Director, Data Engineering – Player Lifecycle & Personalization

Riot Games Los Angeles, USA Full Time Negotiable Today About The Job Riot's Data Engineers harness petabytes of data and state-of-the-art processing technologies to build products that elevate the player experience at massive scale. Turning this data into meaningful insights is a complex challenge, and our engineers meet it by staying deeply player-focused and collaborating across di... As a Director of Data Engineering within the PubSports organization, you will define and lead the data strategy supporting Player Lifecycle & Personalization across Riot. This role is responsible for building the data products, data foundations, and organizational capabilities that enable player understanding, segmentation, personalization, experimentation, analytics, and AI-driven experiences. You will partner closely with Product, Insights, Data Science, AI, and Engineering leaders... Key Responsibilities Define and execute the data strategy for Player Lifecycle & Personalization across Riot. Establish trusted player data products, data models, and intelligence capabilities that support engagement, retention, personalization, experimentation, and AI-driven experiences. Partner with Product, Insights, Data Science, and AI leaders to translate business needs into scalable data capabilities and platforms. Lead modernization of PubSports' data ecosystem and improve data quality, governance, observability, and operational accountability. Drive standardization of player data, business metrics, and semantic definitions across teams. Build and grow a high-performing organization of managers, senior engineers, and technical leaders. Define long-term investment priorities and roadmap for Player Lifecycle & Personalization data capabilities. Communicate strategy, priorities, risks, and outcomes to senior leadership and stakeholders. Required Skills & Abilities Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience. 12+ years of experience in data engineering, data platforms, analytics engineering, or related disciplines. 5+ years of people leadership experience, including experience leading managers and senior technical leaders. Experience leading data engineering, machine learning engineering, data platform, analytics engineering, or customer intelligence organizations. Experience building data products and data capabilities that support lifecycle management, personalization, customer intelligence, loyalty, CRM, or similar domains. Strong leadership experience building teams, developing managers, and delivering through others. Experience defining strategy and operating effectively in ambiguous environments. Deep understanding of modern data platforms, data products, governance, and data quality practices including Agentic DE AI platforms Proven ability to partner across Product, Analytics, Data Science, Engineering, and executive leadership teams. Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience. Experience with large-scale data platforms in gaming or adjacent consumer products. Familiarity with large-scale experimentation platforms and cross-surface measurement. Experience with autonomous AI coding platforms, modern data platforms, including transformation frameworks and governance or metadata tooling (e.g., Devin, Databricks, Atlan). Experience leading platform-focused engineering organizations. Experience leading and scaling distributed or remote teams. Experience supporting machine learning, experimentation, and AI-driven products. Experience leading data modernization and organizational data maturity initiatives. Gaming Industry Experience Is a Plus But Not Required. For this role, you will 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! Qualifications Experience: 12 years experience Apply now Please let Riot Games know you found this job on JobVista. This helps us grow! Apply now Apply now Please let Riot Games know you found this job on JobVista. This helps us grow! Apply now Job Overview Company Riot Games Location Los Angeles, USA Job Type Full Time Salary Negotiable Experience 12 years experience Posted Today Deadline Apr 11, 2027 About Company Industry Information Technology Founded 2006 View Company Profile ⟶ Quick Actions