract, and global resources
• Be bold but calculated in new technology investments - putting an emphasis on enabling margin improvement for our business
• Own the business case for major technology investments, presenting recommendations and outcomes to executive leadership
• Content Security
• Implement and manage best of breed

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