Principal Game Producer - League of Legends, Seasons Program

As Game Producers at Riot, we lead passionate cross-functional teams to create innovative products and experiences that seek to deliver maximum player value. We drive development, smash through obstacles, and push projects across the finish line. We meet and exceed expectations by helping concept, deliver, enhance, and influence projects at every stage of production. Each Season is a massive collaboration across League of Legend’s entire ecosystem (game, publishing, E-Sports) aimed at providing a cohesive and textured player experience. 

As a Principal Game Producer on the Seasons Mission in the Game Swimlane Program, you will report to the Seasons Production Lead. You will be accountable for driving entire Seasonal projects from Inception to a successful launch. You will be building and maintaining work systems, managing schedules and driving delivery on the seasonal experience. You will also be coordinating cross-team, cross-mission collaboration and providing visibility to various layers of stakeholders. You will ensure the end-to-end in game Seasonal experience is a holistic, entertaining player journey.

Responsibilities:

• Develop sustainable production work systems to ensure work is on track and plugs into ecosystem program-level systems such as Creative Reviews and Thematic development
• Inherit seasonal thematic vision and shepherd teams toward creating connected experiences worthy of players’ time, spend and advocacy every Season
• Provide accurate visibility on the status and health of the production pipeline within the game swimlane program and highlight shortfalls or risks, and other forms of escalation with stakeholders
• Drive cohesion across all ecosystem teams and stakeholders contributing to the development of the Seasonal experience to ensure a textured player experience
• Collaborate with Seasons Ecosystem Program partners and our international Co-Dev partners on production planning to ensure priorities are clear and hold teams accountable to deliver scheduled commitments
• Ensure post-ship analysis of each Seasonal release by working with our partners from Insights and Game Product Management to improve our targets season over season, year over year

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of working in game development, with experience in the full game development life cycle using a variety of development methodologies (Scrum, Lean, Waterfall, etc) 
• Systems-based thinking, with a willingness to invest time to understand root cause analysis
• Experience problem solving through work system creation for matrixed organizations
• Strong negotiation skills, with a mix of patience and goal orientation to navigate complex cultural, technology and product requirements
• Ability to manage change across teams, organizations and cultures

Desired Qualifications:

• Ability to evangelize inherited vision across teams. 
• Ability to ladder down vision to strategy to tactics.

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role!

Our Perks:

Riot has a focus on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy, in addition to 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. Check out our benefits pages for more information.

At Riot Games, we put players first. That mission drives every decision in our quest to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. Whether you’re working directly on a new player-facing experience or you’re supporting the company as a whole, everyone at Riot is part of our mission. And just like in our games, we’re better when we work together. Our goal is to create collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective everyday. If that sounds like the kind of place you want to work, we’re looking forward to your application.

 

It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law. We consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the Washington Fair Chance Act.

Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories:

• Safeguarding confidential and sensitive Company data
• Communication with others, including Rioters and third parties such as vendors, and/or players, including minors
• Accessing Company assets, secure digital systems, and networks
• Ensuring a safe interactive environment for players and other Rioters

These duties are directly related to essential operations, safety, trust, and compliance obligations within our organization. Please note that job duties may evolve based on business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security. 

Client-provided location(s): Los Angeles, CA

Job ID: 6659385

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-09-02T18:30:45