Director, Publishing Product Management, Americas - VALORANT
Required skills
- VALORANT
- Publishing
- Product Management
- Americas
- live-service titles
- multi-functional teams
- multicultural teams
- international markets
- North America
- Latin America
Nice to have
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- data
- player insights
- attribution models
- quantitative background
Role summary
VALORANT is seeking a Director, Publishing Product Management for the Americas to lead publishing strategy across North America and Latin America. This role requires deep expertise in competitive FPS gaming, publishing, and cultural nuances to act as the voice of the Americas region in global discussions. Responsibilities include defining and executing regional publishing strategies, leading cross-functional teams, managing budgets, and advocating for regional player needs. The ideal candidate has 12+ years of experience in video game publishing with at least 5 years of direct people management experience, a strong understanding of the gaming landscape, and a proven ability to launch and sustain live-service game products in complex, multi-region territories. Fluency in Spanish or Portuguese and familiarity with data analysis are preferred.
As the VALORANT Publishing Lead for the Americas, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing the publishing strategy across one of VALORANT’s most critical and high-stakes global footprints. You will bridge global ambition with local execution, ensuring our strategy serves a diverse player base across North America & Latin America.
With deep expertise in competitive FPS gaming, publishing, and cultural offenses, you will act as the voice of the Americas region. You will lead cross-functional publishing teams, manage subregional strategies, and advocate for Americas players in global leadership discussions to amplify the game’s success and propel VALORANT into its next era.
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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.
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