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Riot Games

Online multiplayer game developer and publisher

Senior Game Producer - Unpublished R&D Product

Program ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeShanghai, ChinaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least five years of game-development-related experience, including substantial production, project, or program management work within cross-functional teams such as design, art, and engineering.
  • Experience with exploratory development or new-game development, including participation in game projects and content production, and the ability to adapt to frequent changes in project scope and direction.
  • A successful track record of developing and maintaining medium- and long-term project roadmaps and execution plans, coordinating multiple disciplines, and reliably delivering to expected quality standards.
  • Practical experience designing, establishing, and optimizing development processes and work systems, with the ability to apply Agile and Lean methods flexibly according to team stage and needs.
  • Experience managing cross-team risks and dependencies, communicating trade-offs clearly, and proposing actionable solutions and escalation recommendations promptly.
  • Strong documentation, written communication, and stakeholder-management skills, including the ability to explain complex issues clearly to audiences without project background.
  • Chinese (Mandarin) and English proficiency sufficient for daily business communication and collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain clear, comprehensive production roadmaps for complex, multi-phase research and development projects, covering development phases, key milestones, and phase reviews.
  • Translate product goals into actionable plans across different time horizons, assess plans using experience, and communicate delivery confidence and potential risks transparently.
  • Ensure team plans align with studio-wide and Riot-wide planning.
  • Apply Agile, Lean, Scrum, Kanban, and milestone-management methods flexibly according to the team's research and development stage.
  • Work with team leadership to establish, promote, and continuously improve development processes, project-management tools such as Jira, and cross-functional collaboration mechanisms.
  • Establish clear objectives and metrics and continually improve process efficiency.
  • Plan and facilitate core team collaboration activities, including project-planning meetings, daily stand-ups, task refinement, milestone and test reviews, and retrospectives.
  • Ensure meetings have clear objectives and are conducted efficiently, and regularly assess their value.
  • Use retrospectives to improve delivery quality, development efficiency, and team health.
  • Proactively identify potential obstacles, cross-team dependencies, and scope, schedule, and technical risks in an uncertain research and development environment.
  • Drive issue resolution, propose clear response plans, and escalate when necessary.
  • Develop contingency plans, risk scenarios, and decision points; help the team learn through low-cost, rapid validation and reduce wasted effort.
  • Establish and maintain reliable information and knowledge-management practices, including project roadmaps, decision records, process guidelines, milestone reports, and onboarding materials.
  • Provide clear, concise project communications and progress reports tailored to different audiences.
  • Systematically capture lessons from each project phase and ensure knowledge can be reused as the team and projects evolve.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience helping a new game project pass key reviews and reach implementation.
  • Familiarity with modern game-engine development workflows and production-management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Perforce, or Git.
  • Experience working with distributed or cross-regional teams and coordinating work across time zones and cultural backgrounds.

About the Company

Riot Games

Online multiplayer game developer and publisher

Riot Games develops and publishes online multiplayer video games, with League of Legends as its flagship title. The game is free-to-play and supported by in-game purchases like cosmetic items and skins, while competitive play drives engagement through its esports ecosystem. Riot Games also runs Riot Forge, a publishing arm that partners with third-party developers to create new games within the League of Legends universe. The company earns revenue from cosmetic microtransactions, esports events, sponsorships, and merchandise. What sets Riot Games apart is its emphasis on building a large, global community around its titles and expanding its universe through collaborations with external developers. The goal is to create enduring, connected gaming experiences that sustain a vibrant community and a growing esports ecosystem around its flagship franchises.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Acquired
Total funding
$15M
Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
Founded
2006

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