Senior Game Product Manager - League PC, Cosmetics

The Product Management group performs internal and external analyses, makes insightful recommendations, designs solutions, develops products, and implements strategies that address complex business issues to achieve company goals. We’re a diverse group of consultants, business people, scientists, and at our core, a team of gamers. We are united by our desire to remain player-focused while maximizing our business outcomes. We support our recommendations with a myriad of sources to ensure we’re informed by data.

The LoL PC Cosmetics team serves to create all the cosmetic content within League PC which drives revenue and deepens affinity for the IP for the game. As a Senior Game Product Manager on the League of Legends PC Cosmetics team, you will help create a strategy for what new and existing cosmetic content we should invest in - and be accountable for bringing that strategy to life.

Responsibilities:

• Support the development of long-term product strategy and work with analytics, product, and design teams to improve League of Legends’ cosmetic content ecosystem
• Partner with product teams to prioritize their efforts - accounting for delivery timelines, engagement impacts, and opportunity costs
• Communicate strategic recommendations and product outcomes to business leaders and decision makers
• Ensure that monetization opportunities are integrated seamlessly into the game's content pipeline
• Analyze player data, feedback and product results to inform decisions in a test and learn iteration loop
• Analyze current spender ecosystem and game economy to make recommendations for new cosmetic content types
• Own and drive on development of said new cosmetic content types
• Partner with designers and product owners across the game to guide design and product strategy decisions in a way that supports player-focused monetization
• Strategize and optimize the roadmap of cosmetic content for a global audience with different tastes

Required Qualifications:

• At least 1 year experience in video game production, product management, consulting, or business strategy for consumer-facing products
• Experience advising teams by applying a combination of a broad & deep gaming background, game design craft, and product strategy thinking
• 5+ years of experience in product management or analytics for a gaming company
• Focus on data-driven decision making or solving problems with incomplete information in the absence of data
• Ability to break down complex problems and problem spaces using various business or product frameworks and crafting optimal solutions for our players and our business
• Self motivated, and has a desire to work with people to navigate through ambiguity
• Experience working with game teams, including designers, engineers, artists
• Experience conducting and socializing competitive analysis of game monetization design and distilling results into impactful recommendation
• Experience using data to aid in conceptualizing, designing, and shipping a brand new monetization product, distribution mechanism, or system within the games

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience conceptualizing, designing, and shipping a brand new monetization product, distribution mechanism, or system within the games industry
• Experience working for a games as a service type game model
• Experience leading complex efforts with multiple collaborators

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 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.