Sony

Personal Assistant

Sony  •  Weybridge, GB (Hybrid)  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

We are seeking a proactive Personal Assistant to provide administrative support to the Head of our Personal Entertainment Pan‑European Product Marketing (PE PPM) function, as well as coordination support for the senior managers and their teams within this department.

This role is suited to a highly competent professional who is agile in adapting and prioritising, highly organised, comfortable with modern technology and tools, and able to think ahead and plan to ensure effective support to the department. If you are looking to take on more varied and interesting tasks and broaden your experience, this role could be ideal, as we are open to individuals upskilling in new areas.

You will be based at our Weybridge office, working three days onsite and two days from home each week. The position does not require travel. You will work closely with, and be supported by, our other experienced Personal Assistants across the business, providing cover for one another and collaborating to coordinate larger team meetings, activities, and events.

You will:

Diary Management

  • Proactively support PE PPM Head and support managers’ scheduling to ensure effective use of time

  • Anticipate priorities, meetings, and follow‑up actions, working closely with internal/external stakeholders

  • Act as a key point of contact, managing incoming and outgoing communications on behalf of the PE PPM Head and team

Travel and Event Coordination

  • Arrange complex EU and international travel for the PE PPM Head, managers, and team, including flights, accommodation, and ground transport

  • Coordinate team events and activities such as offsites, conferences, team dinners, farewell events, and seasonal celebrations

  • Provide holiday cover for other Personal Assistants across departments as required

Office Management

  • Oversee day‑to‑day office management, including supplies, floor plans, desk booking systems, and general workplace coordination

  • Act as liaison with HR, Facilities, IT, and Security on matters impacting the team

  • Manage onboarding and offboarding processes, including hardware procurement, system access, and security setup

  • Serve as Fire Marshal and support health and safety requirements

  • Monitor team mobile phone usage and billing

Administrative Support

  • Process expense claims for the PE PPM Head and support managers as needed

  • Raise purchase orders, manage goods receipt, and support vendor setup

  • Produce & maintain key business reports and departmental documentation, including organisation charts

  • Provide first‑line IT and helpdesk support for the PE PPM Head and team

You will bring:

  • Experience working in similar role in international company

  • Highly organised with the ability to prioritise workloads with a methodical and structured approach

  • Ability to use own initiative and work independently

  • Effective communication skills

Your new office

Based at the Weybridge office, you will enjoy a vibrant and friendly working environment. We have an onsite canteen with a wide range of options available, and a barista style coffee shop. There is a well-provisioned onsite gym run by our own Sony Wellbeing Coordinator, with classes on set days in the mornings, at lunch and after work hours. We have a staff car park which includes electric charging points, an undercover and secure bike rack (useful if you’ve made the most of the Cycle-to-Work scheme), or if you will use public transport we have a shuttle bus service that regularly runs between train station and the office at peak times.

Take a look at our video tour of the Weybridge site here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lwbMOzjoVA

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 Limited, 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.

Recruitment Fraud Notice

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About Sony

Sony’s purpose is simple. We aim to fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology. We want to be responsible for getting hearts racing, stirring ambition, and putting a smile on the faces of our customers. That challenge, combined with our spirit of innovation, motivates us to create groundbreaking technology, entertainment, and services for people worldwide.

Our history as a global brand has been built around employees that all have a passion for touching peoples'​ lives, and pride in pushing beyond the status quo to produce truly extraordinary results.

We’re uniquely positioned because we operate in many different industries - from movies and music to video games and electronics. And, with offices around the globe, we benefit from a global workforce that learns and grows together through mutual respect.

If you're ready to join a diverse team at an innovation-led company with the power to change lives, then we encourage you to read up on the different Sony group companies and check out our Life page. Then, get in touch, and together, let’s make the world say wow.

Industry
Arts & Entertainment
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Tokyo, JP
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
sony.com
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