Senior Technical Product Manager - Publishing Platform, Organized Play

Responsibilities

• Be accountable for Global Live Operations - safeguarding the 99.9% reliability SLA for core infrastructure during mission-critical windows including Worlds, VCT Champs China, and EWC.
• Direct real-time features including LiveStats, Summoner's Rift Broadcast Banners, and Esports Observer Replica systems.
• Drive the product definition and rollout of our Esports Data Platform, including integration with external partner teams like GRID for the sake of data commercialization.
• Lead highly technical, multi-team dependencies including the TFT Unreal engine integration, tournament bracket platform services, authentication scaling for third-party tournaments, Esports Game management tooling to improve transition time in between games broadcast and automation of tournaments for our games.
• Own the product vision, strategy, roadmap, and success metrics for esports and community products, including OKRs, build-vs.-buy assessments, milestones, and prioritization of ambiguous technical opportunities.
• Lead cross-functional product execution from conception through delivery and iteration, partnering closely with Engineering and Technical Leads on architecture, scalability, implementation trade-offs, and key stakeholder relationships.

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant experience in fields such as Technical Product Management, Software/Game Development, or Engineering.
• 7+ years of dedicated product management experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong technical background and problem-solving skills in esports technologies and broadcast operations, and strong depth experience with data management in platform solutions.
• Excellent teamwork, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to lead through influence.
• Experience leading teams through the full product development lifecycle (planning, execution, delivery, and post-release support).

Qualifications

• Experience working in med-large size organizations where collaboration across organizational boundaries is critical to success.
• Experience working on live service games or other software operating at a global scale.
• Passion for esports, community play events, and Riot’s games.
• Familiarity with the game platform lifecycle, including art toolchains, game engines, and live operations workflows.
• Experience taking a nebulous technology concept and turning it into a shipped product with clear KPIs.
• A passion for games and a deep understanding of the player experience.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience working in med-large size organizations where collaboration across organizational boundaries is critical to success.
• Experience working on live service games or other software operating at a global scale.
• Passion for esports, community play events, and Riot’s games.
• Familiarity with the game platform lifecycle, including art toolchains, game engines, and live operations workflows.
• Experience taking a nebulous technology concept and turning it into a shipped product with clear KPIs.
• A passion for games and a deep understanding of the player experience.

Benefits

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.