资深技术策划, VALORANT/Technical Product Manager, VALORANT

作为一个资深的技术策划，你会对产品的流水线进行制定，调整，管理，以及优化，来提升玩家的体验。你的分析能力，对玩家的洞察力，以及创造力都将极大的提升游戏内外的玩家体验，甚至来震到他们。这是不是很酷呢？

你会和不同部门的伙伴合作，和他们肩并肩，为他们制作工具，或者一起来创造和实现玩家为中心的设计，你的成果可能会点亮全世界上百万玩家的心灵。

瓦罗兰特是拳头推出的一款战术射击游戏（可以点击这里来了解更多瓦罗兰特相关信息click here!）作为一个瓦罗兰特中国团队的资深技术策划，你会面对，制作，解决各种各样瓦罗兰特相关的问题和功能，其中包含新模式，新系统，等等等等。你需要对射击游戏有广泛的了解和基础，你需要能够面对各种可能的任务。你会帮助中国瓦罗兰特团队来解决技术问题，制作工具，建立流程，以及技术上e帮助其他策划实现他/她的目标。

你会汇报给瓦罗兰特的中国研发负责人

虽然这是一个产品，策划相关的岗位，但是它确实的需要你有技术竞争力。

职责：

流程管理：

消除限制团队生产能力的壁垒，让团队制作能力得以加速，如果需要，建立新的工作流
构建策划制作的工具和工作流，识别其中可能的问题，并且进行解决

拓宽产品愿景：

明辨解决方案如何对产品产生的长期影响，了解设计对玩家生态能够产生的长期作用。可以做出对产品产生正向影响的设计，并且可以为此制作原型。
与程序和策划进行合作来探索更多的设计空间
创造并提供多种可能的设计解决方案，并且能够衡量和说明不同方案的利弊

技术实现

和其他部门一起合作把内容和功能从概念到成品推向玩家
负责并且对一个设计中代码相关的部分设立目标
对瓦罗兰特进行playtest，并且帮助团队对已有的内容进行改进
帮助其他策划来对内容或者功能以最有效的方案来实现，并且递交上线
帮助策划确定工具的形式和优劣。

核心要求：

和计算机科学相关的本科/学士的学位要求，或者有与之相当的经历
至少5年的游戏策划经验
至少比较完整的参与过一款线上竞技游戏开发
至少在一个动作游戏的开发中担任过技术相关岗位（技术策划，程序，TA皆可）
对Unreal4拥有足够的知识，熟悉蓝图
可以独立设计并实现一个系统或者机制
可以用已有的机制去实现创新的内容，或者可以对一个已有的效果进行反向工程

期望要求：

熟悉在线射击竞技游戏，最好是对瓦罗兰特有足够的了解
对产品有一定的理解能力，能够了解一个设计会如何深远的影响玩家感受
对AI设计和制作有了解优先
对3C设计和制作，以及动画技术有了解优先
2年以上的C++经验优先

As a Technical Product Manager, you will manage prodcutiopn pipeline, influence, tweak, and optimize the player experience. Your analytical skills, player insight, and creativity aid in crafting in- and out-of-game experiences that engage and surprise players. You will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and work with every tool at hand to innovate and iterate player-focused designs that'll delight millions around the world.

VALORANT is Riot’s take on a character-based tactical shooter (for more info on VALORANT click here!). As a Technical Product Manager III working on the VALORANT CN team you will be handling various aspects of VALORANT features which may include competition system, modes, etc. You need a broad knowledge of Shooting games and be ready for versatile missions.You will help with the technical capabilities of the VAL CN Production team, helping to build tools, process and help other designers with different technical aspects.

You will report to the Production lead in China.

While this is primarily a Product role - the requirements also include engineering competency.

Responsibilities:

Management of Pipeline:

Breaks down barriers that inhibit the team's ability to accelerate, and build new workflows when needed.
Identifies and architects major changes to designer tools and workflows independently.

Embroad Product Vision:

Sees how solutions impact the long-term success of the product. Measure Designs lead to long term player engagement. Individual designs impact the overall product in a positive way. Script and prototype shippable content and features
Seek opportunities for new design spaces in collaboration with Engineers and Design Leadership.
Create and provide multiple potential designs and solutions. Articulate trade-offs and risks between different options.

Technical Execution:

Work with other disciplines to take content and features from conception to our players’ hands.
Owns and sets vision over design relevant portions of the code for their team.
Playtest VALORANT and help push for continued improvements for existing designs and fresh prototypes.
Assist other designers in optimal ways of building content and features that allow us to develop quickly and efficiently now and in the future.
Help identity and put in place tools, processes and best practices that set the design team and their collaborators up for success.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience
5+ years of experience in professional Game Design
Shipped or worked on at least one published online competitive or Action game
At least act as Technical Role(Designer/ Engineer/TA) in one Action game.
Extensive knowledge of Unreal 4 technologies, familiarity with Blueprints
Can create and improve complex systems with attention to the player impacts and downstream effects
Can use existing frameworks to develop novel solutions and reverse-engineer designs

Desired Qualifications:

Passionate about the competitive or tactical shooter genres
Familiarity with online shooters, especially VALORANT and/or tactical shooters
Ability to predict outcomes of game design decisions on players and other content
Experience with AI design and execution will be a good plus
Experience with 3C framework or Animation technology will be a good plus
2+ years experience developing in C++ with the ability to create code contributions in specific parts of a complex codebase.

Our Perks:

Riot has a focus on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy, in addition to other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner and children and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information.

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