Senior Manager of Technical Program Management, Riot Games

• 8+ years of relevant industry experience
• Experience growing teams and direct reports to achieve organizational goals
• Excellent teamwork, team leadership, communication, and stakeholder management
• Experience with iterative development methodologies like Scrum & Agile, and ALM tooling (i.e. JIRA)
• Experience implementing delivery solutions for technical teams in alignment with product roadmaps and strategic priorities
• Understanding technical components of projects including architecture, tools and deployment practices that development teams employ
• Desire to improve Riot's ability to make the impossible happen for players

Desirable

• As the Senior Manager, Technical Program Management for Data Foundations, you will lead a team providing them with leadership and direction in the successful delivery of projects and programs as well as managing budget and internal customer facing relationships
• This demands not only precise and comprehensive planning encompassing all phases of the project lifecycle but also unwavering, reliable execution that minimizes disruption and maximizes efficiency
• A crucial element of this role is the cultivation of strategic foresight, enabling you to anticipate future challenges and opportunities within the Data Foundations landscape
• Your central responsibility involves the direct oversight and management of complex technical initiatives, proactively identifying and resolving blocking issues and external dependencies
• A fundamental requirement for success in this position is your adeptness at synthesizing intricate technical details and articulating them into clear, concise, and understandable strategic objectives
• This ensures seamless alignment and a shared understanding of goals across diverse engineering, product, and operational teams, thereby fostering a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement
• Beyond project delivery, you will be instrumental in the professional development of your team, actively guiding and mentoring them to enhance their skills, methodologies, and impact
• You will also forge strong collaborative partnerships with technical product managers and engineering managers, ensuring a unified and cohesive approach to customer communication, strategy, and execution
• Lead a team to coordinate and deliver multiple high-profile, complex, technical projects affecting teams across Riot
• Lead efforts to continuously improve Riot’s ability to develop collaboratively with other teams in Riot
• Facilitates alignment of cross disciplinary teams working towards common goals
• Grows team knowledge and implementation of program management best practices
• Understand fiscal practices and controls, recording, and reporting on program expenditures & ROI