Senior Manager, Game Production - Distributed Development

At Riot, we believe in putting players first. Our Sydney-based studio partners globally to develop a across our suite of live games, core technology and new and evolving experiences across multiple Unpublished R&D titles. Whether building foundational systems, driving production strategy, or fostering collaboration across time zones, our teams help deliver genre-defining player experiences.

As a Senior Manager, Game Production, you will lead and grow Riot Sydney’s production craft across several game initiatives. You’ll work closely with producers, product managers, and cross-discipline leaders to guide teams from conception through launch and live operations. Your leadership will help ensure that teams align with product vision, deeply understand player and customer needs, and consistently deliver at a high-quality bar.

You’ll report to the Design Director in Sydney and collaborate across multiple products and studios to support distributed co-development efforts between Sydney-based teams and partners worldwide.

This is a full-time role, based in Sydney, Australia.

Responsibilities:

• Directly manage and grow production and product management craft across multiple teams and projects.
• Drive strategic alignment across initiatives to ensure work supports both local and global objectives.
• Provide leadership guidance, mentorship, and feedback to producers and product leads.
• Foster healthy and efficient co-development practices between Sydney and partner studios.
• Partner with studio leadership to support operational planning and execution across titles.
• Champion team health, culture, and long-term sustainability.
• Identify and communicate production risks and opportunities across teams and product verticals.

Required Qualifications: 

• 8+ years of experience in software or game development.
• 4+ years of experience in a leadership role managing production or product management disciplines.
• Proven experience leading teams through major development phases (planning, execution, release, and post-launch).
• Demonstrated experience with Agile development methodologies and frameworks.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to align diverse stakeholders across disciplines and time zones.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience establishing metrics and data-driven improvement processes.
• Strong analytical and strategic planning skills.
• Experience fostering collaboration across distributed global teams.
• Previous experience in game development, live service operations, or related entertainment fields.

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role!

Our Perks:

At Riot we strongly believe in work / life balance, and we encourage that with our open paid time off policy, paid parental leave (for both primary and secondary carers) and flexible work schedules to fit your lifestyle. We also believe that work should be fun, we have co-op gaming areas, a play fund so you can broaden and deepen your knowledge of players and community, and all the snacks you would ever need to power through your day (even healthy snacks!). And that’s not all we offer, there’s also:

• Medical Insurance that covers you and your dependents
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness fund
• Donation matching of time and money to registered charities
• Learning and Development opportunities

Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork embodied by the Summoner's Code and Community Code. Our culture embraces differences as a strength, and our values are the guiding principles for how we approach work. We are committed to putting diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the center of everything we do, and promoting a fair and collaborative culture where Rioters treat one another with dignity and respect. We encourage you to read more about our value of thriving together and our ongoing work to build the most inclusive company in Gaming.