Technical Producer - Tech Foundations - Hextech - Developer Tools

Technical Producers at Riot lead passionate technical teams to create products and experiences that achieve maximum developer and player value. They guide development, clear blockers, create processes, and push projects across the finish line while making sure that the teams are sustainable and have a great collaborative environment.

As a Technical Producer on the Hextech Gameplay team, supporting game development teams, you will lead a team to deliver crucial tools & systems used to develop League of Legends, Teamfight Tactics, and future titles we build within League Studio.  

You will be the custodian of strong delivery processes internal to the team and ensure that collaboration with external teams runs smoothly. You will oversee product backlogs, delivery, building work systems, maintaining execution, and providing initiative leadership with visibility on complex deliverables.  You will also ensure the team works at a sustainable pace and continuously improves. You will report to the Director of Operations in Sydney.

Responsibilities:

• Run the day to day production, operation, and development processes for the team.
• Improve work systems, team performance metrics, and goal setting.
• Assess the team's health and composition to ensure that the team is set up for success.
• Increase efficiency in how we do development through simplification and standardization.
• Gauge feasibility of product roadmap and partner with product and engineering leaders to right-size product scope and timelines.
• Partner with the Product Lead, Engineering Manager, and Technical Lead to help develop the technical product vision and execute the development strategy for the team.
• Create and contribute ideas to areas beyond your immediate ownership across different teams and disciplines.
• Mentor and upskill fellow team members in delivery management.

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience with strong technical knowledge and problem-solving skills.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience as a Producer, Product Manager, or Development Manager on medium to large teams.
• Excellent team leadership and ability to execute technical product vision.
• Experience applying Agile and Lean development processes such as Scrum, Kanban, or Extreme Programming.
• Knowledgeable in Jira use, configuration, and limitations.
• Understand product management and how to navigate around constraints while finding balanced solutions.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience working with teams building engine capabilities or gameplay features.
• Experience in game development or a good understanding of how artists, engineers, and game designers build assets and game features for a modern game.
• Experience with distributed development or co-development 

For 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 players' experiences, this could be your role!

Working closely with the LA Headquarters, Riot Sydney is a powerhouse of talent, and experts in global development. Our team works on VALORANT, League of Legends and Teamfight Tactics, alongside exciting R&D and Tech projects.

If you believe that the Player Experience comes first, we want to hear from you. The people who play of our games are a diverse group from different backgrounds, and we want to see that reflected in the people who make our games, all qualified applicants will be considered for employment.

Our Perks:

At Riot we strongly believe in work / life balance, and we encourage that with our open paid time off policy, paid parental leave (for both primary and secondary carers) and flexible work schedules to fit your lifestyle. We also believe that work should be fun, we have co-op gaming areas, a play fund so you can broaden and deepen your knowledge of players and community, and all the snacks you would ever need to power through your day (even healthy snacks!).And that’s not all we offer, there’s also:

Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork embodied by the Summoner's Code and Community Code. Our culture embraces differences as a strength, and our values are the guiding principles for how we approach work. We are committed to putting diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the center of everything we do, and promoting a fair and collaborative culture where Rioters treat one another with dignity and respect. We encourage you to read more about our value of thriving together and our ongoing work to build the most inclusive company in Gaming