Principal Games Product Manager - Unpublished R&D Game

LOS ANGELES, USA

BELLEVUE, USA

Riot’s mission is to put players at the center of everything we do. We do this by continuing to evolve and deliver new experiences to players with games like Teamfight Tactics, Legends of Runterra, VALORANT, and League of Legends: Wild Rift. Riot is also expanding into the world of music/multimedia with the release of our animated series Arcane and music from KDA and True Damage. In short - it’s an exciting time to be a Rioter.

As a Principal Games Product Manager (Games PM) at Riot, you will combine deep knowledge of players and systems with product leadership capabilities to drive player, product and business impact. As a Games PM for an unpublished R&D Game, you will help define the long term vision of the game and feature roadmap by actively evaluating opportunity areas and prioritizing features based upon player impact. You incorporate learnings from product experiments, constantly updating your understanding of the product audience to better predict what players care about, and incorporate these lessons into future problem space definition and roadmap focus. You will drive on end to end product strategy and prioritization calls that span from onboarding to engagement to monetization related features. You will report to the Game Director.

This role focuses on market sizing, audience segmentation, assessing impact, designing new features (and feature improvements), and developing content strategy. You will run data analysis and use existing dashboards to monitor the game’s performance and design experiments to optimize the game’s engagement and revenue metrics. Finally, you’ll be partnered with people across different work functions, so relationship management is a key part of your craft. 

Responsibilities:

• Support the development of long-term product strategy and work with analytics, product and design teams to refine audience understanding.
• Analyze player data and product results to find actionable business insights
• Partner with product teams to prioritize their efforts - accounting for delivery timelines, revenue impacts, and opportunity costs
• Communicate strategic recommendations and product outcomes to business leaders and decision makers

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in product management, preferably for a gaming company
• Understanding of mechanics used in MMO, FPS, Premium Mobile, Competitive Multiplayer, or ARPG games used to drive engagement or revenue, either through design or personal experience.
• Ability to make sense of large sets of data and metrics with a focus on data-driven decision making
• Experience breaking down complex problems and problem spaces using various business or product frameworks and crafting optimal solutions for our players and our business
• Self-motivated, and has a desire to work with people to navigate through ambiguity

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in video game production, product management, consulting, or business strategy for consumer-facing products preferred
• MBA or advanced degrees in Economics, Finance, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Management Information Systems, a related discipline, or comparable work experiences (meaningful work experience = 3+ years in relevant space)

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.

Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork embodied by the Summoner's Code and Community Code. Our culture embraces differences as a strength, and our values are the guiding principles for how we approach work. We are committed to putting diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the center of everything we do and promoting a fair and collaborative culture where Rioters treat one another with dignity and respect. We encourage you to read more about our value of thriving together and our ongoing work to build the most inclusive company in Gaming.

• (Los Angeles Only) Base salary range between $173,100.00 - $241,100.00 USD + incentive compensation + equity + 401K with company match + medical, dental, vision, and life insurance + short and long-term disability + open PTO.

• (Bellevue only) Base salary range between $173,100.00 - $241,100.00 USD + incentive compensation + equity + 401K with company match + medical, dental, vision, and life insurance + short and long-term disability + open PTO.

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, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance relating to an applicant's criminal history (LAMC 189.00).