Scopely is looking for a Production Director Live Operations to join our MONOPOLY GO! game team. This role can be based remotely in the UK or from our Barcelona hub on a hybrid basis.

MONOPOLY GO! is a global phenomenon and the biggest mobile game launch in history captivating millions of players worldwide.

At Scopely we care deeply about what we do and want to inspire play every daywhether in our work environments alongside our talented colleagues or through our deep connections with our communities of players. We are a global team of game lovers who are developing publishing and innovating the games industry connecting millions of people around the world daily.

About the Role

As Production Director Live Operations you will own the operational health of MONOPOLY GO!s live game execution. This role oversees the systems teams and operational practices that enable the game to ship reliably perform consistently and respond quickly to the needs of both players and developers.

Youll lead the production strategy across Live Operations the LiveOps Calendar Live Performance and GameOps Tooling ensuring the organization can execute thousands of live changes safely while continually improving speed quality and operational efficiency.

This is not a role that operates solely from the executive level. We are looking for someone who is equally comfortable defining multi-year operational strategy as they are diving into release schedules incidents production bottlenecks tooling workflows and execution details. Youll know when to zoom out and shape the future of Live Operationsand when to roll up your sleeves to unblock a launch or improve a production workflow.

What Youll Do

Own Live Operations Excellence

• Lead production across Live Operations ensuring reliable execution of live events promotions game updates and operational releases.
• Own the operational health of the LiveOps organization balancing execution quality speed reliability scalability and team effectiveness.
• Ensure Live Operations consistently delivers outstanding player experiences while minimizing operational risk.

Lead the LiveOps Calendar

• Own governance of the LiveOps Calendar ensuring releases are well-planned coordinated prioritized and executable.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across Product Design Engineering Analytics Economy Design QA Localization CRM Marketing and Community teams.
• Balance competing priorities while maintaining a sustainable release cadence.

Drive GameOps Tooling Strategy

• Partner closely with Engineering and technical leadership to define the roadmap for Game Operations tooling.
• Ensure internal tools improve operational efficiency reliability visibility and automation across the organization.
• Champion investments that reduce manual work improve safety and enable LiveOps teams to scale.

Be Deeply Engaged in Execution

• Stay close enough to day-to-day execution to understand operational pain points firsthand.
• Jump into complex launches critical releases production escalations or live incidents when leadership is needed.
• Review schedules dependencies workflows and operational processesnot to micromanage but to ensure execution quality and remove systemic obstacles.

Shape Organizational Strategy

• Build long-term operational roadmaps aligned with the games growth.
• Drive capacity planning across Live Operations teams.
• Improve governance production frameworks and planning methodologies.
• Guide leadership through prioritization investment decisions and operational trade-offs.

Lead Through Influence

• Build trusted partnerships with senior leaders across Engineering Product Design Data Science and QA
• Align diverse stakeholder groups around shared operational goals.
• Influence without relying on organizational hierarchy.

Build High-Performing Teams

• Mentor Production Managers Producers and operational leaders.
• Raise the production maturity of the Live Operations organization.
• Foster a culture of accountability ownership transparency continuous improvement and operational excellence.

What Were Looking For

• Extensive experience leading Live Operations or Production within large-scale live service games.
• Demonstrated success operating as a Director-level production leader across complex organizations.
• Deep understanding of LiveOps execution release management operational planning and live game operations.
• Experience owning large operational calendars with frequent releases and multiple cross-functional dependencies.
• Strong understanding of incident management operational readiness risk mitigation and production governance.
• Experience partnering closely with engineering teams on internal production tools and operational platforms.
• Proven ability to improve production systems through automation tooling process improvements and operational metrics.
• Comfortable operating both strategically and tacticallyable to define long-term vision while remaining deeply engaged in execution when needed.
• Exceptional organizational leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Outstanding communication diplomacy conflict resolution and change management abilities.
• Demonstrated success leading organizational change and improving operational maturity across multiple teams.
• Experience supporting games with millions of players and high-frequency live content delivery.

AI Capability & Readiness

We believe AI can meaningfully transform how Live Operations organizations this role youll be expected to actively leverage AI-enabled tools to improve operational planning scheduling documentation communication incident response production analytics decision support and workflow automation.

We value leaders who continually experiment with emerging AI technologies to reduce operational overhead improve decision-making increase release quality and enable teams to move faster while maintaining exceptional standards of safety and execution.

Bonus Points

• Experience leading Live Operations for a top-performing mobile free-to-play title.
• Experience managing GameOps or LiveOps tooling organizations.
• Experience building operational dashboards and KPI frameworks.
• Experience with release governance deployment pipelines and operational automation.
• Experience implementing large-scale production transformations across global organizations.
• Familiarity with AI productivity platforms including Claude Codex Cursor ChatGPT or similar technologies.
• Experience leading globally distributed Live Operations teams across multiple time zones.

At Scopely we create games for everyone - and want to ensure that the people behind our games reflect that! We are committed to creating a diverse supportive work environment where everyone is treated with respect. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and welcome individuals from all backgrounds to join us & embrace the adventure!

About Scopely

Scopely is a leading video game and global interactive entertainment company home to many of the worlds most beloved and enduring experiences including two of the most successful mobile games of all-time MONOPOLY GO! and Pokémon GO along with Stumble Guys Star Trek Fleet Command MARVEL Strike Force WWE Champions the Scrabble franchise Yahtzee With Buddies and many others. Across mobile web PC and console Scopely creates develops publishes and live-operates one of the most diversified and award-winning portfolios in the games industry bringing hundreds of millions of players together through a shared love of play.

Founded in 2011 Scopely is powered by its exceptional team including thousands of world-class gamemakers around the globe a distinctive tenet-driven culture and its proprietary technology platform Playgami. Together these strengths have fueled Scopelys position as the #1 mobile games company in the U.S. and #2 globally generating more than $10 billion in lifetime revenue. Whether building global sensations like MONOPOLY GO! from the ground up or expanding through strategic acquisitions including the FoxNext GSN and Scopely Explore games businesses Scopely consistently delivers experiences players love today and return to for years to come.

Recognized multiple times as one of the 100 Most Influential Companies in the World by TIME magazine and one of Fast Companys Worlds Most Innovative Companies and Best Workplaces for Innovators Scopely believes that video games can be a force for good creating meaningful connections vibrant communities and making life better through play.

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