Principal Technical Product Manager - External Development

About the role

Scopely is looking for a Principal Technical Product Manager to join an unannounced AAA mobile game in early development. This role is available on a remote or hybrid basis, working 3 days a week from our Culver City hub. You’ll partner with external development teams to drive the vision and strategy for scalable game services, crafting immersive experiences for millions of players worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Drive the vision and strategy for scalable game services while providing clear, actionable specs for engineers to execute.
• Partner cross-functionally with the game team, central tech, data science, and operations to define high-leverage product opportunities.
• Utilize quantitative and qualitative inputs—including user behavior analytics, research data, marketing trend analysis, and industry benchmarks—to optimize product and decision-making.
• Drive the full lifecycle of major tech feature development, including architecture design, implementation, deployment, and ongoing maintenance, working closely with stakeholders across disciplines.
• Create compelling proposals for new features and capabilities for game and tech teams to utilize.
• Address risks and leverage opportunities in newly released features and existing features.

Requirements

• 8+ years of relevant industry experience with at least 3 years in Product Management or engineering.
• Bachelor's degree (or relevant degree equivalent): STEM subject ideal but not essential (Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Analytics, Mathematics, Physics, Applied Sciences).
• Experience leading cross-functional product team(s) across a full product line: crafting product mission and strategy, defining product requirements, coordinating resources from other groups (engineering, marketing, legal, etc.), and driving the team to achieve key milestones and goals.
• Proven track record in end-to-end engineering of large-scale platforms optimized for performance, scalability, and KPI outcomes.
• Deep expertise in analyzing complex, large-scale data to guide strategic decisions.
• Adept at integrating diverse user needs and contextual variables into a cohesive, outcome-driven product strategy.
• Demonstrated expertise in technical communication: able to distill complex engineering concepts, architectures, and analytical findings into clear, actionable messages that align diverse technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Passionate about games.

Skills

• Experience in architecting and implementing scalable server frameworks (bonus).
• Proficient in interpreting and applying high-priority compliance and data governance regulations across major territories (bonus).
• Experience applying AI in game development (bonus).

Pay

For candidates in CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA, the annual salary range is $169,600—$250,000 USD. Base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits.
• Retirement benefits.
• Pet insurance.
• Paid holidays and Scopely free days.
• Unlimited paid time off.
• Eligibility for equity and bonuses.

Schedule

Hybrid role requiring 3 days a week in the Culver City office; remote options available.

About Scopely

Scopely is a leading video game and global interactive entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most beloved and enduring mobile games, including “MONOPOLY GO!,” “Pokémon GO,” “Stumble Guys,” “Star Trek™ Fleet Command,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” “WWE Champions,” the Scrabble® franchise, and “Yahtzee® With Buddies.” Across mobile, web, PC, and console, Scopely creates, develops, publishes, and live-operates a diversified and award-winning portfolio, connecting hundreds of millions of players through a shared love of play.

Founded in 2011, Scopely is powered by its exceptional global team of gamemakers, a distinctive tenet-driven culture, and its proprietary technology platform, Playgami. Scopely is the #1 mobile games company in the U.S. and #2 globally, generating over $10 billion in lifetime revenue. The company has been recognized as one of TIME’s “100 Most Influential Companies in the World” and one of Fast Company’s “World’s Most Innovative Companies” and “Best Workplaces for Innovators.”