# Director, Machine Learning Engineering - AI Foundations

The opportunity Riot is building the capabilities to carry AI and machine learning from promise, through prototype, into reliable production systems. AI Foundations helps make that possible by building shared platforms and enabling teams across Riot to deliver meaningful AI-powered outcomes. We are looking for an engineering leader to oversee the AI Foundations engineering organization. You will be accountable for the technical impact of the group including organizational health, operational excellence, software and machine learning craft quality, and engineering output. All Engineering Managers in AI Foundations will report into this role. You will partner with product and executive leaders to connect Riot’s goals to a clear charter, long-term roadmap, and investment choices. The role calls for an organization-level leader who stays technically engaged: close enough to understand the engineering realities, guide important decisions, and address risks, while creating the clarity and space for managers and teams to lead execution. Responsibilities: Set technical strategy and direction. Work with product and engineering partners to shape AI Foundations’ charter, priorities, and long

- **Id**: 3989185
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/riot-games-director-machine-learning-engineering-ai-foundations>
- **Role**: Leadership
- **Role family**: Leadership
- **Seniority**: head
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Los Angeles, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 12
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-09T21:08:30Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-09
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T19:58:11Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 9140
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: 401k plan, Flexible schedule, Life insurance, Parental leave
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Artificial Intelligence, PC Games, Esports

## Company

- **Id**: 34904
- **Name**: Riot Games
- **Domain**: riotgames.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/riot-games>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 86
- **Open postings**: 49
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.531
- **Repost share**: 0.02
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 56
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Technologies

- **AI Agents** — Optional: no
- **Computer Vision** — Optional: no
- **LLM** — Optional: no
- **Machine Learning** — Optional: no
- **Multimodal AI** — Optional: no
- **Reinforcement Learning** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 12
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-09T22:46:43Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 81 · green card filings: 38; Filings 12m: 81

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 56
- **Reasons**: conf:2, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

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