Principal Technical Product Manager, AI - Central Product

Riot Games • Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

Technical Product Managers 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 product strategies on Riot's products and technologies while leading diverse teams to deliver creative solutions to our most difficult technical challenges.
As a Principal Technical Product Manager on Central Product, you will serve as a key lieutenant to leadership, deployed to bring structure and ambition to our most critical AI Initiatives. You will move fluidly between high-level strategy and deep tactical execution, ensuring that when we commit to delivering tangible value to our players and Rioters.

Requirements

• 8+ years of relevant experience in Technical Product Management or a related engineering/research field.
• Demonstrated experience managing products powered by Machine Learning, Large Language Models (LLMs), or Generative AI.
• Proven ability to operate at a Principal level, navigating organizational complexity to drive outcomes without direct authority.
• Strong technical background (CS degree or equivalent experience) allowing for credible debate on tradeoffs with Engineering Leads.
• Experience translating open-ended research or ambiguous technical capabilities into concrete product roadmaps with defined milestones and success metrics.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with the game development lifecycle, including art toolchains, game engines, and live ops workflows.
• Experience taking a nebulous technology concept and turning it into a shipped product with clear KPIs and metrics.
• Passion for games and a deep understanding of the player experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess Riot’s product landscape to identify high-impact opportunities where AI tools can enhance our process
• Develop and align generative strategy for critical product areas, prioritizing outcomes that create measurable value.
• Bring strategic structure and clarity to our core AI Initiatives to ensure they are set up for long-term success.
• Author strategic proposals and "Build vs. Buy" analyses to secure alignment from executives and game teams.
• Partner with engineering and research teams to ensure AI solutions are robust, scalable, and seamlessly integrated into workflows.
• Lead cross-functional teams through influence, bridging the gap between abstract AI concepts and concrete product requirements.
• Serve as a strategic proxy for leadership, stepping in to manage high-stakes opportunities with autonomy.

Benefits

• Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal