Senior Director of Product, Roadmap
About the role
The Senior Director of Product, Roadmap will lead the development of an unannounced and groundbreaking new title with a popular IP. The game is F2P (mobile + PC) and is currently in pre-production. This role can be remote in the US and Canada, or hybrid in Culver City.
Responsibilities
- Be a thought leader in game development, directing F2P systems and live ops around core gameplay in collaboration with game design.
- Craft and communicate compelling product narratives that inspire teams and anchor decisions—whether influencing executive stakeholders or aligning pods to core outcomes.
- Push innovation forward in a blue ocean design space, connecting us to proven game mechanics, and driving to our USP and F2P viability.
- Evaluate ideas through the lens of product goals, user value, market opportunity, and creative resonance.
- Provide clear, high-quality product feedback, continuously improving design quality while preserving momentum.
- Own roadmaps, setting priorities and building clear frameworks to evaluate opportunities and trade-offs across features and systems.
- Leverage emerging technologies, including generative AI, to accelerate development and enrich player experiences.
- Ensure that gameplay, monetization, systems, and social features converge into a cohesive, scalable F2P live service—grounded in mobile-first design but thriving across platforms.
- Stay on the pulse of the industry—analyzing game trends, innovations and evolutions, and player behavior across markets to inform gameplay solutions.
Requirements
A student of why games succeed, especially in the F2P midcore mobile space. Deep passion for games - you're as creative as you are analytical. Proven ability to drive clarity in ambiguity, especially during pre-production and early development phases. Strategic, play-to-win mindset paired with executional excellence. Experience working with licensed IP and navigating both creative opportunities and brand considerations. Exceptional communication, storytelling, and influencing skills. Quantitative fluency. Familiarity with the full product lifecycle—from concept and pre-production through launch and live operations.
Qualifications
- Experience leading successful free to play product development on mobile.
- Exceptional communication, storytelling, and influencing skills.
- Quantitative fluency.
- Familiarity with the full product lifecycle—from concept and pre-production through launch and live operations.
Skills
- Strategic thinking and execution.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and ambiguity.
- Experience with licensed IP and brand considerations.
- Strong quantitative and qualitative analysis skills.
- Experience with emerging technologies, including generative AI.
Benefits
Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. 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.
Pay
For candidates in CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA, the annual salary range is provided below.
Schedule
This role can be remote in the US and Canada, or hybrid in Culver City.
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About Scopely
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. 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 Scopely Explore games businesses — Scopely consistently delivers experiences players love today and return to for years to come. 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 Best Workplaces" 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. Scopely has global operations and partners across four continents in more than a dozen countries worldwide.