Technical Product Manager
Job Id: REQ-0007164
Riot Sydney is looking for an experienced Technical Product Manager to join the global Unreal Ecosystem team. This position is a fixed term contract and will be based in Sydney, within a hybrid work model.
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. Our players 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.
Technical Product Managers combine deep technical knowledge and experience with product leadership capabilities to enable Riot Games to deliver key products and supporting systems to players.
You will develop and execute development strategies on Riot's products and technologies while leading diverse teams to deliver creative solutions to our most difficult technical challenges.
Responsibilities:
- Define and drive a strategy and roadmap taking into account product & technical needs from multiple teams
- Establish, develop, and maintain a large number of stakeholders and partner relationships
- Collaborate with technical subject matter experts to drive best practices in services and infrastructure
- Report on product performance, ensuring product achieves milestones against objectives
- Manage product-level risks and issues
Required Qualifications:
- 3+ years of product management experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Experience in stakeholder management, and conversation facilitation
- Experience in technical discussions with stakeholders to understand requirements and risks
- Excellent knowledge of Agile work systems (Kanban, Scrum etc.)
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience in game engine or real-time simulations work
- Experience with systems/services that operate at global scale
- Experience with operating games as a service
- Experience with Rendering, Client Networking, or Performance optimization
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 Stipend
- Wellbeing Reimbursement
- We will double down on your donations of time and money to non-profits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Learning and Development opportunities