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Principal Game Product Manager, Metagame & Monetization - Unpublished R&D Product

Riot Games

Los Angeles, CA
Full Time
Senior
20 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

Game Product Managers at Riot lead passionate teams to create and evolve products and experiences for our players. We seek to deeply understand our product's audience and drive strategy to create value for players and for Riot. We help concept, build, and influence projects at all stages of production. As a Principal Game Product Manager on an unannounced R&D project, you will be the product lead for the game's metagame systems and monetization content, leading a cross-functional team responsible for monetization, progression, identity, and social systems. You will define strategic plans, work cross-functionally to translate those plans into clear direction, and operationalize development to deliver outcomes. You will report to the Game Director of the game.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop a deep understanding of player needs and behaviors and use it to drive the vision, strategy, and roadmap for metagame systems in order to achieve player, product, and business impact
  • Work with project leaders to define and set the direction for player-focused content and monetization, solving complex monetization problems leveraging a wide variety of product and design capabilities
  • Develop a robust strategy for supporting ongoing player retention and engagement that's realized through resonant progression and identity systems
  • Contribute to the development of the game's live operations strategy and ensure that your team's work streams are tightly aligned with the game's plans for sustainable and best-in-class live operations
  • Maintain deep audience and player empathy to inform your strategic understanding and opportunity spaces
  • Operationalize your impact by ensuring your team's efforts and capabilities support the holistic product strategy, working closely with production
  • Partner tightly with central and game-team insights, research, and analytics to ensure development is informed by hypotheses, supported by player signals, and can be validated and measured for learning and iteration

Requirements

  • 8+ years of professional experience, of which 4+ is in a Product Management or Strategy role on a game team or equivalent
  • Ability to solve complex and ambiguous problems using first-principles strategic thinking, generating frameworks to enable rapid and effective decision making
  • Meaningful familiarity with several of the following crafts: Revenue Strategy / Monetization Design, LiveOps / Live Service, Player Growth & Lifecycle Management, Analytics, and Research
  • Experience conceptualizing, designing, and shipping metagame systems, monetization content, and distribution mechanisms within the games industry

Nice to Have

  • 3+ years experience leading and managing cross-functional teams with excellent teamwork, team leadership, communication, collaboration and stakeholder management
  • Experience working on a AAA game with global reach through development and launch
  • Experience working on a live service game with significant live operations
  • Experience working on progression systems that are deeply integrated into the core gameplay loop

Qualifications

  • Formal educational background is not explicitly specified, but extensive professional experience is required

Benefits & Perks

  • Open paid time off policy and flexible work schedules
  • Medical, dental, and life insurance
  • Parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children
  • 401k with company match

Working at Riot Games

At Riot Games, we put players first. Our mission drives every decision to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. We foster collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective every day. We value a work environment that prioritizes work/life balance, diversity, and inclusion, and we are committed to equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodations for all applicants.

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Job Details

Posted AtJul 8, 2025
Job CategoryProduct Management
SalaryCompetitive salary
Job TypeFull Time
ExperienceSenior

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About Riot Games

Website

riotgames.com

Company Size

1001-5000 employees

Location

Los Angeles, CA

Industry

Computer Systems Design and Related Services

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