Senior Technology Research Manager - Security, Blockchain & AI

At the Sony Technology Information Center (TIC) Brussels Laboratory we are looking for a Senior Technology Research Project Manager.

You have a software development background, preferably with some exposure to Blockchain or Web3 domain, and will use your expertise to identify and evaluate emerging technological trends, uncover opportunities to develop novel technologies that benefit Sony’s businesses, assume a leadership role during the technology development process, and manage a team of brilliant engineers and researchers.

For info about our blockchain activities: https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/research/projects/blockchain/

For info about Sony R&D in general: https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/research/   

You will:

• Lead a multidisciplinary team of researchers and developers in a management role – including research management and software development management.
• Identify strategic business, investment, and development opportunities in the technology domains relevant to Sony’s diverse business portfolio (including – but not limited to - Web3, Artificial Intelligence, and Security).
• Collaborate with Sony’s business unit representatives to develop market-ready solutions
• Network with startups, corporations, venture capital communities, universities, and standardization organizations.
• Compile trend and technology reports in selected fields, and report trends to upper management
• Analyse and create intellectual property.

You will bring:

• Solid experience in managing SW or research projects, teams, and partner relationships in a corporate environment.
• Significant experience in performing technology scouting, trend research and/or driving innovation in the field of either security, blockchain or AI technologies.
• Excellent networking skills, both internal and external.
• Advanced creative, deductive and entrepreneurial thinking.
• Strong eagerness to translate insights into opportunities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Sophisticated ability to structure, illustrate and or communicate complex concepts in an understandable, practicable manner.

Desirable experience:

• Bring an existing professional network
• Enjoy tinkering to create innovation
• Advanced reporting and project management skills

Your new office

R&D Center Europe Brussels Laboratory is located Zaventem near Brussels. It takes 45 minutes to reach by train from Brussels Midi (Eurostar / Thalys terminal) and 5 minutes by shuttle bus from Brussels Airport. The development group is international, and the working language is English.

Our office in Zaventem is designed to connect people with our newly installed bar, gym and breakout room to play darts or PS5. The office is next to the airport/train station (connected with a free shuttle), the bicycle highway to Brussels/Leuven (a true added value for employees that make use of the bicycle leasing program) and of course a parking space with electric chargers. Lunch can be enjoyed in the private restaurant on the ground floor or at the cafeteria area with a Nespresso.

Life at Sony

We ensure competitive salaries and benefits by using established benchmarking. We encourage healthy work-life balance supported by hybrid and flexible working policies. We are a positive community who dream big together, respect each other, and enjoy a collaborative culture.

We like to celebrate our colleagues who make a real difference using our recognition platform. We also provide access to numerous services and platforms for all aspects of wellbeing. We listen to our people through conversations and surveys, respect their suggestions, then act on them. We also provide allowances for volunteering days so that our staff can support the causes they are most passionate about.

You can build your career around you with our fantastic range of learning & personal development programs to enhance your skills. We also encourage our staff to try exciting new roles, in a wide range of countries, with a supportive mobility team to support you if you take that leap!

Bring your uniqueness to Sony

We are passionate about creating a culture that promotes equity and cultivates inclusion, diversity, and belonging. We want employees with diverse backgrounds and perspectives that will stimulate innovation and have a direct impact on our creation of social value to fulfil Sony’s purpose – ‘to fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology’. We want you to bring your unique self to work and help shape our culture.

We are Sony Europe.

Our people collaborate in an environment of respect, integrity, and open-mindedness. Diverse teams from all over Europe are the driving force for our business, and we embrace the differences that make each of us original and unique.

With offices in 28 European countries, Sony Europe caters to consumer, professional, semiconductor and healthcare markets with innovative electronics products and solutions. Our European laboratories research and develop new technologies and capabilities that contributes to the Sony Group and important issues on a planetary scale.

Bring your passion, creativity and ambitions to Sony Europe. Apply now, and let’s create the future together.

Equal Opportunity

Sony Europe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, citizenship, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, medical condition, or any other protected characteristics.

Disability Accommodation for Applicants to Sony Europe

Sony Europe will provide reasonable accommodation for any qualified individuals with disabilities in the application process. For reasonable accommodation requests, please contact us by email at AccommodationRequest@eu.sony.com or by mail to: Sony Europe B.V, Human Resources Department, the Heights, Brooklands, Surrey, KT13 0XW, UK. When contacting us please indicate the position you are applying for, and the accommodation required.

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