Senior Manager, Game Production - Teamfight Tactics, Gameplay

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 Runeterra, VALORANT, and League of Legends. 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 Senior Manager, Game Production on the Teamfight Tactics, Gameplay team, you will lead delivery for TFT’s Sets, permanent in-game experiences & live balance. You will report to TFT’s Director of Delivery, and will partner with the Sr. Manager, Product Management to lead Gameplay development efforts. You will be the custodian of strong delivery processes for a team of teams, ensuring they follow world class development practices and collaborate smoothly with other teams. You will instill confidence in stakeholders and the core development team as you track progress, deliver content/features, and organize priorities and goals.Responsibilities:

Directly hire, manage, and grow team level producers’ craft and capabilitiesCreate and drive multi-team work systems and support project wide efforts, including dependency management with multiple partner organizations across Riot involved in TFT development.Drive the creation of product and feature roadmaps in collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams, partner development organizations, and TFT leadership. Establish delivery schedules and roadmaps including release plans, milestone / phase definitions, and sprint goals.Create clarity and drive accuracy around the current and future status project work, reflecting reality to the team and stakeholders in an actionable wayDrive strategic work alignment between discipline and project objectivesOwn Gameplay’s staffing strategy; communicating, negotiating & filling staffing needsProactively identify issues standing in the way of success (people, product, process), provide strategies for tackling them, own their resolution and evaluate resultsEnsure psychological safety, healthy feedback culture, and conflict management within and between teams on your InitiativeIterate on the production processes to continuously improve our velocity, collaboration, and visibilityRequired Qualifications

8+ years experience in software/game development4+ years in a leadership position, working directly on the production of a game2+ years direct people management experienceExperience leading teams through feature development (planning, execution, delivery, post-release support)Experience managing development at the team-of-teams scale with 50+ developersExperience managing multi-organization efforts requiring success through influence and craftDesired Qualifications

Experience developing in-game experiencesExperience managing & optimizing asset pipelinesExperience working mobile and PC platformsExperience working with the Unreal engineFamiliarity with Teamfight TacticsFor 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 the experiences of players, this could be the role for you!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

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for more information.Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork embodied by the

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