Senior Game Product Manager, Social Systems - 2XKO

Game Product Managers at Riot lead passionate teams to create and evolve products and experiences for our players. We seek to deeply understand our product’s audience and drive strategy to create value for players and for Riot. We help concept, build, and influence projects at all stages of production.

2XKO is Riot's League-IP take on a competitive fighting game. As a Senior Game Product Manager on the Social Systems team on 2XKO, you will leverage your expertise in player behavior and social systems to drive player engagement, product development, and business growth. You will define the long-term vision for social and community systems, using research and player data to shape an evolving roadmap for a compelling live service. You will report to the Director of Product Management.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and promote a strategic framework that guides your team toward an exciting vision for social experiences and systems in 2XKO, supported by market research and insights.
• Create robust plans that align the team with research milestones and live service analysis, validating or refining hypotheses on social behavior and system use cases
• Proactively identify opportunities to enhance social metagame systems 
• Balance player-facing features with technical improvements that streamline development
• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to build holistic experiences that engage, monetize, and retain players
• Lead research and analytics projects to validate design decisions and ensure player resonance
• Monitor and assess system health, making data-driven recommendations for improvements
• Clearly communicate product plans, progress, and results to stakeholders, including senior leadership

Required Qualifications: 

• 6+ years of professional experience, of which 4+ is in a Product Management or Strategy role
• Deep understanding about the process of game development, the business of live service games, and how games get to market
• 3+ years experience leading or influencing cross-functional teams with excellent teamwork, team leadership, communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management
• Professional experience working on social behavior and systems within games
• Ability to solve complex and ambiguous problems using first-principles strategic thinking, generating frameworks to enable rapid and effective decision making

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience working on a AAA game with global reach through development and launch
• Experience working on a live service game with significant live operations

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise and a collaborative spirit that prioritizes the delight of players. We will look at your past studies and experience, but for this role, we also look for dedicated people with a personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this is the role for you!

Our Perks:

Riot has a focus on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy, in addition to other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information.

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.

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. We consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the Washington Fair Chance Act.

Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories:

• Safeguarding confidential and sensitive Company data
• Communication with others, including Rioters and third parties such as vendors, and/or players, including minors
• Accessing Company assets, secure digital systems, and networks
• Ensuring a safe interactive environment for players and other Rioters

These duties are directly related to essential operations, safety, trust, and compliance obligations within our organization. Please note that job duties may evolve based on business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security.