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Esports Digital CN-TPM (Contractor)

Riot Games was established in 2006 by entrepreneurial gamers who believe that player-focused game development can result in great games. In 2009, Riot released its debut title League of Legends to critical and player acclaim. As the most played video game in the world, over 100 million play every month. Players form the foundation of our community and it’s for them that we continue to evolve and improve the League of Legends experience.

We’re looking for humble but ambitious, razor-sharp professionals who can teach us a thing or two. We promise to return the favor. Like us, you take play seriously; you’re passionate about games. We embrace those who see things differently, aren’t afraid to experiment, and who have a healthy disregard for constraints.

That's where you come in.

As a Rioter in China, you'll join a team of internationally and culturally diverse professionals that share our prioritization of player experience, rejection of convention and maniacal passion for gaming.

To reinforce Riot’s collaborative culture in our China offices, we’ve decided to do away with the constraints of traditional hierarchical title structures that are more common in the region. Titles don’t really matter at any of Riot’s offices, but we chose to take this extra step in our China offices to foster a space where teamwork thrives. We believe that removing this constraint will promote individual autonomy, ownership, collaboration, and a focus on results. We promise you won’t need a title at Riot to make an impact.

As a Technical Producer, you will lead feasibility analysis, planning, and delivery of Riot esports
experiences for players in China and around the world. You’ll drive effective collaboration
between Riot (LA + Shanghai) and Tencent (China) through r&d and into the full software
lifecycle. You will serve as a keystone to drive collaboration and coordination across multiple
diverse teams throughout the discovery and development process. You will lead technical
feasibility evaluations to aid in greenlighting analysis and to determine the best development
path forward.This role requires a unique combination of 5 competencies: business sense,
technical knowledge, project management experience, interpersonal skills, and EN/CN fluency.
This role will be based out of our Shanghai office but will have strategic accountability to our
Global Esports Digital organization. You will partner with other Product and Technical Leads
from Esports Digital to discover, define, evaluate, and deliver global esports opportunities that
can be localized to benefit the Chinese market, and vice versa, you will evaluate and steward
China-specific esports products that can be delivered to a global market.
As a Rioter in China, you'll join a team of internationally and culturally diverse professionals that
share our prioritization of player experience, rejection of convention and maniacal passion for
gaming.

Responsibilities:
● Localize globally developed esports experiences for the Chinese market
● Partner with other teams to steward bringing desired China-specific products to the rest
of the world
● Evaluate feasibility and development requirements to inform greenlighting and staffing
plans.
● Steward development and delivery of new esports experiences for China and the rest of
the world
● Align autonomous teams towards complex goals, a shared vision and roadmap, while
meeting the operational needs of current customers
● Manage and plan development schedules and workflows, while raising risks, managing
trade-offs, and eliminating blockers
● Assess a team's current situation and adapt planning tools, Agile methodologies, and
communication channels to ensure successful, sustainable and reliable delivery that
align with overall esports timelines and processes
● Create transparency and predictability with road maps, planning, and active risk
management
● Drive consensus on technical decisions and ensure that appropriate resources are
employed
● Create, maintain and disseminate project information to partners
● Engage with our customers and partners to learn about the needs of our ecosystem and
to provide actionable priorities from customers
● Lead collaboration across internal teams (engineering, delivery, product) and customers
& partners to create feature priorities, product releases, and customer engagement
● Lead the team in creating a process to ensure each new release has well-defined critical
metrics and the proper tracking to measure essential product and business metrics
● Continually improve the scalability and repeatability of Riot’s delivery pipeline to Tencent
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Required Qualifications:
● 5+ years experience managing technical projects, through the full software lifecycle
● Fluent in Chinese and English, and can drive effective collaboration across language
and culture
● Managed software products through entire life cycle – from creation, launch, to
maintaining and operating a live service
● Demonstrated ability to manage project/task prioritization, and development schedules
● Broad technical understanding of common operational and development challenges
● Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
● Strong technical acumen and problem solving skills
● Excellent teamwork and team leadership
● Willingness to travel to China or LA, several times a year
● Adaptable to change and comfortable with ambiguity
● Worked with and led Agile software development teams
Desired Qualifications:
● Bachelors in CS, Math or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
● Experience shipping games to China and/or collaborating with Tencent
● Experience working with distributed teams + facilitating effective virtual meetings
● Excellent knowledge of Agile worksystems (Kanban, Scrum, …)
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For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and choices that
focus on your fellow Rioters, who are the customers of your work. Being a dedicated fan of
games is not necessary for this position!
It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot
Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled
Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital
status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law,
including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance relating to an
applicant's criminal history (LAMC 189.00).