Director, Publishing Product Management, Americas - VALORANT

Riot Games•Los Angeles, CA

14h•$221,900 - $333,900

About The Position

As the VALORANT Publishing Lead for the Americas, this role shapes and executes publishing strategy across North America and Latin America, bridging global objectives with local execution for a diverse player base. The position serves as the regional strategic authority and voice for the Americas, bringing local player insights into global product, marketing, and content decisions. The Director leads cross-functional publishing teams and subregional strategies, overseeing regional operations and budgets while aligning local programs and activations with central publishing plans. The role also recruits, mentors, and leads a matrixed team across the US, LATAM, and Brazil, fostering a collaborative, growth-oriented culture. Success requires craft expertise, collaboration, player empathy, and decisions focused on player experience.

Requirements

12+ years of experience in video game publishing, entertainment, or tech, with a track record of driving product, marketing, and community strategy for major live-service titles.
5+ years of experience directly managing and leading multifunctional, multicultural teams across different international markets.
Deep understanding of the gaming landscape, creator economy, and cultural nuance across North America and Latin America, with specific expertise in the US gaming and esports ecosystem.
Proven ability to launch, scale, and sustain live-service game products or major content beats in a complex, multiregion territory.
Demonstrated success navigating matrixed organizations, advocating for regional needs with executive stakeholders, and executing within budget constraints.

Nice To Haves

Professional fluency in English; proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese is a strong benefit.
Deep familiarity with the VALORANT player base, VCT ecosystem, and tactical FPS genre.
Strong quantitative background and a track record of using data, player insights, and attribution models to optimize strategy and publishing outcomes.

Responsibilities

Define and execute an Americas publishing strategy aligned with global objectives and tailored to cultural nuances and player behaviors across the US, Canada, LATAM, and Brazil.
Drive growth, cultural resonance, and retention across North America and Brazil.
Represent the Americas in global publishing and game leadership discussions, incorporating regional player insights into global product, marketing, and content roadmaps.
Lead cross-functional discipline leads across Brand, Creative, Community, Comms, and Content to execute Category Offenses, product launches, and ecosystem beats across the region.
Oversee the Americas publishing OpEx budget, allocate resources across subregions, optimize marketing performance, and balance global investments with local activations.
Align local agency retainers, regional programs such as VCT Americas, local roadshows and community events, and go-to-market activations with central publishing strategies.
Recruit, mentor, and lead a matrixed, regionally diverse team of managers and individual contributors across the US, LATAM, and Brazil.
Foster a high-craft, growth-oriented team culture.