About the role
Company Overview
Riot Games was established in 2006 by entrepreneurial gamers who believe that player-focused game development can result in great games. In 2009, Riot released its debut title League of Legends. The company seeks humble but ambitious, razor-sharp professionals who take play seriously and are passionate about games. They embrace those who see things differently, are not afraid to experiment, and possess a healthy disregard for constraints.
Role Overview
Game Product Managers at Riot lead passionate teams to create and evolve products and experiences for players. This role is a member of the leadership team for Teamfight Tactics and the Fight for the Golden Spatula (FFGS) team in Shanghai, China (with additional locations in Los Angeles, USA). The incumbent is responsible for building actionable strategies and business plans, articulating clear roadmaps, monitoring performance against targets, leading vision and execution for live operations, driving process improvements, and managing a PM team. The role reports to the FFGS Senior Director, Game Product Management.
Responsibilities
- Build a comprehensive gameplay strategy and handle executions for FFGS gameplay feature production, release, and daily operations to maximize long-term engagement and player perception.
- Build and manage game development pipelines to ensure a cost-efficiency way of production.
- Manage the production collaboration with other departments.
- Hire, mentor, and grow producers for teams within the space.
- Organize the daily development efforts of the team, lead team meetings, manage planning efforts, and ensure delivery against the product roadmap and FFGS strategy.
- Build strong relationships with partner teams to drive the success of joint projects.
- Guide product gameplay strategy for new FFGS revival sets, modes, and FFGS R&D gameplay features.
- Engage with the community and player data to ensure the delivery of maximum value and the best possible player experience.
- Establish success metrics and work with development and publishing partners to build clear execution plans.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 6 years of experience in a game production role with deep, practiced knowledge of product strategy and product development.
- Expertise in aligning product roadmaps with desired outcomes and goals.
- Minimum of 1 year of experience in a people management role or mentorship.
- Experience managing external partnerships with developers and publishers.
- Experience with Agile frameworks, managing team and product backlogs, and familiarity with product roadmaps.
- Bilingual in English and Mandarin.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience playing FFGS and other titles in the autobattler genre with a deep understanding of the mode and associated systems.
- Ability to take a holistic systems-thinking view of the product development life cycle and adapt processes accordingly.
- Experience being the accountable party for co-development game products.
- Experience with a global, live game service.
Compensation and Benefits (Los Angeles Only)
- Base salary range: $185,200.00 - $258,000.00 USD.
- Incentive compensation.
- Equity.
- 401K with company match.
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Short and long-term disability.
- Open PTO.