Senior Technical Producer - AI Foundations

Technical Producers at Riot guide development teams to build, launch, and operate experiences that delight players worldwide. We push projects across the finish line while ensuring our teams work sustainably in a collaborative and inclusive environment. AI Foundations is looking for a curious, experienced delivery and operations expert to join our team, which is dedicated to accelerating the adoption of AI to make it better to be a player and a Rioter.

As the Senior Technical Producer for the AI Foundations initiative, you will be the operational backbone for a rapidly growing organization of nearly 40 people across four distinct development areas (ML platform, AI developer workflows, game understanding agents, and product-specific AI enablement). You'll own and evolve the work systems that help our teams deliver reliable, production-ready AI/ML products to partners across every live game, R&D, and central technology group at Riot. Partnering with development teams as a delivery coach, you will refine processes to improve predictability, efficiency, and our overall rate of learning. You will report to the head of AI Foundations.

Responsibilities:

• Own and evolve the initiative's work system, including its rituals, tracking, and reporting practices, turning delivery principles into practical, repeatable processes.
• Drive a delivery culture that balances the rigor required for production platforms with a bias for action, fostering fast iteration, high accountability, and a rapid rate of learning.
• Act as a delivery coach, partnering with teams to assess their health, identify operational pain points, and improve their sustainable development practices (including MLOps and CI/CD).
• Partner with product and engineering leads to facilitate technical discussions, align teams to strategic priorities, and ensure clear, predictable communication with all stakeholders.
• Assess and manage team staffing and funding to ensure the organization is set up for success.

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience as a Producer, Product Manager, or Development Manager on technical teams.
• Experience creating and scaling fit-for-purpose development processes (e.g., Kanban, Scrum, hybrid models) that align with team needs and product goals.
• Experience shipping technical platforms, backend services, MLOps infrastructure, or developer-facing tools.
• Strong technical knowledge, with experience translating product strategy into actionable development plans.

Desired Qualifications:

• Direct experience producing for teams building and operating ML systems, with deep familiarity of the end-to-end model lifecycle.
• Experience facilitating the development of ML platforms, such as production workflow orchestration, model serving infrastructure, or feature stores.
• Experience working with SRE, DevOps, or software operations engineering teams.
• Experience in game development.

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 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. 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.

• (Los Angeles Only) Base salary range between $185,200.00 - $258,000.00 USD + incentive compensation + equity + 401K with company match + medical, dental, vision, and life insurance + short and long-term disability + open PTO.