Senior Manager, Game Production

Location: Work may involve travel to Los Angeles and Shenzhen China.

Riot Games was established in 2006 by entrepreneurial gamers who believe that player-focused game development can result in great games.

Overview

Join Riot Games as the Senior Manager of Production at our Shanghai studio and lead dynamic cross-functional teams to create exceptional experiences for players globally. Your expertise will guide the production of League of Legends: Wild Rift, ensuring sustainable practices that uphold team well-being and foster a culture of high performance and inclusivity.

What you will do

• Define and exemplify production standards for Wild Rift at the Shanghai Studio.
• Provide transparent updates on the production pipeline's status and health.
• Mentor and lead a production team for Wild Rift, incorporating workforce planning and recruitment.
• Develop and optimize work processes for managing projects with remote teams in China and Riot’s Los Angeles office.
• Facilitate collaboration and alignment on production schedules and priorities with Riot Los Angeles and partners in China.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years in game development, with experience across project phases and methodologies.
• 6+ years of experience as a Producer, Product Manager, or Program Manager on medium to large teams.
• 3+ years of direct people management experience.
• Strong analytical skills with a focus on systems-based thinking and root cause analysis.
• Business-level fluency in English and Mandarin.

Nice to have

• Genre affinity for games in the mobile free-to-play space, especially MOBAs.
• Ability to teach teammates to practically apply software development methodologies to game development.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans available.
• Life insurance, parental leave, plus short-term and long-term disability coverage available.
• Retirement benefits with a company match.
• Open paid time off.
• Play fund to broaden and deepen your personal relationship with games.