Senior Manager, Game Production

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 Teamfight Tactics, Legends of Runeterra, VALORANT, and League of Legends. 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.

As a Senior Manager, Game Production on the Teamfight Tactics, Gameplay team, you will lead delivery for TFT’s Sets, permanent in-game experiences & live balance.  You will report to TFT’s Director of Delivery, and will partner with the Sr. Manager, Product Management to lead Gameplay development efforts.  You will be the custodian of strong delivery processes for a team of teams, ensuring they follow world class development practices and collaborate smoothly with other teams.  You will instill confidence in stakeholders and the core development team as you track progress, deliver content/features, and organize priorities and goals. 

Responsibilities:

• Directly hire, manage, and grow team level producers’ craft and capabilities
• Create and drive multi-team work systems and support project wide efforts, including dependency management with multiple partner organizations across Riot involved in TFT development.
• Drive the creation of product and feature roadmaps in collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams, partner development organizations, and TFT leadership.  Establish delivery schedules and roadmaps including release plans, milestone / phase definitions, and sprint goals.
• Create clarity and drive accuracy around the current and future status project work, reflecting reality to the team and stakeholders in an actionable way
• Drive strategic work alignment between discipline and project objectives
• Own Gameplay’s staffing strategy; communicating, negotiating & filling staffing needs 
• Proactively identify issues standing in the way of success (people, product, process),  provide strategies for tackling them, own their resolution and evaluate results 
• Ensure psychological safety, healthy feedback culture, and conflict management within and between teams on your Initiative
• Iterate on the production processes to continuously improve our velocity, collaboration, and visibility

Required Qualifications 

• 8+ years experience in software/game development 
• 4+ years in a leadership position, working directly on the production of a game
• 2+ years direct people management experience
• Experience leading teams through feature development (planning, execution, delivery, post-release support)
• Experience managing development at the team-of-teams scale with 50+ developers
• Experience managing multi-organization efforts requiring success through influence and craft

Desired Qualifications 

• Experience developing in-game experiences
• Experience managing & optimizing asset pipelines
• Experience working mobile and PC platforms
• Experience working with the Unreal engine
• Familiarity with Teamfight Tactics

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about the experiences of players, this could be 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 benefits pages for more information.

Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork embodied by the Summoner's Code and Community Code. 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 thriving together and our ongoing work to build the most inclusive company in Gaming.

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.