Riot Games

Senior Manager, Enterprise Engineering & Process Excellence

Riot Games • $150K — $180K *
Enterprise Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience delivering enterprise technology solutions.
  • 12+ years in software engineering, enterprise platforms, or technology-enabled transformations.
  • 8+ years managing multidisciplinary technical teams including software engineers and business analysts.
  • Experience with operational health of enterprise applications, APIs, and platforms.
  • Understanding of modern software engineering practices (e.g., CI/CD, automated testing).
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and programming languages (Go, TypeScript).
  • Proven ability in business process assessment and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Set strategy for enterprise software engineering, integration, and automation.
  • Lead development and operation of key applications, APIs, and automations.
  • Establish engineering best practices, including testing and production support.
  • Build a Center of Excellence for Integration & Automation within the organization.
  • Develop a modern process excellence practice leveraging AI and process mining.
  • Redesign complex enterprise processes to meet business needs and improve efficiency.
  • Manage delivery, priorities, and communication with business and technology leaders.

Benefits

  • Open paid time off policy promoting work/life balance.
  • Flexible work schedules.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and life insurance.
  • Parental leave for employees and their families.
  • 401k plan with company match.
Full Job Description
As Senior Manager, Enterprise Engineering & Process Excellence, you will lead two horizontal capabilities that the rest of Enterprise Systems depends on: Enterprise Software Engineering, which designs, builds, and operates new technical capabilities for Enterprise, and Business Process Excellence, which assesses, redesigns, instruments, and continuously improves enterprise processes. The portfolio includes custom applications, the company directory and organizational data APIs, and integrations with business systems. You will manage a multidisciplinary team of software engineers and business systems analysts. This is not a traditional enterprise systems role. We are building a function that reimagines enterprise engineering and process excellence for an AI-enabled organization. We use process mining and telemetry to continuously improve how work gets done, integration and automation with AI to reduce manual effort, and purpose-built applications to create capabilities that differentiate Riot. You will connect what the business needs, how processes should work, and how technology can deliver improvements. You will partner closely with leaders across People Tech, Finance Tech, and Enterprise Data & AI, as well as business stakeholders in Enterprise functions. The role reports to the Director, Enterprise Systems. Responsibilities: Software Engineering • Set the strategy and technical direction for enterprise software engineering, integration, and automation. • Lead the design, development, and operation of reliable applications, APIs, integrations, and automations that support critical enterprise capabilities. • Establish strong engineering practices across architecture, testing, CI/CD, observability, security, reliability, and production support. • Develop the Integration & Automation Center of Excellence through reusable patterns, shared platforms, governance, and enablement across Enterprise Systems. Business Process Excellence • Build and lead a modern process excellence practice that uses process mining, telemetry, and AI-enabled tools to identify, prioritize, and measure improvement opportunities. • Lead the redesign of complex, cross-functional enterprise processes, translating business needs into clear requirements and scalable solutions. • Establish practical standards for process ownership, governance, measurement, and continuous improvement. • Partner with business and technology leaders to deliver measurable improvements in cycle time, quality, automation, and Rioter experience. People Leadership, Delivery & Partner Management • Build and develop a multidisciplinary team of software engineers and business systems analysts, creating shared accountability from process discovery through production delivery. • Manage priorities, delivery, and external partners across the portfolio, communicating outcomes, risks, and trade-offs clearly to business and technology leaders. Required Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience delivering enterprise technology solutions. • 12+ years of progressive experience across software engineering, enterprise platforms, process excellence, or technology-enabled transformation. • 8+ years of experience managing software engineers, business systems analysts, or multidisciplinary technical teams. • Experience owning the technical quality, architecture, and operational health of a portfolio of enterprise applications, APIs, and platforms, and designing new software capabilities that solve business and process problems. • Strong understanding of modern software engineering practices, including code review, automated testing, CI/CD, observability, security, reliability, and production operations. • Experience with cloud/data platforms such as AWS, GCP or Databricks; programming languages such as Go, or TypeScript; and modern application frameworks such as Next.js. • Proven experience in business process assessment, redesign, modeling, governance, and continuous improvement. • Experience using process data, telemetry, process mining, or operational analytics to identify opportunities and measure improvements. • Experience managing complex, cross-functional projects or portfolios involving business, engineering, data, and operational stakeholders. • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical and process concepts to business, technical, and executive audiences. Desired Qualifications: • Experience applying AI or agentic AI tools to enterprise process problems: process discovery, requirements generation, intelligent automation, or AI-augmented decision-making. • Experience with process excellence methodologies such as Lean or Six Sigma and process mining, intelligence, or modeling tools such as Celonis, ARIS, Signavio, or UiPath, to drive data-informed process improvement. • Experience with enterprise integration and automation IPaaS platforms such as Workato, MuleSoft, Boomi, or similar technologies. • PMP, PgMP, or equivalent project management certification, or demonstrated equivalent experience running a delivery function. • Familiarity with major enterprise SaaS platforms, and their integration ecosystems. • Experience building or scaling a Center of Excellence or Community of Practice around integration, automation, or process standards. For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making 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.

About Riot Games

Riot Games is a video game developer and publisher based in Los Angeles, California. The company was founded in 2006 by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill, and is best known for its flagship game, League of Legends. The game has become one of the most popular esports titles in the world, with millions of players and fans around the globe. Riot Games is committed to creating high-quality, immersive gaming experiences that bring people together and foster a sense of community. The company is also dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion in the gaming industry, and has launched several initiatives to support underrepresented groups.
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