Technical Producer - Unpublished R&D Product

Riot Games; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Open paid time off

Paid parental leave

Flexible work schedules

Co‑op gaming areas

Play fund

Snacks

Medical Insurance

Wellness fund

Donation matching

Learning and Development opportunities

Job summary

Riot Games in Sydney is seeking a Technical Producer II to lead cross-functional engineering initiatives and coordinate delivery across time zones, aligning stakeholders to accelerate feature development.

You will drive planning, manage risks, and promote best practices, reporting to a Senior Manager of Production with a focus on scalable tooling and high-quality outcomes for our Unpublished R&D product.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a Technical Producer, Project Manager or similar role in software or game development.
• Experience leading cross-functional, distributed teams.
• Experience applying Agile and Lean development processes (Scrum/Kanban).

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day production for a cross-functional engineering and technical art team.
• Drive sprint planning, backlog prioritization and milestones.
• Ensure team health, culture and efficiency.
• Clarify requirements and align on goals with stakeholders.
• Track progress, manage risks and deliver high-quality tools and features.
• Promote best practices in planning, estimation and documentation.
• Coordinate across teams to unblock dependencies and align technical solutions.
• Communicate with partners across time zones.
• Identify opportunities to improve developer workflows and system scalability.

Skills

Technical production experience

Cross‑functional / distributed teams

Stakeholder management

Agile / Lean (Scrum/Kanban)

Tools

Jira

Job description

At Riot, we believe in delivering player-focused experiences that push the boundaries of what games can be. The Sydney-based team contributes to a new Unpublished R&D Product in collaboration with partners in North America, with a focus on building the technical foundations that enable great player and developer experiences. By encouraging collaboration, you'll drive development, smashing through obstacles and driving products into players' hands.

Producers at Riot lead complex initiatives from conception through delivery, aligning teams around clear goals and enabling predictable, high-quality outcomes.

As a Technical Producer II on an Unpublished R&D Product you will support a technology team, you'll lead the coordination and delivery of engineering-focused initiatives that improve performance, support build processes, and enable game features at scale. You'll work across time zones to align stakeholders, manage development pipelines, and ensure that the team is set up for success at every stage of project development. You'll report to a Senior Manager of Production.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the day-to-day production efforts for a cross-functional engineering and technical art team
• Drive sprint planning, backlog prioritization, and milestone execution
• Ensure strong team health, culture, and efficiency
• Collaborate with stakeholders to clarify requirements and align on goals
• Track progress, manage risks, and ensure delivery of high-quality tools and features
• Promote best practices in planning, estimation, and documentation
• Coordinate across teams to unblock dependencies and align technical solutions
• Communicate clearly and consistently with partners in multiple time zones
• Identify opportunities to improve developer workflows and system scalability

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience as a Technical Producer, Project Manager or similar role in software or game development.
• Ample experience working with cross-functional and distributed teams.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Experience leading teams through all feature development phases (planning, execution, delivery, post-release support).
• Experience applying Agile and Lean development processes such as Scrum or Kanban.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with the video game industry. A background in digital project management/Agile project management/Scrum Master in a technology setting will also be considered.
• Experience working with teams building engine capabilities, internal tooling or gameplay features.
• Mastery of production tools like Jira to track development and create accurate reporting.

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

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.