About the role
Role Overview
Technical Product Managers combine deep technical knowledge and experience with product leadership capabilities to enable Riot Games to deliver critical products and supporting systems to players. You will develop and execute development strategies on Riot's products and technologies while leading diverse teams to deliver creative solutions to our most difficult technical challenges.
As a Senior Technical Product Manager on Riot’s Social SDK team, you will lead the vision, strategy, and product discovery for game-agnostic social capabilities that power every Riot game globally. Working closely with engineering and cross-functional partners, you will drive the planning, development, and integration of core platform features—including voice and text chat, player presence, and shared social interfaces—enabling teams to bring innovative social experiences to players faster. In this role, you will help shape the next generation of Riot’s social platform and support the launch of future games with scalable, player-focused solutions, reporting to Product Leadership within the Social Platform team.
Responsibilities
- Develop the technical product vision and development strategy for Riot’s Social SDK team and collaborate with other platform teams in the social space.
- Manage all essential customer and partner relationships including game teams and other internal Riot teams that will integrate with Riot’s social systems.
- Manage the product team backlog, create a product roadmap, foster a culture of improvement, and facilitate development practices for the team.
- Actively manage project scope as a result of customer and partner communications and ensure the product team is aligned with Riot's objectives.
- Review and develop service-level agreements and goals with all core customers.
- Partner and collaborate with the Engineering Manager, Technical, Design, and Quality Leads on the Riot Social SDK team to align on the product and technical plan the team executes against.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 7+ years of relevant industry experience, preferably on services / API technical product teams.
- Understand API-based products, primary components, and customer experience (developer experience).
- Excellent team leadership, ability to refine technical product vision.
- Understand operational and development challenges and conflict resolution techniques.
Desired Qualifications
- Hands-on experience leading agile (scrum) teams.
- Familiarity with social systems and platforms.
- Understand product management and how to navigate around constraints while finding balanced solutions.
Additional Details
- Locations: Los Angeles, USA; Mercer Island, USA.
- Craft Expertise: Success is found through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes fellow Rioters, who are the customers of your work.
- Game Fandom: Being a dedicated fan of games is not necessary for this position.
Perks and Benefits
- Work/life balance focus including 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.
- Short and long-term disability.
Compensation
- Base Salary Range: $192,500.00 - $269,400.00 USD.
- Additional Compensation: Incentive compensation and equity.
Employment Policy and Disqualifying Factors
Riot Games provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants. Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories:
- Safeguarding confidential and sensitive Company data.
- Communication with others, including Rioters and third parties such as vendors, and/or players, including minors.
- Accessing Company assets, secure digital systems, and networks.
- Ensuring a safe interactive environment for players and other Rioters.
These duties are directly related to essential operations, safety, trust, and compliance obligations. Job duties may evolve based on business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary.