Senior Technical Producer - Unpublished R&D Product

Technical Producers guide teams in creating player value through agile work systems and practices. While driving internal alignment and accountability for teams and development organizations, we focus on continuous improvement. We're interlaced on teams throughout the entire company, coordinating across different products and regions as we share goals, insights, and standard methodologies. It is through this communal learning, and sharing of information that we can help lead teams across Riot to delivery excellence.

As a Senior Technical Producer on the MMO R&D team, you will be accountable for ensuring the successful delivery on a broad and impactful set of MMO Core Technologies. You will work with Engineering and Tech Art to deliver world class pipelines and champion developer efficiencies that will allow us to bring modern experiences to players for years. You will work with central teams across Riot to evolve our technical capabilities and ensure a successful delivery of the project. Given the technical nature of the group’s work, a successful candidate combines a technical background with a broad production methodology toolkit. You will report to the Director of Technical Product Management on the team.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee technology progress for the Core Tech and Creative Pipeline Teams
• Provide vision, roadmap, and delivery leadership for development efficiency and technical readiness of the project
• Partner with game leadership and central tech teams to define technical requirements for new platform features.
• Partner with central technology product leaders to translate game needs into actionable backlogs for central teams and assess central offerings for their fit against the game's needs, driving alignment and reprioritization when necessary.
• Help drive cohesive and granular deliverables across key pieces of MMO Tech and Creative Pipelines.

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience in senior technical production, technical product management, or engineering leadership roles within the games industry.
• You have shipped AAA games in a production or product leadership capacity on PC or console.
• Experience with the full lifecycle of live service games, from pre-production through launch and live operations.
• Experience managing competing priorities to deliver the right value for customers
• Experience working directly with engineering teams to define technical requirements, manage backlogs, and drive a product from concept to completion.

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience with strong technical knowledge, problem-solving skills, and understanding of basic programming concepts
• Experience driving work in matrixed teams and complex organizational structures.
• Development experience with UE5
• Experience leading highly technical teams that collaborate with Design and Art.

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 the experiences of players, this could be the role for you!

 

Our Perks:

Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and 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.