About this role
The Riot Esports team is focused on delivering amazing fan experiences through global events and regional competitions. Our professional and semi-professional competitive tiers in League of Legends, VALORANT and other Esports involve thousands of players and hundreds of organizations competing every week.
As an Esports Product Manager - Riftbound, you will work on the The TFT & Emerging Esports team. This team is focused on developing new esports and competitions for Riot. This role is focused on building the competitive scene for our new physical trading card game, Riftbound in Korea. You'll help break ground on our first organized play ecosystem, build relationships with 3rd party organizers, and help shape premier and organized play at the store level all to serve the goal of making Riftbound the best in-person play experience in Korea. You will report to Esports Product Lead - TFT & Emerging Esports.
Responsibilities:
Program Strategy
- Translate Korea market insights, program results, and player and partner feedback into recommendations for the Korea Riftbound OP strategy and roadmap.
- Partner with Global Riftbound Organized Play team to balance global consistency with Korea-specific needs and share Korea learnings across APAC.
Competitive Structure
- Deliver and continuously improve Korea's competitive pathway, from store play and third-party competitions to premier regional events and global qualification.
- Partner with Publishing on prizing strategies that balan...