Senior Product Manager - Live Ops
CA - Canada; US - Culver City, United States; US - United States·Posted today
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<p>Scopely is looking for a <strong>Senior Product Manager</strong> <strong>- Live Ops</strong> to join a new unannounced project within the Midcore division in the United States or Canada on a hybrid or remote basis. </p> <p>At Scopely, creating meaningful play experiences starts with the people building them. The teams are global, collaborative, and connected by a shared commitment to serving player communities with care, creativity, and respect. </p> <p>The project is an ambitious, unannounced, cross-platform Strategy/MMO title, and the team is looking for talented people with a range of perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences to help shape it from the ground up. </p> <p><strong>What You Will Do:</strong></p> <p>As a <strong>Senior Product Manager</strong> on this unannounced cross-platform strategy game, you will work across complex and high-impact product areas. You will partner with Product Managers and cross-functional pod members to guide features and major beats from concept through live operations. </p> <p>This is a player-focused role that calls for strong collaboration, thoughtful communication, and a deep understanding of player needs across audience segments, regions, and platforms. You will help connect product decisions to both player experience goals and business outcomes. </p> <ul> <li>Own outcomes for one or more pods as a product owner, identifying obstacles, aligning stakeholders, and helping teams make clear decisions in a dynamic environment. </li> <li>Build deep knowledge of the product and its position within the genre to understand player motivations, expectations, and opportunities from a global perspective. </li> <li>Write product specifications that align teams on opportunity, risk, target KPIs, decision points, and competitive analysis as part of the feature greenlight process. </li> <li>Use core metrics to develop hypotheses and strategies that support player value while balancing business goals. </li> <li>Guide product innovation that improves target KPIs, drawing on both new ideas and proven practices when each is most appropriate. </li> <li>Develop and refine decision-making frameworks that help teams navigate tradeoffs in resource-constrained and evolving environments. </li> <li>Partner with the UX Lead and research teams to design and run hypothesis testing that supports informed, data-driven decisions. </li> <li>Mentor and support junior product managers, contributing to an inclusive and collaborative team culture. </li> </ul> <p><strong>What We Are Looking For:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Significant experience leading product management work in mobile free-to-play games, ideally on a live game. </li> <li>Own and drive experimentation through A/B testing to validate hypotheses and guide decision-making</li> <li>Experience driving revenue and engagement goals on a live game. </li> <li>Ability to balance technology, business priorities, and user experience. </li> <li>Experience working within complex player ecosystems that include a range of lifecycle stages and spending behaviors. </li> <li>Ability to clearly articulate the “why” behind product decisions to build alignment around product vision. </li> <li>Strong written and verbal communication skills. </li> </ul> <p><strong>Bonus Points:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Experience in cross-platform development across mobile, HD, and PC, with an understanding of tradeoffs and synergies across platforms. </li> <li>Deep familiarity with ARPG mobile games and/or 4X mobile games. </li> <li>Experience working with game engines, preferably Unity. </li> <li>Strong analytical and investigative thinking. </li> <li>Understanding of game design concepts and principles. </li> </ul> <p> </p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p>For candidates in CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA, the annual salary range is provided below. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for equity, bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare benefits, retirement benefits, pet insurance, paid holidays, paid Scopely free days, and unlimited paid time off. Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.</p></div><div class="title">CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA Annual Salary Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$145,000</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>$220,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p> </p> <h3>About Scopely</h3> <p>Scopely is a leading video game and global interactive entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most beloved and enduring experiences, including two of the most successful mobile games of all-time “MONOPOLY GO!” and “Pokémon GO,” along with “Stumble Guys,” “Star Trek™ Fleet Command,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” “WWE Champions,” the Scrabble® franchise, “Yahtzee® With Buddies,” and many others. Across mobile, web, PC, and console, Scopely creates, develops, publishes, and live-operates one of the most diversified and award-winning portfolios in the games industry — bringing hundreds of millions of players together through a shared love of play.</p> <p>Founded in 2011, Scopely is powered by its exceptional team — including thousands of world-class gamemakers around the globe, a distinctive tenet-driven culture, and its proprietary technology platform, Playgami. Together, these strengths have fueled Scopely’s position as the #1 mobile games company in the U.S. and #2 globally, generating more than $10 billion in lifetime revenue. Whether building global sensations like “MONOPOLY GO!” from the ground up, or expanding through strategic acquisitions, including the FoxNext, GSN, and Niantic games businesses — Scopely consistently delivers experiences players love today and return to for years to come.</p> <p>Recognized multiple times as one of the "100 Most Influential Companies in the World" by TIME magazine and one of Fast Company's "World's Most Innovative Companies" and “Best Workplaces for Innovators,” Scopely believes that video games can be a force for good — creating meaningful connections, vibrant communities, and making life better through play.</p> <p>Scopely has global operations and partners across four continents in more than a dozen countries worldwide. For more information, visit: <a href="https://www.scopely.com/">https://www.scopely.com/</a>. </p> <p>Notice to Candidates: Scopely will never request payment or financial information during the application or hiring process. 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