Senior Technical Program Manager - Developer Connections
- Company
- Riot Games
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- Work type
- Full Time
- Posted
- 2026-08-17
Job description
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 and ROI.
Required Qualifications:
6+ years of relevant industry experience
Agile certifications from Scrum Alliance, Scrum.org, PMI, or ICAgile
Advanced Atlassian Power User (Jira Product Discovery, Jira Space Administration, Jira Plans)
Experience with CI/CD tooling and DevOps practices
Experience in software development, infrastructure, or live operations management
Excellent teamwork, team leadership, communication, and stakeholder management
Desired Qualifications:
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.
Atlassian certifications
For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise and collaboration that prioritizes your fellow Rioters, who are the customers of your work. Being a dedicated fan of games is not necessary for this position!