Senior Program Manager (Gaming)

Location: San Mateo, California, United States; hybrid office schedule with onsite work Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday and optional presence Monday and Friday

Salary: $163,940–$200,840 USD base pay annually

Company

Roblox builds a 3D immersive digital platform where developers and creators create experiences for a global community.

What you will do

• Coordinate the Roblox Live programming slate through calendars, milestones, decision gates, dependencies, and ownership.
• Define audience goals, success measures, scope, sequencing, and trade-offs for live experiences.
• Manage program status, planning sessions, workstream reviews, budgets, financial tracking, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Coordinate creative, content, product, engineering, marketing, safety, finance, and external partners.
• Support launch readiness and live-event escalations with the Live Ops Producer.
• Lead retrospectives and create reusable post-event playbooks, runbooks, and reporting systems.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in program management, production, or live operations, including 3+ years leading live events, recurring content programs, or partner programs.
• Experience running complex programs across creative, technical, and business teams with multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Experience managing budgets, program financials, risks, dependencies, and delivery commitments.
• Strong judgment, prioritization, escalation, executive communication, and ability to lead without formal authority.
• Fluency with program management tools such as Jira, Airtable, Asana, or equivalent systems.
• For roles based at the headquarters, regular onsite work in San Mateo, California is required.

Nice to have

• Experience in gaming, creator platforms, entertainment, live events, or esports.
• Experience building a program or operating model from scratch and driving adoption.
• Familiarity with Roblox and its player and creator communities.
• Experience evaluating partner programs or creative concepts with shared goals and scorecards.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on live experiences combining music, entertainment, culture, and creator content.
• Full-time employees are eligible for equity compensation and benefits.
• Regular collaboration with internal teams, creators, partners, and leadership.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the recruiting process for qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs.