Senior Technical Program Manager

About the Role As a Senior Technical Program Manager on Riot's Publishing Platform, you will lead cross-functional teams to deliver large programs aligned with Riot's strategic priorities. You will coordinate integration of Riot's games with Publishing Platform products, distill complex platform and game development work into strategic points of focus, and ensure smooth delivery before, during, and after launch. You will report to the Manager, Program Management. What You'll Do

• Align autonomous teams towards complex cross-pillar programs centered around Riot's strategic priorities.
• Create program plans with cross functional teams such as creative, architecture, operations, technical teams, and leadership.
• Plan and scope cross team projects within Publishing Platform.
• Evangelize processes and delivery methodologies to ensure we accomplish our program goals.
• Facilitate and manage Agile project management ceremonies and processes for large or team-of-team project teams.
• Report on program performance, ensuring each program achieves milestones against its objective.
• Organize program-level planning, communication, and team member rituals.
• Standardize communications best practices, nomenclature, and tools between platform teams and their customers.
• Manage risks and issues across programs and within teams.
• Foster transparency and predictability by building and maintaining roadmaps for assigned programs.
• Maintain partner relationships, providing visibility into workstreams and maintaining partner satisfaction.
• Assist in the creation of product release and go-to-market plans.
• Understand fiscal practices and controls, recording, and reporting on program expenditures & ROI. What We're Looking For
• 6+ years of relevant industry experience
• Excellent teamwork, team leadership, communication, and stakeholder management
• Experience with iterative development methodologies like Scrum & Agile, and have used supporting software (i.e. JIRA)
• Experience in software development, infrastructure, or live operations management Nice to Have
• Previous program experience in a large distributed organization
• Experience managing software/video game products through the entire life cycle – from conception, development and launch to maintaining and operating a live service
• Experience working on a variety of software products in the gaming or entertainment space Compensation & Benefits
• Flexible work schedules and open paid time off policy
• Medical, dental, and life insurance; parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children; and a 401k with company match
• Riot focuses on work/life balance and putting players first