Principal Producer, VALORANT - Core Leadership

VALORANT is Riot’s take on a character-based tactical shooter (for more info on VALORANT - ). As we grow as a multi-platform game, we need a Principal Production role to manage and drive the day to day production and development needed to meet the demands of our live game players’ experiences.

As VALORANT’s Principal Producer, you’ll be one of the most senior production leaders on VALORANT. You’ll lead initiatives and execute solutions for  integrated, complex production needs across the game. In this role, you will be the catalyst for strong partnerships between all of our critical discipline connections within VAL tac. The VALORANT Principal Producer is critical to the way we leverage the production craft across the Game organization and provides practical solutions that allow us to elevate the game for our players.

Responsibilities

Leadership

• Champion and lead game production progress and critical game development challenge resolution across Teams and Areas
• Can help lead a team of producers and ensure elevated production craft excellence with systems and rituals. Will identify and model senior craft competencies and behaviors. Be able to evaluate needed evolution of VALORANT Game process, roles, and responsibilities with healthy change management principles and trusted advanced communication skills

Solutions 

• Accelerate and lead VALORANT’s teams to mutually beneficial production outcomes. Align both strategy and delivery to ensure progress towards the goals of the product.
• Leverage high-level systems thinking to identify critical path issues, remove roadblocks,  propose and enact effective and timely stable solutions, and drive efficiency and accountability in execution

Production

• Accountable for developing and executing production craft improvements across the live game team, with focus on leadership and integration
• Hold game teams accountable to–and provide support in–making decisions, meeting commitments, and adding acceleration and focus when needed

Integration and Communication

• Recommend and create systems that act as integration point between key senior production lead and VALORANT program needs
• Ensure internal stakeholders are appropriately up-to-date on current production overviews, team impacts, active connected projects, and relevant areas of responsibility

Required Qualifications

• 9+ years of production leadership experience in a dynamic large team cross discipline game or software development dynamic environment
• 7+ years of game development leadership experience with at least 2+ years in a leadership role shipping games (Principal / Lead Producer, Production Director, Head of Production, Operations Lead, etc.)
• 5+ years of direct or indirect management experience
• Deep knowledge of games, relevant gaming audiences, and the gaming industry
• Experience leading and functioning in ambiguous, collaborative environments with team members of several levels and disciplines
• Experience maintaining excellent relationships with various stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability in product management and using prioritization schemes
• Experience translating product vision into production planning and executional leadership
• Demonstrated ability to successfully balance project strategy considerations with company strategy considerations

Desired Qualifications

• Substantial experience (4+ years) in a leadership role of a large (top 5), live-service shooter product
• Passion for and knowledge of the Valorant game and IP
• Experience building and leading cross-disciplinary teams responsible for games from pre-production to shipping
• Experience managing other managers and/or principals
• Experience leading a successful game in a live service and frequent release environment

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 players' experiences, this could be your role!

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.

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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.