Our world-class development team is in search of a Lead Producer for Marvel Strike Force, a mobile action RPG that's been downloaded by tens of millions of players worldwide. This new team member will oversee development execution for our base game track, including feature development and release management, and lead the team of producers and managers to support games. This is a critical leadership role that involves frequent interaction with studio leadership as well as individual contributors. This person is an empathetic people manager and a project management expert of the studio, focusing on execution, strategic outcomes, mitigating issues, and tuning production pipelines.

Team:

Scopely is on a never-ending mission to create unforgettable games across multiple platforms. As part of Scopely’s family, our Boundless Entertainment studio was built by passionate game makers dedicated to crafting playful, smart, and addictively fun experiences. We care about accessibility, depth, innovation, and production values… but most of all we care about our community of players. We don't just make games, we play and love them too, making player empathy a core value for all of us.

If you're thinking about joining our close-knit team, you should love games, be world-class at making them, and understand fundamentally that great business results come from great games and loyal players. At our LA-based studio, you'll be working with some of the best developers in the world from hit games and franchises including Command & Conquer, Battle for Middle-earth, Empires and Allies, and Diablo.

What you will do:

Execution & Project Management:

• Lead the Base Game track of production (feature development, core tech and release management); inspire and coach the team through enthusiasm and setting examples.
• Responsible for the full operational aspects of game development, including establishing the development framework, reporting, risk management, capacity planning, resource management, and budget.
• Demonstrate deep knowledge of the mobile free-to-play market, including design and product.
• Establish practice standards for regular communication with all key stakeholders, as well as usage of tracking tools for producers and discipline leads to maintain awareness of project status updates, risks, dependencies, and opportunities.
• Identify feature roadmap and/or live game calendar risks and opportunities ahead of time. Work with the production team to propose & implement solutions or mitigation plans.
• Oversee our review process for each discipline (design specs, UI screens, art assets, features, etc).
• Collaborate with EP/Sr. DD and project leadership on headcount/staffing needs to ensure meeting budget and project goals. 
• Coordinate with supporting organizations including Growth, Certs, QA, Recruiting, IT, and Legal.

Leadership & People Management:

• Strengthen the Producer discipline for the studio through training, coaching, and mentoring.
• Directly manage Base Game track producers and associate producers. Set goals, drive day-to-day tasking, and manage career growth.
• Guiding the production team and discipline leads on creating and implementing project plans.
• Ensure the team has the best organizational processes and practices that allow them to produce high-quality work, on time and within budget.

What you will need:

• 10 years of game production experience in an internal development role.
• 6 years of operations, people management, and leadership experience.
• 2 free-to-play titles developed, launched, and/or live-operated.
• Experience leading teams with annual revenue targets of $50MM+.
• Experience managing a portfolio of projects, varying in scope or points in life-cycle (e.g. concept, production, launch, and live services).
• Mastery of project management (both Waterfall and Agile methodologies).
• Experienced in change management, and conflict resolution.
• The ability to be hands-on as necessary; drives outcomes across all levels of contributors.
• A high degree of initiative; takes opportunities to make improvements.
• Strong attention to detail; ability to wrangle logistics and driving team to achieve deadlines.
• Self-reliant and a momentum-generator, with a methodical approach to achieving goals.
• Enjoys playing and spending in free to play mobile games, especially mid-core strategy games

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.

About Scopely:

Scopely is a leading mobile games company home to many top-grossing, award-winning franchises including Scrabble® GO, MARVEL Strike Force, Star Trek™ Fleet Command, Looney Tunes™ World of Mayhem, WWE Champions, The Walking Dead: Road To Survival™, YAHTZEE® With Buddies and Wheel of Fortune®: Free Play, among others. Scopely creates rewarding, immersive games that empower a directed-by-consumer experience. Founded in 2011, Scopely is fueled by a world-class team and a proprietary technology platform that personalizes gameplay at scale across one of the most diversified portfolios in the west. Recognized in Fast Company’s ‘World’s Most Innovative Companies’ and #2 on Deloitte’s ‘Technology Fast 500’ as one of the fastest-growing companies in North America, 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 Los Angeles, Barcelona, Boulder, Dublin (DIGIT game studio), London 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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