Senior Technical Program Manager - Developer Connections, Build & Release

About the Role

Technical Program Managers at Riot lead passionate, cross-functional teams to achieve player value through the delivery of large programs aligned with Riot's strategic priorities. As a Senior Technical Program Manager on the Developer Connections (DevCon) team, you will coordinate important development projects and lead the integration of Riot's games with the DevCon suite of products. You will work with cross-functional Scrum teams, implement and uphold delivery framework standards, and coach team members on best practices for program delivery. You will report to the Senior Manager of Technical Program Management on the DevCon team.

Responsibilities

• Align autonomous teams towards complex cross-business unit programs centered around Riot's strategic technology priorities.
• Create program plans with cross-functional teams such as creative, architecture, operations, technical teams, and leadership.
• Evangelize processes and delivery methodologies to ensure program goals are accomplished.
• Facilitate and manage Agile project management events and processes for medium to large project teams.
• Report on program performance, ensuring each program achieves milestones against its objective.
• Organize program-level planning, communication, and team member rituals.
• Manage risks and issues across programs and within teams.
• Foster transparency and predictability by building and maintaining roadmaps for assigned programs.
• Maintain partner relationships, providing visibility into workstreams and maintaining partner satisfaction.
• Assist in the creation of product release and go-to-market plans.
• Understand fiscal practices and controls, recording, and reporting on program expenditures and ROI.

Requirements

• 6+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Agile certifications from Scrum Alliance, Scrum.org, PMI, or ICAgile.
• Advanced Atlassian Power User (Jira Product Discovery, Jira Space Administration, Jira Plans).
• Experience with CI/CD tooling and DevOps practices.
• Experience in software development, infrastructure, or live operations management.
• Excellent teamwork, team leadership, communication, and stakeholder management.

Desired Qualifications

• Previous program experience in a large distributed organization.
• Experience managing hardware/software/video game products through the entire lifecycle—from conception, development, and launch to maintaining and operating a live service.
• Atlassian certifications.

Benefits

• Open paid time off policy and flexible work schedules.
• Medical, dental, and life insurance.
• Parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children.
• 401k with company match.

At Riot Games, we put players first. Our mission drives every decision in our quest to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. Collaboration is key, and we strive to create teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective every day.