Senior Product Manager - Product Accessibility

As Senior Product Manager, Product Accessibility, you will partner with product teams to drive the execution of inclusive and accessible player experiences across Riot’s portfolio. You will be expected to use your experience in product leadership, accessibility, and systems thinking to create solutions that scale, improve player experiences, and empower teams to build accessibility into their products from the ground up. 

The Senior Product Manager, Product Accessibility will serve as a critical connector between our central Product Accessibility team and product teams across the organization. This role collaborates closely with design, engineering, research, QA, and compliance teams to prioritize and implement accessibility solutions, governance, and infrastructure. You’ll help define requirements, create accountability frameworks, integrate player feedback, in order to deliver on our values. This position will report to the Director of Product Accessibility.

Responsibilities:

• Drive product strategy and roadmap for accessibility features and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with design, engineering, research, QA, and support teams to embed accessibility throughout the product lifecycle.
• Translate player needs and accessibility standards into actionable product requirements and success metrics.
• Establish governance models and frameworks to support team accountability and progress in accessibility initiatives.
• Prioritize accessibility features and improvements across multiple teams and tools.
• Incorporate findings from usability studies, community feedback, and accessibility testing into product planning.
• Partner with platform and developer experience teams to enhance tooling and support for accessible product development.
• Communicate accessibility strategies, progress, and risks to stakeholders at all levels.
• Contribute to training and education efforts to elevate accessibility maturity across the organization.
• Stay informed on trends, technologies, and standards in digital accessibility and inclusive design.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of product management experience in technology, software, or gaming environments.
• 2+ years of direct experience leading or contributing to accessibility initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG, CVAA, Section 508, EAA) and familiarity with assistive technologies.
• Proven ability to define product roadmaps, write specifications, and guide cross-functional teams through execution.
• Have a strong understanding of core game design technologies (Unity, Unreal etc.) 
• Experience synthesizing user data, research, and technical constraints into clear product decisions.
• Proficiency with product development tools such as Jira, Confluence, and roadmapping tools.
• Experience testing with flash-rate testing tools (eg. Harding, PEAT etc.)
• Possess empathy for our diverse user and player base, a deep understanding of user-centered design and development
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Knowledge of and fluency in the software development life cycle.
• Ability to deliver training to product teams.

Desired Qualifications: 

• Experience with games, entertainment, or player-focused platforms.
• Experience with accessible product, game or web design
• Experience in multi-platform product management on Mobile, PC, and Console

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:

Riot has a focus on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy, in addition to other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information.

At Riot Games, we put players first. That mission drives every decision in our quest to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. Whether you’re working directly on a new player-facing experience or you’re supporting the company as a whole, everyone at Riot is part of our mission. And just like in our games, we’re better when we work together. Our goal is to create collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective everyday. If that sounds like the kind of place you want to work, we’re looking forward to your application.

 

It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law. We consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the Washington Fair Chance Act.

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 within our organization. Please note that job duties may evolve based on business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security.