Senior Director of Product, Roadmap

Scopely

6d•$223,000 - $281,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Scopely is looking for a Senior Director of Product, Roadmap to join their team developing an unannounced and groundbreaking new title with a popular IP. The game is F2P (mobile + PC) and approaching pre-production. This role can be remote in the US and Canada, or hybrid in Culver City. At Scopely, they care deeply about what they do and want to inspire play, every day - whether in their work environments alongside their talented colleagues, or through their deep connections with their communities of players. They are a global team of game lovers who are developing, publishing and innovating the gaming industry, connecting millions of people around the world daily.

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.
A track record of leading successful free to play product development on mobile.
Proven ability to drive clarity in ambiguity, especially during pre-production and early development phases.
A strategic, play-to-win mindset paired with executional excellence—you can zoom out to big-picture goals and zoom in to unblock the team.
Experience working with licensed IP and navigating both creative opportunities and brand considerations.
Exceptional communication, storytelling, and influencing skills—you’re trusted by creatives, designers, engineers, and execs alike.
Quantitative fluency. An ability to see what numbers do and don’t say about development priorities and game performance.
Familiarity with the full product lifecycle—from concept and pre-production through launch and live operations.

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. See where ideas shine, where they falter, and make good tradeoffs with empathy and rigor.
Direct multidisciplinary pods to deliver against product strategy.
Own roadmaps, setting priorities and building clear frameworks to evaluate opportunities and trade-offs across features and systems.
Launch your own design proposals, iterate on others’, and synthesize diverse perspectives into focused product strategies. Be known for your ability to make others' ideas stronger.
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.
Explore and integrate emerging technologies, including generative AI, to accelerate development and enrich player experiences.
Help define the product culture and best practices that will make Scopely a leader in mobile-first, cross-platform F2P development.