Senior Director, Product

About the role

This leadership position oversees live operations for Pokemon GO, a title with a massive global player base. You will direct the strategy for content, events, and systems to ensure the game remains culturally relevant and engaging for years to come. In this capacity, you will own the end-to-end lifecycle of the live game, balancing creative vision with data-driven execution. You will serve as the operational backbone for one of the world's most recognizable entertainment franchises on the platform. The role requires a partnership with The Pokemon Company to maintain brand integrity while pushing innovative gameplay boundaries. You will be responsible for fostering a sustainable economy that supports long-term player health and monetization. Ultimately, your work will define how millions of players interact with the game on a daily and seasonal basis.

What you'll do

• Manage the live game organization, including event design, content schedules, economy health, and feature rollouts.
• Collaborate with data science and product leadership to set long-term retention, engagement, and monetization targets.
• Create scalable workflows for planning and executing global content updates.
• Coordinate with The Pokemon Company to ensure brand authenticity and content alignment.
• Advocate for player sentiment and maintain game balance.
• Mentor a global team of producers and product managers.
• Monitor and report on key performance indicators to executive leadership.
• Develop new methods to keep the game social and fresh.
• Establish operational playbooks that standardize live service best practices across teams.
• Drive the prioritization of experiments designed to test new mechanics and player behaviors.
• Translate high-level business objectives into actionable plans for engineering and design teams.
• Lead post-mortem analyses to extract insights and refine future content strategies.
• Partner with community management to align in-game changes with fan expectations.
• Ensure all live operations adhere to brand guidelines and regulatory considerations globally.

About the role

This leadership position oversees live operations for Pokemon GO, a title with a massive global player base. You will direct the strategy for content, events, and systems to ensure the game remains culturally relevant and engaging for years to come.

What you'll do

• Manage the live game organization, including event design, content schedules, economy health, and feature rollouts.
• Collaborate with data science and product leadership to set long-term retention, engagement, and monetization targets.
• Create scalable workflows for planning and executing global content updates.
• Coordinate with The Pokemon Company to ensure brand authenticity and content alignment.
• Advocate for player sentiment and maintain game balance.
• Mentor a global team of producers and product managers.
• Monitor and report on key performance indicators to executive leadership.
• Develop new methods to keep the game social and fresh.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in live service game development.
• 5+ years in a director-level or senior leadership role managing operations for large global titles.
• Proven track record of managing complex, cross-functional teams.
• Understanding of economy management, engagement loops, and event-driven retention.
• Analytical mindset for using data to guide creative decisions.
• Strong communication skills for managing stakeholders and partner organizations.
• Interest in the Pokemon brand and Scopely mission.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Experience managing remote teams across multiple time zones.
• Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to make decisions with incomplete information.
• A history of delivering high-quality results under tight production schedules.
• Willingness to take ownership of problems and drive them to resolution.
• Commitment to maintaining a high standard of professionalism and ethics.
• Willingness to travel as required for business operations and partner meetings.
• Experience in live operations metrics and reporting frameworks.
• Familiarity with content management systems for live service games.

Nice to have

• Experience working with major intellectual property partners.
• Fluency in Japanese.

Skills & tools

• Live operations strategy
• Product management
• Data-driven decision making
• Cross-functional team leadership
• Stakeholder management
• Economy design

Practical notes

Employees in eligible states may receive equity, bonuses, and a benefits package including healthcare, retirement plans, pet insurance, paid holidays, Scopely free days, and unlimited paid time off. Base pay is determined by skills and experience. Apply only through official channels and ensure communications originate from a scopely.com email address.