Riot Games

Senior Technical Producer, 1st Party Platforms - Central Compliance & Release

Riot Games • $185K — $258K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 6 years as a Technical Producer, Release Manager, or Technical Product Manager for 1st party platforms.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience with strong technical knowledge.
  • Deep understanding of mobile game development lifecycle and 1st party processes.
  • Experience working with major tech companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo.
  • Excellent communication skills to articulate business and technical concepts.
  • Ability to engage with technical teams on complex projects.
  • Understanding of technical components, including architecture and deployment practices.

Responsibilities

  • Develop product strategies with technical teams across Riot.
  • Plan technical collaboration sessions with 1st Party Platform Partners to solve challenges.
  • Create technical execution plans for successful product launches on 1st party platforms.
  • Provide insights to product teams and enhance collaboration across departments.
  • Drive integration of technical, legal, and business compliance across projects.
  • Investigate technical issues and deliver solutions aligned with 1st party standards.
  • Review contract language with Publishing and Legal, clarifying obligations.

Benefits

  • Open paid time off policy for work/life balance.
  • Flexible work schedules for employee convenience.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and life insurance plans.
  • Parental leave for both parents and children.
  • 401k plan with company match.
Full Job Description
As a Senior Technical Producer on the Central Compliance and Release team, you will partner with Engineering and Tech Leads to align on the product technical plans against Mobile 1st Party Platform guidelines and collaborate with Publishing to develop best practices to maximize the marketing potential of titles. You will lead passionate, cross-functional teams to achieve player value through the planning and integration of 1st Party Best Practices and requirements into their products. Your strong vision and leadership skills will ensure we stay one step ahead of the needs of our 1st party partners and game teams by building trust and a deep understanding of their pain points. You will collaborate with teams across Riot to successfully integrate requirements against dependencies, risk factors, and success criteria. You will oversee delivery, build work systems, maintain execution, and provide initiative leadership with visibility on complex deliverables. You will report to the Sr. Manager of Production on Riot's 1st Party Operations Team.

Responsibilities:
  • Develop 1st Party product and development strategies with tech teams across Riot
  • Plan technical brainstorm sessions between 1st Party Platform Partners (e.g. Sony, Apple, etc.) and Riot technical/game teams to overcome blockers and develop new features
  • Decompose requirements into technical execution plans for products to successfully launch and continually update on 1st party platforms
  • Provide actionable insights to product teams and drive impactful collaboration with cross-functional teams (i.e. Engineering, Marketing, Payments, etc.)
  • Drive discussions to integrate platform technical, legal, and business compliance (SDK/APIs, parity, etc) across workstreams
  • Investigate technical issues and deliver solutions towards 1st party standards, technical opportunities, and best practices
  • Partner with Publishing and Legal to review contract language and clearly disseminate obligations contained within each contract

Required Qualifications:
  • Minimum of 6 years of experience as a Technical Producer, Release Manager, Technical Account Manager, or Technical Product Manager working with 1st party platform development teams
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience with strong technical knowledge and problem-solving skills.
  • Deep understanding of Mobile game development lifecycle and processes, gaming ecosystems or gaming platforms, technologies, and 1st party processes
  • Experience working with Apple, Google, Microsoft, Sony, and/or Nintendo
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly articulate business impact and technical constraints tailored to any audience
  • Ability to understand and engage with technical teams on highly complex projects
  • Understanding technical components of projects including architecture, tools and deployment practices that development teams employ

Desired Qualifications:
  • Experience collaborating with channel partners, systems integrators, submissions teams, and developers to deliver high-impact solutions
  • Familiarity with TRC, XR, Lotcheck guidelines and 1st party toolsets
  • Experience with Agile/Scrum methodology and project management software such as JIRA, Trello, Airtable, etc
  • Experience creating product release and go-to-market plans

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 the experiences of players, this could be the role for you!

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.

  • (Los Angeles Only) Base salary range between $185,200.00 - $258,000.00 USD + incentive compensation + equity + 401K with company match + medical, dental, vision, and life insurance + short and long-term disability + open PTO.

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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Founded
2006

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