Manager, Quality Assurance - League of Legends

About the role

This role focuses on leading a team of five QA professionals dedicated to League of Legends. The Manager will work closely with various disciplines, including software engineers, artists, and project managers, to deliver value to players. A core responsibility is to develop and implement quality activities across all stages of software development, guided by Riot's Test Policy.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the quality of deliverables from their QA team and will directly manage these professionals, guiding their daily work. This includes influencing testing practices, making quality decisions, and ultimately impacting the player experience. The role requires broad knowledge of quality assurance within game development.

Success in this position means shaping the QA strategy for League of Legends and directly influencing the game's development quality. This involves partnering with other teams to ensure alignment on quality goals and establishing metrics to track progress and drive improvements. The manager will lead the execution of strategic goals across QA teams.

The salary for this position ranges from $55,000 to $85,000 USD.

Skills that matter here

• Quality Assurance: This role requires 5+ years of experience in QA within game development, specifically supporting and shipping games.
• leading QA teams: The position demands 2+ years of experience leading QA teams in game development, including direct people and performance management.
• embedded QA professionals: Experience leading embedded QA professionals within cross-functional development teams is necessary, rather than managing outsourced QA functions.
• test strategies: The manager will create and drive test strategies for live games, game features, or live service environments.
• managing and aligning with HQ stakeholders remotely: This role involves managing and aligning with remote HQ stakeholders across multiple time zones.
• game development pipelines and workflows: Experience with game development pipelines and workflows is required, with a preference for art pipeline experience.

Who this role suits

• A leader with a proven track record in game development QA, capable of guiding a team and influencing quality outcomes.
• Someone who thrives in a collaborative environment, partnering with various disciplines to achieve shared goals.
• An individual who can set strategic goals for QA and drive their execution, establishing metrics to measure success.
• A manager comfortable with direct people management, including performance and HR responsibilities for their team.

From the employer

• Shape QA strategy for League of Legends and directly influence development quality across the game
• Be responsible for the results and delivery quality of QA professionals across your sphere of influence
• Directly manage the QA professionals on your initiative/teams in addition to guiding their day to day work.
• Bring broad quality assurance knowledge within game development and understand how QA approaches support team goals
• Partner across disciplines to influence testing practices, quality decisions, and player experience outcomes

• 5+ years of Quality Assurance experience within game development environments - you have supported & shipped games
• 2+ years leading QA teams within game development, including direct people management, performance management, and HR responsibility
• Experience leading embedded QA professionals as part of cross functional development teams rather than outsourced QA functions
• Experience creating and driving test strategies for (live) games, game features, or live service environments
• Experience managing and aligning with HQ stakeholders remotely across multiple time zones
• Experience with game development pipelines and workflows, with art pipeline experience strongly preferred
• Experience setting strategic goals and driving execution across QA teams
• Experience establishing and tracking quality metrics that influence development decisions and drive improvements

• Full relocation support
• Full health insurance for you, your spouse and children
• Open paid time off
• Retirement benefits with company matching
• Life insurance, parental leave, plus short-term and long-term disability
• Play Fund to broaden and deepen knowledge of players and community through games
• Donations support to non-profits