Senior Manager, Game Product Management - Teamfight Tactics

2 Months ago • 6 Years + • Product Management • Game Production

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Manager, Game Product Management for Teamfight Tactics at Riot Games, you'll lead major projects, shaping the product strategy and roadmap. You'll partner with the Game Director and Senior Director of Product to deliver innovative gameplay, new systems, and experimental features. Responsibilities include defining strategic vision, setting KPIs, monitoring development, mitigating risks, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. You'll lead monetization system design, understand player behavior, and champion team health. This role requires deep experience in product management, strategy, research, analytics, and game development, with a passion for Teamfight Tactics and a player-centric approach.
Must have:
  • 6+ years product management experience in games
  • 3+ years people management or product leadership
  • Deep familiarity with Teamfight Tactics
  • Experience shipping products with cross-functional teams
  • Excellent communication skills
Good to have:
  • Understanding of growth, retention, and mobile gaming strategies
  • Data analysis and actionable insight extraction
  • Competitive analysis experience
Perks:
  • Open paid time off policy
  • Flexible work schedules
  • Medical, dental, and life insurance
  • Parental leave
  • 401k with company match

Job Details

Riot’s mission is to put players at the center of everything we do.  We do this by continuing to evolve and deliver new experiences to players with games like League of Legends, Teamfight Tactics, Legends of Runeterra, VALORANT, and League of Legends: Wild Rift. Riot is also expanding into the world of music/multimedia with the release of our animated series Arcane and music from KDA and True Damage.  In short - it’s an exciting time to be a Rioter.

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 Sr. Manager, Game Product Management on the Teamfight Tactics team, you will be a member of the TFT Product leadership team. You will be responsible for overseeing our Major Projects initiative. You will partner with the TFT’s Game Director, TFT’s Senior Director of Product, and your development team to create and drive the product strategy that will deliver on TFT’s biggest most innovative bets. As a strategic leader, you will directly influence TFT’s ability to deliver groundbreaking experiences that keep players engaged and excited. These projects include transformative gameplay innovations, new game systems, and experimental features aimed at elevating TFT’s market position. You will partner with cross-functional teams and work closely with the engineering, delivery, and design leads to align on goals, ensure a strong player-focused strategy is in place for each major project, and set a course to achieve those goals. You will share accountability for the product outcomes of all major projects for TFT, ensuring that various projects will meet success criteria that are coherent and consistent with our shared goals and vision. This role requires engagement across all parts of the product and R&D efforts. The ideal candidate will bring broad experience in product management, strategy, research, analytics, systems design, mechanics design, monetization design, UX design, and game development.

Responsibilities:

  • Define and shape the strategic vision and multi-phase roadmap for TFT Major Projects, ensuring alignment with Riot's broader product goals and long-term objectives.
  • Effectively translate desired impacts into a plan of action. Define measurable goals and translate them into product requirements that guide design and technical specifications. Drive clarity around goals, direction, and approach which allows the team at all levels to effectively make decisions and work to translate your vision into outputs and outcomes. 
  • Establish KPIs and success metrics that drive the success of major projects while also providing insights to influence team-wide strategic decisions.
  • Monitor overall development health and progress, regularly updating stakeholders on progress, and be solution oriented when needed.
  • Reduce ambiguity by correctly prioritizing problems to solve & opportunities to capture in in order to effectively drive impact. Regularly "see around corners" to identify sources of risky ambiguity and predict failure cases in a variety of contexts. Drive risk mitigation & validation approaches to achieve outcomes and impacts.
  • Flexibly and appropriately utilize different tools and perspectives to develop and hone a sharp and nuanced understanding of players, their needs, and how those needs may vary by segment, guiding high-level decisions across your initiative to optimize player engagement and business impact.
  • Lead the design and iteration of monetization systems that align with product goals and player expectations, balancing player satisfaction with revenue generation. Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to integrate monetization seamlessly into the overall gameplay experience.
  • Develop a deep understanding of how game systems, mechanics, and creative elements influence player behavior, guiding the team to craft holistic experiences that deliver player value.
  • Champion team health and productivity by establishing sustainable work practices optimized for efficient, impactful delivery. 
  • Shape and maintain a long-term vision for TFT Major Projects, balancing immediate release goals with sustained player engagement and growth strategies.
  • Drive a culture of end-to-end ownership within the team, ensuring that each milestone is delivered with accountability from concept through execution and is aligned with strategic goals.

 

Required Qualifications:

  • 6+ years of product management experience in games, live operations, and system/feature design, with a proven track record of strategic influence and impact.
  • 3+ years of experience in a people management role or product leadership
  • Passion and deep familiarity with Teamfight Tactics and strategy games, with proven experience applying player-centric insights to drive product innovation.
  • Experience shipping products with cross-functional teams, showcasing the ability to thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
  • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to partner across multiple disciplines.

Desired Qualifications:

  • Understanding of growth, retention, and mobile gaming strategies to create player value.
  • Proven ability to analyze large data sets and extract actionable insights that drive decision-making.
  • Strong analytical skills with experience in competitive analysis, using industry insights to inform product strategy and ensure TFT’s market position remains strong.

 

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 focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and 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. 

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