Senior Technical Program Manager - Publishing Platform

Riot Games; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

401k with company match

Parental leave

Open PTO

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

Riot Games in Los Angeles is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead cross-functional teams in the Publishing Platform program. You’ll coordinate major development projects, align initiatives with Riot’s priorities, and translate complex platform and game development work into clear milestones.

You’ll drive Agile ceremonies, manage risks, report on progress, and maintain roadmaps while safeguarding partner relationships and budgets.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Excellent teamwork, team leadership, communication, and stakeholder management.
• Experience with iterative development methodologies like Scrum & Agile, and have used supporting software (i.e. JIRA).
• Experience in software development, infrastructure, or live operations management.

Responsibilities

• Align autonomous teams towards cross-pillar programs centered around Riot's strategic priorities.
• Create program plans with cross functional teams such as creative, architecture, operations, technical teams, and leadership.
• Plan and scope cross team projects within Publishing Platform.
• Evangelize processes and delivery methodologies to ensure we accomplish our program goals.
• Facilitate and manage Agile project management ceremonies and processes for large or team-of-team project teams.
• Report on program performance, ensuring each program achieves milestones against its objective.
• Organize program-level planning, communication, and team member rituals.
• Standardize communications best practices, nomenclature, and tools between platform teams and their customers.
• Manage risks and issues across programs and within teams.
• Foster transparency and predictability by building and maintaining roadmaps for assigned programs.
• Maintain partner relationships, providing visibility into workstreams and maintaining partner satisfaction.
• Assist in the creation of product release and go-to-market plans.
• Understand fiscal practices and controls, recording, and reporting on program expenditures & ROI.

Skills

Scrum & Agile

JIRA

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Software development

Cross-functional collaboration

Operations management

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Technical Program Managers at Riot lead passionate, cross-functional teams to achieve player value through the delivery of large programs that are aligned with Riot's strategic priorities.

As a Senior Technical Program Manager on the Program Management team in Publishing Platform, you will coordinate important development projects and lead the integration of Riot's games with Publishing Platform’s suite of products. You will excel at condensing the million moving parts of platform development and game development into strategic points of focus between our development teams, smooth the process of platform development and integration before, during, and after launch. You will report to the Manager, Program Management.

Responsibilities

• Align autonomous teams towards complex cross-pillar programs centered around Riot's strategic priorities.
• Create program plans with cross functional teams such as creative, architecture, operations, technical teams, and leadership.
• Plan and scope cross team projects within Publishing Platform.
• Evangelize processes and delivery methodologies to ensure we accomplish our program goals.
• Facilitate and manage Agile project management ceremonies and processes for large or team-of-team project teams.
• Report on program performance, ensuring each program achieves milestones against its objective.
• Organize program-level planning, communication, and team member rituals.
• Standardize communications best practices, nomenclature, and tools between platform teams and their customers.
• Manage risks and issues across programs and within teams.
• Foster transparency and predictability by building and maintaining roadmaps for assigned programs.
• Maintain partner relationships, providing visibility into workstreams and maintaining partner satisfaction.
• Assist in the creation of product release and go-to-market plans.
• Understand fiscal practices and controls, recording, and reporting on program expenditures & ROI.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant industry experience
• Excellent teamwork, team leadership, communication, and stakeholder management
• Experience with iterative development methodologies like Scrum & Agile, and have used supporting software (i.e. JIRA)
• Experience in software development, infrastructure, or live operations management

Desired Qualifications

• Previous program experience in a large distributed organization.
• Experience managing software/video game products through the entire life cycle – from conception, development and launch to maintaining and operating a live service.
• Experience working on a variety of software products in the gaming or entertainment space.

For this role, you\'ll find success through craft expertise and collaboration that prioritizes your fellow Rioters, who are the customers of your work. Being a dedicated fan of games is not necessary for this position!

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.

Duties

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.

(Los Angeles Only) Base salary range between $166,600.00 - $232,800.00 USD + incentive compensation + equity + 401K with company match + medical, dental, vision, and life insurance + short and long-term disability + open PTO.