Manager, Game Product Management

Role Overview

Game Product Managers at Riot lead passionate teams to create and evolve products and experiences for players. The role involves deep understanding of the product’s audience and driving strategy to create value for players and Riot. As a Manager, Game Product Management on the FFGS (金铲铲之战) team, the incumbent is a member of the leadership team for Teamfight Tactics. Responsibilities include building actionable strategies, business plans, and working across gameplay and game features to articulate clear roadmaps. The role is accountable for monitoring performance against targets, leading vision and execution for live operations, driving process improvements, and managing a PM team.

Responsibilities

• Build a comprehensive gameplay strategy and handle executions for FFGS gameplay feature production, release and daily operations that will 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 your space.
• Organize the daily development efforts of the team, leading team meetings, managing planning efforts and ensuring 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 team delivers maximum value and the best possible player experience.
• Establish success metrics and work with development and publishing partners to build a plan to achieve those goals.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in a game production role with deep knowledge of product strategy and product development, including aligning product roadmaps with goals.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in a people management role or mentorship.
• Experience with managing external partnerships with developers and publishers.
• Experience with Agile frameworks, including managing team and product backlogs and product roadmaps.
• Bi-lingual 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.

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.

Company Culture & Requirements

• Looking for humble but ambitious, razor-sharp professionals.
• Values those who see things differently, experiment, and disregard constraints.
• Success is measured through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes player delight.
• Demonstrates player empathy and care for the player experience.