Senior Game Product Manager, Social Systems - 2XKO

4 Months ago • 6 Years + • Game Production • Product Management • Research & Development

Job Summary

Job Description

Senior Game Product Manager at Riot Games will lead teams to create and evolve products for players. Deep understanding of the audience and driving strategy to create value is crucial. Responsibilities include developing a strategic framework for social experiences in 2XKO, creating robust plans aligning with research and live service analysis, identifying opportunities to enhance social systems, balancing player-facing features with technical improvements, collaborating cross-functionally, leading research, monitoring system health, and communicating product plans to stakeholders. This role requires 6+ years of experience in product management or strategy, a deep understanding of game development and live service games, and experience leading cross-functional teams. A passion for games and player empathy is essential.
Must have:
  • 6+ years experience in Product Management/Strategy
  • Deep understanding of game development and live service
  • 3+ years leading cross-functional teams
  • Experience with social systems in games
  • Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
Good to have:
  • AAA game experience (global reach)
  • Live service game experience (significant live ops)
Perks:
  • Open paid time off
  • Flexible work schedules
  • Medical, dental, and life insurance
  • Parental leave
  • 401k with company match

Job Details

Game Product Managers at Riot lead passionate teams to create and evolve products and experiences for our players. We seek to deeply understand our product’s audience and drive strategy to create value for players and for Riot. We help concept, build, and influence projects at all stages of production.

. As a Senior Game Product Manager on the Social Systems team on 2XKO, you will leverage your expertise in player behavior and social systems to drive player engagement, product development, and business growth. You will define the long-term vision for social and community systems, using research and player data to shape an evolving roadmap for a compelling live service. You will report to the Director of Product Management.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and promote a strategic framework that guides your team toward an exciting vision for social experiences and systems in 2XKO, supported by market research and insights.
  • Create robust plans that align the team with research milestones and live service analysis, validating or refining hypotheses on social behavior and system use cases
  • Proactively identify opportunities to enhance social metagame systems 
  • Balance player-facing features with technical improvements that streamline development
  • Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to build holistic experiences that engage, monetize, and retain players
  • Lead research and analytics projects to validate design decisions and ensure player resonance
  • Monitor and assess system health, making data-driven recommendations for improvements
  • Clearly communicate product plans, progress, and results to stakeholders, including senior leadership

Required Qualifications: 

  • 6+ years of professional experience, of which 4+ is in a Product Management or Strategy role
  • Deep understanding about the process of game development, the business of live service games, and how games get to market
  • 3+ years experience leading or influencing cross-functional teams with excellent teamwork, team leadership, communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management
  • Professional experience working on social behavior and systems within games
  • Ability to solve complex and ambiguous problems using first-principles strategic thinking, generating frameworks to enable rapid and effective decision making

Desired Qualifications:

  • Experience working on a AAA game with global reach through development and launch
  • Experience working on a live service game with significant live operations

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise and a collaborative spirit that prioritizes the delight of players. We will look at your past studies and experience, but for this role, we also look for dedicated people with a personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this is the role for you!

Our Perks:

Riot has a focus on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy, in addition to other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our for more information.

Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork embodied by the and . Our culture embraces differences as a strength, and our values are the guiding principles for how we approach work. We are committed to putting diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the center of everything we do, and promoting a fair and collaborative culture where Rioters treat one another with dignity and respect. We encourage you to read more about our value of and our ongoing work to build the .

 

It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law. We consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the Washington Fair Chance Act.

Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories:

  • Safeguarding confidential and sensitive Company data
  • Communication with others, including Rioters and third parties such as vendors, and/or players, including minors
  • Accessing Company assets, secure digital systems, and networks
  • Ensuring a safe interactive environment for players and other Rioters

These duties are directly related to essential operations, safety, trust, and compliance obligations within our organization. Please note that job duties may evolve based on business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security. 

