Technical Producer - Dev Studios Hextech Gameplay

Job Description

Riot Games Sydney is looking for an experienced Technical Producer to join the global Hextech team building the engine and toolset that power League of Legends and Teamfight Tactics. This position will be focused on the Gameplay team within Hextech, which is responsible for delivering the tools and workflows that enable gameplay designers and engineers to build world class gaming experiences. This is a permanent position 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 teams work 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 Producers 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 product strategy and roadmap taking into account product & technical needs from multiple teams
• Establish, develop, and maintain a large number of stakeholder and partner relationships
• Collaborate with technical subject matter experts to drive best practices in services and infrastructure
• Report on product performance, establishing OKRs for your team and ensuring your products achieve targets and milestones against these 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 careers) 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

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.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-re0b00-3-144-252-140-42 in your application.