Principal Technical Product Manager - Publishing Platform, Content Access Platform
Required skills
- Publishing Platform
- Content Access Platform
- Commerce
- Storefront
- inventory fulfillment systems
- microservices
- internal customers
- multi-year roadmap
Nice to have
- ecommerce platforms
- payments
- fulfillment
- fraud
- store
- inventory
Role summary
Riot Games is seeking a Principal Technical Product Manager for their Publishing Platform, Content Access Platform team. This role focuses on large-scale, distributed services supporting millions of players, enabling digital goods purchases. You will own the Storefront experience and inventory fulfillment systems, working closely with game studios and engineering teams to ensure efficiency, scalability, and reliability. Responsibilities include defining product strategy, leading engineering teams, and communicating the product vision and roadmap. Requires 10+ years of relevant experience in Technical Product Management or a related technical field, with a strong background in leading backend engineering teams and operating microservice ecosystems. Experience with e-commerce platforms, global products, and AI tooling is desired.
Technical Product Managers combine deep technical knowledge with product leadership to deliver key Riot Games products and experiences that make it better to be a player. Technical Product Managers drive strategic vision across Riot's products and technologies. By leading multidisciplinary teams, they solve complex technical and user-experience challenges to deliver impactful solutions.
As a Principal Technical Product Manager on the Commerce (Store) team, you will own and operate large-scale, distributed services that support millions of Riot players worldwide, enabling them to purchase digital goods such as champions and cosmetics within their favorite games. Working closely with game studios, you’ll help identify and deliver platform solutions that prioritize efficiency, scalability, and reliability for developers, while powering in-game experiences across all of Riot’s titles. Your primary focus will be on Storefront experiences across numerous channels within the Riot ecosystem, as well as the critical inventory fulfillment systems that support them. Your expertise will extend across adjacent Commerce product spaces including inventory, payments, battle pass, loyalty systems, fraud, gifting, and configuration management. You will report to the Director of Technical Product Management of the Commerce team within Publishing Platform.
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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.
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.
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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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