Similar Jobs

Ubisoft - Lead R&D Scientist

Ubisoft

Shanghai, Shanghai, China (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Ubisoft - Senior Financial Planning Analyst - Projects

Ubisoft

Singapore (Hybrid)
5 Months ago
Scopely - Director of Production, Marketing Technology

Scopely

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Fortis Games - Lead Game Designer

Fortis Games

United States (Remote)
9 Months ago
Keywords Studios (Player Support) - IT Specialist

Keywords Studios (Player Support)

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Tencent - Game Operator - Nikke Middle East

Tencent

Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Homa games - Lead Producer - All in Hole

Homa games

Paris, Île-de-France, France (Hybrid)
5 Months ago
Blizzard Entertainment - Senior VFX Artist I - Diablo IV | Irvine, CA or Albany, NY

Blizzard Entertainment

Irvine, California, United States (Hybrid)
3 Months ago
Blizzard Entertainment - Lead Product Manager - Unannounced Game | Irvine, CA

Blizzard Entertainment

Irvine, California, United States (Hybrid)
6 Months ago
Gunzilla - Producer

Gunzilla

London, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
2 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

Firemonkeys - Game Product Manager

Firemonkeys

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Unity - Senior Procurement Manager EMEA

Unity

London, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
5 Months ago
Warner Bros Games - Associate Product Manager

Warner Bros Games

Needham, Massachusetts, United States (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Snail Games - Publishing Associate Producer

Snail Games

Beverly Hills, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Blizzard Entertainment - Game Producer, Diablo Immortal

Blizzard Entertainment

Shanghai, Shanghai, China (On-Site)
4 Months ago
SciPlay - Director of Product

SciPlay

Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States (Hybrid)
3 Months ago
Skillz - Product Manager, Engagement

Skillz

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Tencent - Data Scientist

Tencent

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands (On-Site)
5 Months ago
A Thinking Ape - Intermediate UI/UX Designer - Mobile Games (Fixed Term Contract)

A Thinking Ape

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Remote)
1 Month ago
Plarium - Monetization Product Manager

Plarium

Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (Hybrid)
1 Month ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Logitech - Global Digital Marketing Manager – Paid Media

Logitech

Cork, County Cork, Ireland (Hybrid)
2 Months ago
Fanatics - Engineering Manager

Fanatics

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland (Remote)
5 Months ago
DraftKings - Senior Software Engineer

DraftKings

Ireland (Remote)
3 Months ago
Playrix - Director of Engineering

Playrix

Ireland (Remote)
5 Months ago
Playrix - Senior Data Analyst (Marketing)

Playrix

Ireland (Remote)
1 Month ago
Playrix - Game Director

Playrix

Ireland (Remote)
5 Months ago
The Walt Disney Company - Disney+ Marketing Internship

The Walt Disney Company

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Salesforce - Spiff Account Executive - SMB, (French or German speaker)

Salesforce

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland (On-Site)
5 Months ago
Playrix - Senior VFX Artist

Playrix

Ireland (Remote)
5 Months ago
Scopely - Principal Security Engineer

Scopely

Ireland (Hybrid)
5 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Game Production Jobs

Amanotes - Product Owner - New Game (Hybrid Casual Game)

Amanotes

Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (On-Site)
5 Months ago
Framestore - Line Producer

Framestore

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (On-Site)
1 Month ago
The Walt Disney Company - Visual Effects Producer

The Walt Disney Company

London, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
4 Weeks ago
Evolution - English Speaking Game Presenter

Evolution

Philippines (On-Site)
3 Months ago
IGT - Game Software Development Coordinator

IGT

Lakeland, Florida, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Riot Games - Senior Manager, Game Production - Teamfight Tactics, Gameplay

Riot Games

Los Angeles, California, United States (On-Site)
5 Months ago
Scanline VFX - VFX Producer

Scanline VFX

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (On-Site)
7 Months ago
East Side Games - Senior Producer - Match

East Side Games

Canada (Hybrid)
9 Months ago
The Walt Disney Company - Production Mgr

The Walt Disney Company

Hong Kong (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Tencent - Senior Game Production Project Manager/Producer

Tencent

Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)
2 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

About The Company

Riot Games is a video game developer, publisher, and esports tournament organizer best known for League of Legends.

Los Angeles, California, United States (On-Site)

Los Angeles, California, United States (On-Site)

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland (On-Site)

Los Angeles, California, United States (On-Site)

Los Angeles, California, United States (On-Site)

State Of São Paulo, Brazil (On-Site)

Los Angeles, California, United States (On-Site)

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (On-Site)

Los Angeles, California, United States (On-Site)

View All Jobs

Get notified when new jobs are added by Riot Games

Level Up Your Career in Game Development!

Transform Your Passion into Profession with Our Comprehensive Courses for Aspiring Game Developers.

Job Common Plug