Senior Technical Product Manager - Publishing Platform, Organized Play
Required skills
- Technical Product Management
- Publishing Platform
- Organized Play
- Riot Games
- Player Experience
- Software/Game Development
- Product Management
- Esports Technologies
- Broadcast Operations
- Data Management
Nice to have
- Med-large size organizations
- Live service games
- Global scale
- Esports
- Community play events
- Riot's games
Role summary
Riot Games is seeking a Senior Technical Product Manager for their Publishing Platform, focusing on Organized Play. This role requires a blend of deep technical expertise and product leadership to manage complex, cross-functional products powering esports events globally. Responsibilities include owning the product lifecycle, defining strategy and roadmaps, ensuring high reliability for core infrastructure, and driving the development of features like real-time data streaming and broadcast tooling. The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of product management experience and 5+ years in technical fields like software development or engineering, with a strong background in esports technologies and data management. This role emphasizes player empathy and collaborative execution.
Technical Product Managers combine deep technical knowledge and experience with product leadership capabilities which are needed to enable Riot Games to deliver key products and experiences to make it better to be a player. You will develop and execute strategies on Riot's products and technologies while leading diverse teams to deliver creative solutions to our most difficult technical and experiential challenges.
As a Senior Technical Product Manager for Organized Play on Publishing Platform, you will combine your deep technical experience with strong product leadership to solve complex problems for your customers. You will manage high-complexity, cross-functional products that power real-time data streaming, tournament ecosystem orchestration, and live broadcast tooling across esports global events to deliver exceptional experiences to millions of players worldwide. You will be accountable for the product lifecycle from start to finish, translating deep customer empathy and technical insight into a clear vision, strategy, and roadmap. You will report to the Sr. Director of Technical Product Management on the team.
Responsibilities:
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Desired Qualifications:
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:
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.
Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories:
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.
Sample Riot Games interview questions
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Imagine you are the PM for a pet-tech startup; how do you design a trust-based rating system?
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How would you design a product for finding and sharing recipes on Instagram?
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How will the rise of AI make specific consumer electronics obsolete by 2035?
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How would you use IoT and sensors to improve the baggage-claim experience for arriving passengers?
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If a new search algorithm improves results but adds 200ms of latency, would you ship it?
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