The Riot Compliance team is committed to providing the highest quality compliance services that align with Riot's mission of putting players first. Every project we manage, every audit we conduct, and every policy we enforce must always be performed with the goal of protecting players and ensuring compliance with applicable regulations.

As a Compliance Professional, reporting to the Manager, Privacy, you will play a key role in strengthening Riot’s global privacy and compliance programs, with a focus on data protection and EMEA regulatory requirements. You will help operationalize privacy-by-design across Riot’s products and services while ensuring Riot’s compliance frameworks remain robust, scalable, and aligned with evolving regulatory expectations.Your role will blend experience in compliance and privacy with strong project/program management skills to create a positive impact on Riot’s global operations.

This role will be based onsite in our Dublin city centre office on a hybrid basis. 

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement compliance solutions to address gaps in regulatory, privacy, and security frameworks with a focus on GDPR and EMEA requirements
• Lead and operationalize privacy risk assessments (e.g., DPIAs, LIAs) and support integration of risk mitigation strategies
• Establish and maintain Riot’s risk assessment and compliance monitoring programs across multiple regions and teams
• Planning, organizing, and executing compliance-related internal audits and assessments with a focus on identifying control gaps
• Advising and assisting in remediation of any identified gaps
• Coordinate resources and workflows, proactively identifying risks and bottlenecks while driving solutions
• Automate manual compliance processes to improve efficiency and accuracy
• Oversee compliance audits, ensuring adherence to internal policies and external regulatory requirements
• Analyze complex regulatory requirements to develop tailored compliance strategies for Riot
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and information security teams to integrate compliance controls into Riot’s products and services
• Act as a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders on compliance-related issues, providing actionable recommendations
• Assist and partner with EMEA Compliance Counsel to execute on Data Processing Agreements (DPAs), vendor reviews, and other privacy-related legal assessments

Required Qualifications: 

• 3+ years of experience in compliance, audit, privacy, or information security, including project/program management experience
• Experience coordinating cross-project activities, artifacts, rituals, and goals in the Compliance field
• Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills with a proven ability to manage complex projects
• Effective communication skills with experience influencing cross-functional teams and stakeholders
• Experience with IT environments, information security, privacy, and threat/vulnerability management
• Technical, analytical, and quantitative skills with experience using data to test assumptions/recommendations
• Experience in compliance frameworks and standards (e.g., GDPR, NIST, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS)

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Information Technology, Business, Law, or a related field
• Experience working in industries with high compliance and security requirements, such as technology, gaming, or digital products
• Experience with enterprise systems and tools
• Professional certifications such as CISA, CISSP, CRISC, CIPP/US, CIPM, etc.
• Experience with privacy standards and regulations (GPDR, CCPA, COPPA, DSA, etc.)

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and choices that focus on your fellow Rioters, who are the customers of your work. Being a dedicated fan of games is not necessary for this position!

Our Perks:

We offer medical, dental, and vision plans that cover you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children. Life insurance, parental leave, plus short-term and long-term disability coverage are also available. Riot will support your retirement benefits with a company match, and double down on your donations of time and money to non-profit charitable organizations. Balance between work and personal life is encouraged with open paid time off, and a play fund so you can broaden and deepen your personal relationship with games. 

At Riot Games, we put players first. That mission drives every decision in our quest to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. Whether you’re working directly on a new player-facing experience or you’re supporting the company as a whole, everyone at Riot is part of our mission. And just like in our games, we’re better when we work together. Our goal is to create collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective everyday. If that sounds like the kind of place you want to work, we’re looking forward to your application.

Riot Games was established in 2006 by entrepreneurial gamers who believe that player-focused game development can result in great games. In 2009, Riot released its debut title League of Legends to critical and player acclaim. As the most played PC game in the world, over 100 million play every month. Players form the foundation of our community and it’s for them that we continue to evolve and improve the League of Legends experience. 

We’re looking for humble but ambitious, razor-sharp professionals who can teach us a thing or two. We promise to return the favor. Like us, you take play seriously; you’re passionate about games. We embrace those who see things differently, aren’t afraid to experiment, and who have a healthy disregard for constraints.

That's where you come in.

The Riot Legal team has the responsibility to always provide the highest quality legal services that fully align with Riot’s company mission of putting players first. Figuring out what’s “best for the company” always begins with thinking about what’s “best for players.” Every policy or contract that we draft; every lawsuit that we file or defend against; every letter we send; and all the legal advice that we give to our partners, must always be done with our players’ interests in mind.

As part of the legal team reporting to the Head of APAC Legal, you will provide outstanding legal advice to help Riot get to the next level. You will work closely with colleagues across multiple functions on a wide range of matters, including commercial, regulatory, IP, and other strategic transactions, with the opportunity to grow and evolve depending on your interests and the business’s needs. You will have a meaningful role on the APAC legal team and the opportunity to develop professionally in a collaborative environment. The scope of work may evolve depending on business needs and the duration of the contract.

Responsibilities:

• You will draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements including vendor, sponsorship, licensing and publishing agreements and our IT/IP arrangements
• You will provide legal expertise to internal stakeholders on a broad range of legal subjects including commercial, regulatory, data privacy, and IP-related matters
• You will collaborate with external legal counsel on specific matters ranging from litigation to expert advice requests
• You will contribute to the development of the overall legal function, including developing or improving current legal processes and conducting and planning legal education for various stakeholders

Required Qualifications:

• You have a law degree from a recognized university or law school and are admitted to practice in at least one jurisdiction within the APAC region
• You have experience of working in reputable law firms or MNCs and are comfortable working on corporate transactions, multiple commercial contracts, video game development and publishing, data privacy and compliance matters, employment law issues, corporate governance matters, eSports legal questions, tech licensing agreements, etc
• You have the adaptive capacity to practice law in the fast-changing world of games and esports

You get bonus points if you are fully bilingual; you can draft, review, and negotiate legal contracts and complex legal concepts in English and a language spoken in the APAC region (e.g., Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Bahasa, Thai, or Vietnamese).

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit and good self-discipline.

Don’t forget to include a resume and cover letter. We receive a lot of applications, but we’ll notice a fun, well-written intro that shows us you take play seriously.