About the company
Riot Games is an interdisciplinary group of scientists, consultants, and strategists who represent and advocate for gamers around the world. We believe that illuminating the globally diverse experiences, behaviors, and needs of gamers is essential to our player-focused mission.
Responsibilities
- Lead a High-Impact Insights Team: Oversee an insights team focused on core gameplay: agents, maps, modes, and live game balance. Coach and develop managers to lead their own high-impact teams of analysts and researchers. Mentor team members to deepen their craft and apply insights directly to gameplay, systems, and content decisions. Foster a learning culture where player empathy, experimentation, and creative thinking thrive.
- Oversee Product Insights for VALORANT: Partner with game team leadership to define success for player engagement and long-term growth. Deliver insight-backed guidance on core game systems, progression, live balance, monetization, competitive systems, and content strategy. Develop a holistic understanding of VALORANT’s player base through quantitative and qualitative research and analytics. Elevate how insights are used in daily development.
- Elevate the Insights Craft: Coach and mentor senior analysts to think like quantitative storytellers. Partner with data and engineering teams to improve data quality and instrumentation. Set and uphold high insights standards. Act as a thought partner to senior Product Managers and devs.
Requirements
- Required: 10+ years experience in data analytics, management consulting, product management, or related with applied quantitative skills. Working knowledge of both analytics and research, with 5+ years specializing in at least one. 4+ years of experience managing individuals or teams. Ability to develop strong working relationships with peers and senior leaders.
- Desired: Experience working on games, knowledge of development practices. Experience supporting live service games. Experience with First Person Shooter game dynamics and player needs. Experience managing other managers.
Conditions
- Hybrid work-from-home and in-office model, with home base in Santa Monica, CA. Open paid time off, flexible work schedules. Medical, dental, life insurance, parental leave, 401k with company match.