Principal Technical Product Manager - Publishing Platform, Content Access Platform

About Riot Games Since 2006, Riot Games has stayed committed to changing the way video games are developed, published, and supported for players. From our first title, League of Legends, to 2020’s VALORANT; we have strived to evolve the community with growth in Esports, and expansion from games into entertainment. Players are the foundation of Riot's community and because of them, we’re able to reach new heights. Founded by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill, Riot is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, and has 4,500+ Rioters in 20+ offices worldwide. Riot has been featured on numerous lists including Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For,” “25 Best Companies to Work in Technology,” “100 Best Workplaces for Millennials,” and “50 Best Workplaces for Flexibility.” Riot Games recruiters will never ask for money or request sensitive information, and they'll always reach out from an @riotgames.com email address. You can learn more about Riot’s interview process here: https://www.riotgames.com/en/work-with-us/interviewing-at-riot/interview-process

Riot Games

Rioters wanted: we’re looking for humble, but ambitious, razor-sharp pros who take play seriously.

EntertainmentMusicConsole GamingEsportsSoftware EngineeringGame DevelopmentMobile GamesUnreal EngineTrading Card GameArt

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riotgames.com

1,001-5,000 employees

Computer Games

Los Angeles, CA

2006

Privately Held

1.5M LinkedIn followers

Raised $21M

• Define and align product strategy for critical, cross-cutting platform areas, prioritizing outcomes that create measurable value for developers and players
• Bring strategic structure and clarity to Commerce's hardest, most ambiguous initiatives so they're set up for long-term success
• Lead a team of engineers to design, build, and operate critical microservices for managing store, inventory fulfillment, and randomization based systems for Riot’s players and fans
• Partner deeply with engineering leads to ensure platform solutions are robust, scalable, and seamlessly integrated into developer workflows
• Work with teams of experts across the company to design, prototype, build, and ship new features
• Help ensure that your team is consistently executing with excellence
• Be part of a rotational on-call schedule for live product and internal customer support when required
• Work with technical and non-technical customers to understand their requirements and design solutions that fit their needs
• Own and communicate the product vision, mission, strategy, and multi-year roadmap in partnership with other Commerce product leads

• 10+ years of relevant experience in Technical Product Management or a related engineering/technical field
• Experience leading backend engineering teams to design, build, operate, and maintain large scale microservice ecosystems
• Proven ability to operate at a Principal level, navigating organizational complexity to drive outcomes without direct authority
• Strong technical background (CS degree or equivalent experience) sufficient to credibly debate tradeoffs with engineering leads
• Experience translating open-ended or ambiguous technical capabilities into concrete product roadmaps with defined milestones and success metrics
• Track record owning platform, developer-tools, or systems products with internal customers
• Experience integrating agentic AI tooling into product management processes and craft
• Experience building ecommerce platforms and experiences including payments, fulfillment, fraud, store, inventory, and admin tools
• Experience with global products, regional requirements, privacy, compliance, identity, payments, or other domains with significant operational and regulatory complexity
• Experience designing products for internal technical customers such as game teams, engineers, or platform partners
• Experience working in games, live services, consumer technology, entertainment, or another globally scaled product environment
• Experience creating reusable platform capabilities that reduce duplicated work and improve outcomes across multiple products or business units
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, product management, business, or equivalent practical experience
• For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes your fellow Rioters, who are the customers of your work. Being a dedicated fan of games is not necessary for this position!
• 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.
• At Riot Games, we put players first. That mission drives every decision in our quest to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. Whether you’re working directly on a new player-facing experience or you’re supporting the company as a whole, everyone at Riot is part of our mission. And just like in our games, we’re better when we work together. Our goal is to create collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective everyday. If that sounds like the kind of place you want to work, we’re looking forward to your application.
• Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories
• Safeguarding confidential and sensitive Company data
• Communication with others, including Rioters and third parties such as vendors, and/or players, including minors
• Accessing Company assets, secure digital systems, and networks
• Ensuring a safe interactive environment for players and other Rioters
• These duties are directly related to essential operations, safety, trust, and compliance obligations within our organization. Please note that job duties may evolve based on business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security.

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Parental leave
• 401k with company match
• Open paid time off
• Flexible work schedules
• Short and long-term disability
• Vision insurance