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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: .
DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW:
The Sony global IS organization (GISC IC) supports Sony Group companies worldwide, including Sony Corporation (Electronics), Sony Interactive Entertainment (PlayStation), Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Music Publishing, and more.
As part of its cloud adoption strategy, the End User Productivity - Cloud Workforce Productivity (EUP CWP) team has deployed Microsoft 365 for end user productivity and collaboration tools such as Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, and others. To support this ongoing transformation, we have identified several key roles to ensure that GISC IC can adequately support the business through this period of change and to ensure that Sony can maximize the benefit from its investment in Microsoft 365.
The GISC IC EUP CWP team is seeking a self-driven intern with experience in Microsoft 365 technologies such as Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate), etc. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated undergrad or graduate intern who will help to build and automate everyday business processes to improve efficiency and increase productivity.
This is a long-term internship opportunity that will be based in Los Angeles (Culver City). This role will be Hybrid (minimum 2 days in office, preferably 3). The intern is expected to work full-time (40 hours) during the summer, with the possibility to extend the internship part-time (minimum of 20 hours) during the school year (if available).
RESPONSIBLITIES & DUTIES:
Contribute to CWP team's initiatives related to Microsoft 365 tools & services such as Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Power Platform, etc.
Gather and document business requirements for applications, workflows, bots, and other custom tools.
Design application user interfaces and dashboard templates based on requirements.
Create automated workflows to automate business processes.
Conduct testing/UAT of custom tools and of new Microsoft 365 features.
Create user documentation in order to support Microsoft 365 tools and custom tools.
Research, test, and document new features and give presentations for internal team members.
Effectively research and understand emerging tools & development practices as Microsoft platforms and services are rapidly evolving.
Work efficiently within a distributed Agile team setup.
Strive for quality, proactive in solutioning & development discussions.
Work closely with a team of Global Product Owners, Technical Architects, and Business Analysts, as well as remote team members such as offshore development team members.
Communicate and collaborate with IT/IS colleagues and end users from other Sony Group companies across multiple time zones/regions.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Self-Starter: Does not need to be told what to do. Takes initiative, solves problems, and conducts research on their own.
Strong Communication skills: Can answer questions directly and efficiently, and if they do not know the answer, they research to find it. Has the ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Strong Work Ethic: Comfortable taking ownership of a task, and working with multiple groups (technical operations, legal, governance, information security, product owners) to complete a task.
Analytical: Can either do or learn how to analyze data and provide solutions based on what the data represents.
Technical/Logical Thinking: Must quickly learn new technologies and tools, feel comfortable with data visualization and data analytics, as well as programmatic solutioning/logical thinking. Use of automation is a plus!
User Experience Focus: Understands the basics of good UI/UX and has a user/customer-focused mindset.
Fluency in English; Japanese is a plus
Rising college seniors/graduates preferred.
Previous relevant internship (such as business analyst, product owner, or other corporate IT role) and coursework experience strongly preferred.
Minimum GPA of 3.0
All candidates must be enrolled in a degree seeking program.
All candidates must be authorized to work in the US.
PREFERRED SKILLS:
Experience in business systems analysis, technical design documents & flow diagrams.
Experience in Microsoft 365 tools such as Teams, SharePoint Online, Power Apps, Power Automate
Experience in low code/no code automation and application development
Basic understanding of Microsoft 365 Admin Center and Microsoft Teams settings and policies - preferably experience with PowerShell, Graph API, and/or Azure AD/Entra ID
Knowledge and experience in programming/markup languages such as C#, .NET/Core framework, HTML5, CSS, JS, etc.
Basic understanding of SDLC, Agile methodologies and project management
EDUCATION:
Current undergraduate (preferably rising junior/senior) or graduate degree in progress with major(s) in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering or related subjects is preferred.
Other majors, such as humanities/social sciences, are acceptable as long as the candidate possesses strong technical aptitude and excellent written/verbal communication skills.
The target hourly rate for this internship is $21.00 per hour. The individual will be paid hourly and eligible for overtime.
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Disability Accommodation for Applicants to Sony Corporation of America
Sony Corporation of America provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in job application procedures. For reasonable accommodation requests, please contact us by email at or by mail to: Sony Corporation of America, Human Resources Department, 25 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Please indicate the position you are applying for.
While SCA does not require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, there are certain Sony offices that require employees to be vaccinated in order to enter. If you will be located at or travel to those offices, you will be required to be fully vaccinated to enter. The Company will consider requests for reasonable accommodations for documented medical reasons and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. Please do not include proof of vaccination status or any indication of a possible request for a vaccination accommodation when submitting your application materials. If applicable, the Company will follow up with you directly to request proof of vaccination and to discuss any potential accommodations.
Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, legally protected physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, status in the U.S. uniformed services, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information or membership in any other legally protected category.