About the role
Company Overview
Riot Games was established in 2006 by entrepreneurial gamers who believe that player-focused game development can result in genre-defining games. The company created League of Legends, which became the most played PC game in the world. Riot Games serves over 100 million players worldwide every month.
Role Overview
The Product Management, Publishing discipline partners with product and publishing leaders to provide analyses, recommendations, solutions, products, and strategies to address complex player experience and business issues. The Product Manager, TFT, reports directly to the TFT & FFGS China Publishing Product Lead and contributes to strategy development and execution for TFT player growth, engagement, monetization, and esports initiatives in China. Key activities include driving initiatives for CN in-game event planning, channel collaboration, monetization, and around-game features.
Responsibilities
- Partner with TFT dev team and Tencent product team to organize efforts, accounting for delivery timelines, product quality, revenue impacts, and opportunity costs.
- Support TFT China operations by developing publishing plans, player journey improvements, engagement initiatives, and operational opportunities.
- Support TFT franchise esports strategy by identifying opportunities to strengthen player participation, viewership, and publishing integration.
- Build, report, and maintain business health metrics across engagement, monetization, player sentiment, and market performance.
- Conduct market analysis, business projections, impact assessments, and opportunity evaluations to support decision-making.
- Present business insights, product outcomes, and recommendations to stakeholders across Riot, Tencent, and partner teams.
- Explore new around-game product opportunities, publishing experiences, and monetization strategies that enhance the local player experience.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 3+ years of professional experience in product management, publishing operations, or in-game experience.
- Experience with PC and strategy games.
- Experience with microtransactions and game monetization, either through design or personal experience.
- Experience building structured strategies, business cases, projections, and decision-making frameworks for product, publishing, or business opportunities.
- Strong understanding of the China gaming market, including player behavior, content trends, monetization preferences, competitive landscape, and platform/channel dynamics.
- Fluent in Chinese and English, with the ability to drive collaboration across language and culture.
- Willingness to travel frequently.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in product management, business operation, ecommerce, consulting, or business strategy for consumer-facing products.
- Advanced degrees in Economics, Finance, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Management Information Systems, a related discipline, or comparable work experiences.
- Experienced stakeholder management and rapport-building skills.
- Experience driving projects from planning through launch, measurement, and iteration.
- Strong communication and storytelling skills, especially when translating complex business, player, or market insights into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders.
Working Conditions and Expectations
Success in this role requires craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. Candidates will be evaluated based on past studies, experience, and their personal relationship with games. The role requires the embodiment of player empathy and a commitment to player experiences.