Principal Publishing Product Manager – Unpublished R&D Product

Riot Games

Los Angeles, Californiafull–timePosted 8/22/2026

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Riot Games is looking for a Principal Publishing Product Manager to embed with an early-stage development team working on an unannounced project. As an embedded member of the development team, you will bring player, market, and publishing perspectives into product development from its earliest stages. You will help shape the product vision, define target audiences and target markets, validate player value, and identify what must be true for the experience to succeed. Working closely with Product, Design, Insights, Development, Publishing, and regional teams, you will drive learning, inform product decisions, and build the publishing strategy from the ground up. As the product moves to launch, you will lead publishing readiness and go-to-market planning, helping prepare the product for a successful global launch and long-term player success. Responsibilities • Serve as the senior publishing product partner embedded within the development team, representing player and publishing perspective in product tradeoff discussions, ensuring publishing considerations meaningfully influence development and launch decisions. • Define target audiences, player needs, value propositions, and market opportunities. • Bring player, audience, market, and publishing insights into product strategy & roadmap decisions • Develop the publishing strategy, positioning, and go-to-market plan from concept through launch and into live operations. • Evaluate product scope, sequencing, and investment recommendations based on player value and market opportunity. • Identify potential ecosystem, connected player experiences, community, competitive, and regional opportunities early in development. • Define success metrics for product validation, launch readiness, and long-term player engagement + value. • Align senior stakeholders around strategic choices, risks, tradeoffs, and next steps. • Lead cross-functional publishing readiness, ensuring the product is prepared for successful regional launches an

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