Senior Manager, Game Design - League of Legends

Riot Games•Los Angeles, CA

9h•$206,700 - $289,000

About The Position

As a Senior Manager of Game Design on League of Legends, you’ll lead a group of passionate designers as we set up League of Legends for its next 10 years, reporting to the Design Director for League of Legends. You’ll partner with discipline leads across the studio to ensure a well managed and staffed discipline, that designers have well supported growth, and that craft execution meets or exceeds our extremely high standards. You’ll make significant contributions to wider Design Department processes and rituals. You’ll also help mentor designers and design managers across League of Legends.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in game design roles in game development.
3+ years of experience as a leader in a game design organization.
Experience working as a developer on a PVP game.
Experience in managing a significant team of designers.
Demonstrated and substantial experience recruiting new designers.
Experience working in a “games as a service” environment.

Nice To Haves

Strong knowledge and intimate understanding of the League of Legends game experience and what approaches to design best meet its players’ needs.
Experience working on MOBA or competitive multiplayer titles, with an understanding of core gameplay loops and player motivations.
Comfort with data analysis and the ability to leverage insights from user research, telemetry, and other metrics to inform design decisions.
Experience managing managers.

Responsibilities

Lead game design for new projects, features, and content on League of Legends, ensuring the vision, strategy, and execution align with player expectations, Riot’s design values, and the game leadership team’s overall product strategy.
Guide and mentor designers, setting clear goals, providing continuous feedback, and fostering an environment of creativity, innovation, and professional development.
Ensuring design craft standards are upheld across League of Legends, contribute to Design Department processes and rituals, leveling up our approach to things like recruiting, performance assessment and knowledge sharing
Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including art, product management, engineering, and publishing—to craft resonant experiences.
Balance player feedback, data insights, and business objectives to make informed design decisions that deliver on League of Legends’ promise of competitive and rewarding gameplay.
Represent and advocate for the design discipline both internally to other teams and externally to players.
Build positive relationships across other teams at Riot in shared gameplay spaces.