Technical Producer III, Artist Tools and Tech Art - League of Legends

Riot Games • Los Angeles, CA

43d

About The Position

Technical Producers at Riot lead passionate technical teams to create products and experiences that achieve maximum developer and player value. They guide development, clear blockers, create processes, and push projects across the finish line while making sure that the teams are sustainable and have a great collaborative environment. As a Technical Producer on the League of Legends team, supporting the League of Legends Technical Art Teams, you will lead a team to deliver improvements, system fixes, support, and new user features to the Art Content Pipeline used to develop League of Legends. You will be the custodian of strong delivery processes internal to the team and ensure that collaboration with external teams runs smoothly. You will facilitate estimation and manage the delivery of the product backlog, lead agile rituals, maintain execution, and provide leadership with visibility on complex deliverables. You will also ensure the team works at a sustainable pace and continuously improves. You will report to the Director of Technical Production for League of Legends.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience with strong technical knowledge and problem-solving skills.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience as a Producer, Product Manager, or Development Manager on medium to large teams.
• Excellent team leadership and ability to execute technical product vision.
• Experience applying Agile and Lean development processes such as Scrum, Kanban, or Extreme Programming.
• Knowledgeable in Jira use, configuration, and limitations.
• Understanding of 3d artist tools and 3d art pipelines production processes.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with teams building editor or engine capabilities.
• Experience working specifically with character, tooling, or rendering pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Run the day to day production, operation, and development processes for the team.
• Improve work systems, team performance metrics, and goal setting.
• Assess the team's health and composition to ensure that the team is set up for success.
• Increase efficiency in how we do development through simplification and standardization.
• Gauge feasibility of product roadmap and partner with product, engineering and art leaders to right-size product scope and timelines.
• Partner with the Product Lead, Tech Art Director, Tech Art Manager, and Technical Lead to help develop the technical product vision and execute the development strategy for the team.
• Create and contribute ideas to areas beyond your immediate ownership across different teams and disciplines.
• Identify dependencies with external teams and coordinate to ensure they are delivered on time.
• Communicate team health and progress to the organization through monthly and quarterly reporting rituals.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees