Senior Publishing Product Manager - Early-Stage R&D

Riot Games; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave

401k match

Job summary

Riot Games is seeking a Principal Publishing Product Manager to embed with an early-stage development team on an unannounced project. You’ll shape the product vision, define audiences and markets, and validate player value from the ground up.

You’ll lead publishing readiness, go-to-market planning, and regional launches, coordinating with Product, Design, Insights, Development, Publishing, and regional teams to drive player-centric strategy and long-term engagement.

Qualifications

• 10-12+ years of experience in publishing product management, product management, product strategy, go-to-market strategy, or a related discipline.
• Expertise in shaping a digital product or platform during early development.
• Expertise in translating will be player and market insights into product strategy and prioritization.
• Expertise in developing and testing audience, positioning, or product-market-fit hypotheses.
• Strong understanding of digital products, live-service games, and player lifecycle strategy.
• Expertise in leading ambiguous, cross-functional initiatives with senior stakeholders.
• Strong strategic thinking, communication, facilitation, and influence skills.
• Ability to operate independently with limited oversight.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior publishing product partner embedded within the development team, representing player and publishing perspective in product tradeoff discussions, ensuring publishing considerations meaningfully influence development and launch decisions.
• Define target audiences, player needs, value propositions, and market opportunities.
• Bring player, audience, market, and publishing insights into product strategy & roadmap decisions
• Develop the publishing strategy, positioning, and go-to-market plan from concept through launch and into live operations.
• Evaluate product scope, sequencing, and investment recommendations based on player value and market opportunity.
• Identify potential ecosystem, connected player experiences, community, competitive, and regional opportunities early in development.
• Define success metrics for product validation, launch readiness, and long-term player engagement + value.
• Align senior stakeholders around strategic choices, risks, tradeoffs, and next steps.
• Lead cross-functional publishing readiness, ensuring the product is prepared for successful regional launches and long-term live operations.

Job description

Riot Games is seeking a Principal Publishing Product Manager to embed with an early-stage development team on an unannounced project. You’ll shape the product vision, define audiences and markets, and validate player value from the ground up.

You’ll lead publishing readiness, go-to-market planning, and regional launches, coordinating with Product, Design, Insights, Development, Publishing, and regional teams to drive player-centric strategy and long-term engagement.