Technical Program Manager III - Developer Connections

Riot Games • Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

Technical Program Managers at Riot lead passionate, cross-functional teams to achieve player value through the delivery of large programs that are aligned with Riot's strategic priorities. Our commitment is to empower our game teams to focus on creating and operating unique, secure, and scalable services from inception to global deployment.
As a Technical Program Manager III on Developer Connections (DevCon) you will coordinate important development projects and lead the integration of Riot's games with the DevCon suite of products. You will begin working with cross-functional Scrum teams and will be responsible for implementing and upholding standards for our delivery framework, as well as coach your team members on best practices for program delivery. You will report to the Senior Manager, Technical Program Management on DevCon.

Requirements

• 6+ years of relevant industry experience
• Excellent teamwork, team leadership, communication, and stakeholder management
• Experience with iterative development methodologies like Scrum & Agile
• Expert level experience as a Jira power user
• Experience with CI/CD tooling and DevOps practices
• Experience in software development, infrastructure, or live operations management

Nice To Haves

• Previous program experience in a large distributed organization.
• Experience managing hardware/software/video game products through the entire life cycle – from conception, development and launch to maintaining and operating a live service.
• Agile certifications (e.g. PSM, PSPO, CSM, CSPO)
• Atlassian certifications

Responsibilities

• Align autonomous teams towards complex cross-business unit programs centered around Riot's strategic technology priorities.
• Create program plans with cross functional teams such as, creative, architecture, operations, technical teams, and leadership.
• Evangelize processes and delivery methodologies to ensure we accomplish our program goals.
• Facilitate and manage Agile project management events and processes for medium to large project teams.
• Report on program performance, ensuring each program achieves milestones against its objective.
• Organize program-level planning, communication, and team member rituals.
• 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.

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
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees