Scopely

Analyst, Product Strategy

Scopely Barcelona

Posted 2 years ago

Full-time Strategy/Planning Product Management Analyst
Entertainment Providers Computer Games

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About the job

The Product Strategy team’s mission is to support Scopely’s business in achieving best-in-class performance by providing actionable insights that maximize the KPIs of our portfolio of games and influence the company’s strategic decisions. As the basis for these insights, the team completes various analyses, including: in-depth roadmap analyses of external and internal titles, business opportunity and feature assessment, case studies, game teardowns and benchmarking.


Your goal is to support the Manager devoted to the Strategy, Social PvP, Casual/Puzzle or RPG game genres in their goal to identify and surface key KPI-lifting product insights on a regular basis, leading to best-in-class business performance in the relevant game division with a specific focus on Lifetime Value (LTV) excellence.


Here's what you will be doing:


  • Regularly play the main competitor games in the genre and keep constantly updated on new launches, gameplay and monetization innovations.
  • Perform comprehensive analyses and product teardowns, surfacing insights about established and newly released games in the relevant genres.
  • Compile reports on key market trends, game mechanics/economy innovations, competitors’ soft/hard launches and high-potential features on a regular basis.
  • Maintain an updated list of relevant competitor games to watch.
  • Perform advanced estimations of competitors’ LTVs and other KPIs.
  • Liaise with the Strategic Analytics team: make sure that choices of data sources, models and dashboards serve the purposes of Product Strategy in an optimal way.



What you will need:


  • You are a Passionate Expert in one of the following genres and play Daily - Strategy, Social PvP, Casual/Puzzle or RPG

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*Some of the games you may play daily depending on your preferred genre:


  • Strategy: State of Survival, Top War, Rise of Kingdoms, Evony, Star Trek Fleet Command, Clash of Kings, Lords Mobile.
  • Social PvP: Coin Master, Scrabble GO, Design Home, Words With Friends, Trivia Crack, Yahtzee With Buddies, Covet Fashion, Bingo Blitz, Redecor
  • Casual/Puzzle: Candy Crush Saga, Candy Crush Soda Saga, Gardenscapes, Homescapes, Toon Blast, Project Makeover, Royal Match.
  • RPG: Genshin Impact, RAID: Shadow Legends, AFK Arena, Cookie Run: Kingdom, Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle, Marvel Strike Force, Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, Hero Wars.

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  • You have outstanding analytical skills. You know how to break down complex problems into clear tasks, you are comfortable navigating big amounts of data from which you are capable of extracting and presenting meaningful insights.
  • You have business acumen.
  • You easily grasp the systems that are built-in games and you understand their potential for users’ retention and monetization.
  • You can analyze game economies and critically evaluate their strengths and weaknesses.
  • Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Marketing, Finance, Product Management, Game / Product Design, or a related field.
  • 3-5 years of professional experience in Business Intelligence / Analytics, Data Science, Design, Strategy, Finance, Consulting with high proficiency in Excel and other analytical tools.
  • Prior experience in the mobile game industry highly preferred, mitigated only by an extreme passion for this genre and what makes these games successful.



Life at Scopely BCN:

 

  • Competitive compensation package, including base + bonus
  • Private health insurance 100% covered for you and private life insurance
  • Free catered lunches daily + Fully Stocked Kitchen with unlimited snacks and drinks
  • Flex Retribution
  • Small team environment with opportunity for growth and ownership



About Scopely:

Scopely is a leading mobile games company home to many top-grossing, award-winning games including Scrabble® GO, MARVEL Strike Force, Star Trek™ Fleet Command, and YAHTZEE® With Buddies among others. Founded in 2011, Scopely is fueled by a world-class team and a proprietary technology platform, Playgami, that personalizes gameplay at scale across one of the most diversified portfolios. Recognized by Fast Company as one of the ‘World’s Most Innovative Companies’, Scopely has achieved more than $1 billion in lifetime revenue by creating game experiences that are an important part of people’s lives. Scopely has global operations in Barcelona, Boulder, Dublin, London, Los Angeles, Seoul, Seville, Shanghai and Tokyo, with additional studios in seven countries across four continents. For more information, visit scopely.com.


Scopely is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, family or parental status, gender identity, veteran, or disability status, or other protected status. 

 


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