Reporting to the Director Country Publishing, as Senior Manager Publishing France and Benelux, you will be part of the Country Publishing Leadership team in EMEA leading the French and Benelux markets helping the EMEA team to reach their goals and unlocking local main market and business opportunities.

　　You will lead the team who will develop our regional publishing efforts across Riot's diverse portfolio of products. Together as a team, you'll create impactful player experiences that enhance our multi-game community connection and engagement in the region and help expand the community for future games.

　　Additionally, you will partner with the other country publishing leaders to define and drive alignment on our regional OKRs. You will define and align your subregion OKRs and expectations and develop an approach to regularly monitor the performance and effectiveness of our local teams, product investments and resources.

　　You lead with an entrepreneurial spirit, have experience managing ambiguous situations, and are used to delivering on tight turnarounds. As a result, you're eager to design and develop experiences that genuinely and measurably engage players and fans.

　　We are looking for someone who has their finger on the pulse of the French and Benelux gaming culture, who has strong player and cultural empathy, who has the experience to lead local executions of Riot EMEA’s go-to-market plans by managing publishing, communications, government relations, brand, influencers, communities, local contents creation, events marketing and competitive experiences, and who has a strong business network to be able  to build strategic partnerships in the region to create long-term value.

　　This role will be based in Paris, France.

　　Responsibilities:

　　Build, lead, and grow an outstanding team that provides top-notch publishing and community involvement to locally served countries and languages, media, and other commercial partners. Define, lead and execute subregion strategy aligned with regional vision, priorities, and OKRs, including high-impact programs such as product ecosystem development, esports publishing development, competitive ecosystem programs and participation, branding and advertising, community engagement, channels sustainable and innovative management, press and media relations. Create focus within your teams: guide them in the priority-setting process, individual expectations setting, eliminate blockers, and facilitate execution. Propose, align and manage Riot's product portfolio budgets within the context of your sub-region and the performance across channels. Recommend budget optimization and build processes to track and control budgets spending and impact. Define and align country based OKRs linked to the main key results expected at a regional level. Set key performance indicators linked to the results expected and track the performance of our publishing efforts. Support your teams gain and maintain a data-informed perspective on their work linked to their individual expectations. Build strong and trustful connections with key internal stakeholders in EMEA and at global level fostering collaboration and cohesion.  Establish a network of local partners who share Riot's philosophy of "Player Experience First" and who can help us deliver authentic experiences to our players. Be the public face of Riot in the owned countries being the main responsible in front of local governments and media if needed.  Be the office site leader, building a healthy, safe, cohesive, and collaborative environment for all.   Lead by example, promote Riot's culture and drive cultural alignment within Riot

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in marketing, business administration, or comparable work experience. 10+ years of game publishing experience in France & Benelux. 5+ years of experience managing complex, multi-functional and multicultural teams and organizational administration; including experience in the management of distributed teams Experience managing budgets effectively allocating resources and tracking goals and performance. Ensures teams are focusing on where it matters, guides teams to prioritize and make tradeoffs in order to deliver the highest short term and long term impact for players and customers. You're able to expertly explore metrics and analyze trends to construct business cases that support initiatives and help establish best practices. Native-like French and fluent in English.

Desired Qualifications:

Ideally, you have experience and strong knowledge of business functions, game and entertainment marketing, esports and competitive ecosystems, business development, exceptional budgeting, and strong leadership qualities. Experience launching a AAA video game and/or GAAS, entertainment franchise, or tier-1 CPG products in France. 3+ years of general management experience, including experience leading business operations in at least one of EMEA countries. 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:

Generous time off policy Retirement benefits with company matching Medical plans that cover you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children Life insurance, short-term and long-term disability Family bonding leave Commuting allowance Play & Wellness Fund Meal vouchers, snacks and fruit in the office We will double down on your donations of time and money to nonprofits  

　　

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