Senior Manager, Game Production (GameDev)

TL;DR

Senior Manager, Game Production (GameDev): Spearheading external development strategy and leading delivery for external pipelines with an accent on establishing standards and mentoring producers on best practices for co-development and outsourcing. Focus on vendor selection, communication frameworks, and budget accountability for external development.

Location: Los Angeles, USA

Salary: $206,700.00 - $289,000.00 USD + incentive compensation + equity + 401K with company match + medical, dental, vision, and life insurance + short and long-term disability + open PTO.

Company

Riot Games creates games and experiences that make it better to be a player.

What you will do

• Own the end-to-end delivery lifecycle for external teams, ensuring content and features meet high-quality standards.
• Act as a "producer for producers," teaching best-in-class external development workflows.
• Serve as the strategic bridge between external partners and internal discipline leads across Art, Audio, and Engineering.
• Drive the vendor selection process, from initial vetting and RFPs to onboarding and integration.
• Provide clear and accurate visibility into project status and forecasts.
• Partner with Production and Discipline Leadership to own financial planning and budget accountability for external development.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional experience as a game producer.
• 4+ years in a leadership position, working directly on game production.
• Experience leading teams through the entire lifecycle (prototype, discovery, delivery, live).
• Experience coordinating live games development and operations.
• Experience managing development at the team-of-teams scale with 150+ developers, including internal and external contributors.
• Experience defining external development strategies that scale production capacity while maintaining quality and creative alignment.

Nice to have

• Experience with production tools like JIRA to track development and create reporting.

Culture & Benefits

• Focus on work/life balance, shown by open paid time off policy and flexible work schedules.
• Medical, dental, and life insurance.
• Parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children.
• 401k with company match.