Technical Producer III

As a Producer for our R&D Project, you will lead release for the project. You’ll manage smooth release of game updates and playtests. You’ll champion continuous improvement and collaborate across teams to create release guidelines for the product, with the ultimate goal of making it easy to ship the game globally. 

You will also oversee the delivery of features and improvements on at least one agile development team. You will encourage teams to communicate, guide development, remove roadblocks, and ultimately help drive our games into players’ hands, while making sure that our teams and workflows are healthy and sustainable.

Responsibilities

• Manage the release cycle process end-to-end.
• Be an SME for Release, providing guidance, support and best practices.
• Lead projects that improve the development cycle, release process and tools.
• Work closely with product leads to help manage major releases. Assess the risks of release schedule, milestones, and deployment plans to ensure safe and reliable release.
• Own production for a development team (Work closely with the team to plan, cost, and implement features and content, ensuring clear goals are outlined for milestones and realized during development) 
• Assess the team’s maturity, health, and composition and improve any identified areas for improvement

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a Production role, working with technical teams (Build/Release etc.) 
• Experience shipping multiple products with production responsibility on important features and content
• Knowledge of various work management frameworks (Scrum / Agile) and real-world experience leveraging them in a collaborative team setting
• Experience with project management software such as Jira and MS Project

Desired Qualifications

• Experience forming and executing release strategies, especially for games
• Experience in game development or a good understanding of how artists, engineers, and game designers build assets and game features for a modern game

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.

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.

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.