Senior Product Manager - Live Ops

Scopely•Culver City, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Scopely is looking for a Senior Product Manager - Live Ops to join a new unannounced project within the Midcore division in the United States or Canada on a hybrid or remote basis. 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. As a Senior Product Manager 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. 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. 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. Build deep knowledge of the product and its position within the genre to understand player motivations, expectations, and opportunities from a global perspective. Write product specifications that align teams on opportunity, risk, target KPIs, decision points, and competitive analysis as part of the feature greenlight process. Use core metrics to develop hypotheses and strategies that support player value while balancing business goals. Guide product innovation that improves target KPIs, drawing on both new ideas and proven practices when each is most appropriate. Develop and refine decision-making frameworks that help teams navigate tradeoffs in resource-constrained and evolving environments. Partner with the UX Lead and research teams to design and run hypothesis testing that supports informed, data-driven decisions. Mentor and support junior product managers, contributing to an inclusive and collaborative team culture.

Requirements

Significant experience leading product management work in mobile free-to-play games, ideally on a live game.
Own and drive experimentation through A/B testing to validate hypotheses and guide decision-making
Experience driving revenue and engagement goals on a live game.
Ability to balance technology, business priorities, and user experience.
Experience working within complex player ecosystems that include a range of lifecycle stages and spending behaviors.
Ability to clearly articulate the “why” behind product decisions to build alignment around product vision.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience in cross-platform development across mobile, HD, and PC, with an understanding of tradeoffs and synergies across platforms.
Deep familiarity with ARPG mobile games and/or 4X mobile games.
Experience working with game engines, preferably Unity.
Strong analytical and investigative thinking.
Understanding of game design concepts and principles.

Responsibilities

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.
Build deep knowledge of the product and its position within the genre to understand player motivations, expectations, and opportunities from a global perspective.
Write product specifications that align teams on opportunity, risk, target KPIs, decision points, and competitive analysis as part of the feature greenlight process.
Use core metrics to develop hypotheses and strategies that support player value while balancing business goals.
Guide product innovation that improves target KPIs, drawing on both new ideas and proven practices when each is most appropriate.
Develop and refine decision-making frameworks that help teams navigate tradeoffs in resource-constrained and evolving environments.
Partner with the UX Lead and research teams to design and run hypothesis testing that supports informed, data-driven decisions.
Mentor and support junior product managers, contributing to an inclusive and collaborative team culture.