Production at Riot Games helps lead passionate cross-functional teams to create innovative products and experiences that seek to deliver maximum player value. By encouraging collaboration, you'll drive development, smashing through obstacles and driving products into players' hands. You'll exceed expectations by helping concept, deliver, improve, and influence creative projects at every stage of production.
As a Producer within Riot, you will report to the Lead Producer, and work with internal and external developers to lead production efforts in bringing our products to market. You will build relationships with developers across teams at Riot. You will ensure that the team is set up for success at every stage of project development from: prototype and pre-production to launch and beyond as a key member of the development team.
Responsibilities:Drive the organization and delivery of team's feature workRun day-to-day team production operationsCreate and maintain a clean, up-to-date work backlogFacilitate team meetings, discussions, and decisionsSupport team by removing roadblocks and managing distractionsDirect all team ritualsTeam has predictable and measurable capacity for work throughCross-functional work planning with accurate estimationsVelocity tracking on sprint and release basisSprint/milestone commitment trackingDependency/risk trackingQuality trackingTrack and communicate progress to stakeholders and rest of teamTrack ALL work (planned, unplanned, emergent)Direct all progress communicationEstablish, develop, and maintain stakeholder relationships, keeping them informed of progress and looped in to key decision makingEnd-to-end feature delivery trackingDefine and ensure work meets definition of doneUpdate and track against common delivery checklist for shippingEnsure team's work matches overall project priorities and goalsStrategic work alignment & prioritizationAct as liaison between your team, partner teams and stakeholdersAlign team, and be able to articulate how outputs ladder up to strategy and product vision as prioritized by project leadershipCreate and maintain the team product roadmapCreate and prioritize team backlog with the Area Leads.Able to communicate and get stakeholder buy-in on the "why" behind the team's workPlayer resonanceProvide critical product feedback and insights to the team and leadershipBe the advocate for team's game and business decisionsChampion a player-focused mindset and be the voice of the playerActively review and engage with players via popular channels (forums, events, etc). Deeply understand the pulse of our players.Responsible for communicating team staffing needsKnowledgeable of team workflows to inform staffing needs, estimates, and risksResponsible for understanding total required scope for team's effortsWork with Area Leads to meet staffing needsEnsures strong team health, culture, and efficiencyTeam work systems are efficient and adopted by everyone on the teamMonitors team morale, ensures the team has a safe and supportive environment where they can succeedCelebrates successes, makes sure team-building happens regularlyResolves team problems quicklyRequired Qualifications:4+ years of experience as a Producer or Project ManagerAmple experience working with cross-functional and distributed teamsStrong stakeholder management skillsExperience leading teams through all feature development phases (planning, execution, delivery, post-release support)Experience applying Agile and Lean development processes such as Scrum or KanbanDesired Qualifications:Preferably you have video game industry experience, ideally working on competitive AAA games. A background in digital project management/Agile project management/Scrum Master in a technology setting will also be consideredExperience working with teams building engine capabilities or gameplay featuresMastery of production tools like Jira to track development and create accurate reportingKey Attributes:
You are a passionate gamer who loves games across a variety of genres, be they action, RPG, or puzzle. If it's fun and interesting, you definitely try it out.Proven leader: You've led development endeavors and have a proven track record of creating conditions for success for teams.Systemic solver: You take a holistic systems thinking view of the product development lifecycle and adapt processes accordingly.Player minded: You are constantly thinking about what's best for the player audience. You drive development decisions based on the player's perspective, even when it competes with your own view.Clear decision making and communication: You make informed and timely decisions, are able to communicate them effectively and walk your teammates through the tradeoffs.Entrepreneurial spirit and problem solving mindset to break through hard technical and production challenges.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!
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 a LAN gaming room, the latest consoles, a play fund so you can broaden and deepen your knowledge of our 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:
Medical, Dental and Vision StipendWellbeing ReimbursementWe will double down on your donations of time and money to non-profitsEmployee Assistance ProgramLearning and Development opportunitiesRiot 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.#J-18808-Ljbffr