Senior Director, Head of Mobile
Scopely
Sales & Business Development
United States
USD 223k-281,400 / year + Equity
Posted on Jul 10, 2025
Scopely is seeking a Senior Director, Head of Mobile to lead mobile product strategy and execution for an upcoming AAA, cross-platform competitive title.
This is a pivotal leadership role reporting to the General Manager. You will be accountable for ensuring we deliver a world-class experience on mobile– from live service and metagame systems, to onboarding, publishing needs, and more. You’ll collaborate closely with our external development partner on the core mobile experience, and lead a mobile-focused team within Scopely driving product, liveops, and publishing for mobile.
At Scopely, we care deeply about what we do and want to inspire play, every day - whether 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 mobile games industry, connecting millions of people around the world daily.
What You’ll Do
- Define the end-to-end mobile strategy for this cross-platform title, ensuring alignment with overall game vision, go-to-market strategy, business goals, and platform strengths.
- Drive leadership and collaborate across disciplines to support key mobile-focused features and product adaptations (e.g. onboarding, live operations, CRM, and retention systems.)
- Partner with Publishing, UA, and Marketing to shape mobile-specific acquisition strategies, app store optimization, and CRM programs.
- Lead roadmap planning and prioritization for mobile, in coordination with Production and other disciplines.
- Collaborate with our external development partner to ensure high-quality execution of mobile-specific gameplay, controls, UX, and visual fidelity.
- Guide decision-making with data-driven insights, player feedback, and market trends; define and track key mobile KPIs such as Time To Fun, retention, etc.
- Ensure cross-play competitiveness and fairness, working with design and data teams to support input-aware matchmaking and platform-aware ranking logic.
- Monitor and respond to mobile platform trends, ensuring Catalyst remains at the forefront of mobile innovation and player expectations.
- Advocate for mobile player experience in all phases of development, launch, and live service operations.
What We’re Looking For
- 10+ years in product or platform leadership roles in the mobile gaming industry, ideally with experience in competitive or midcore live-service games
- Proven success shipping and scaling high-quality mobile experiences, preferably with AAA-style production values and global reach
- Strong product sense, with fluency in player behavior, UX, platform capabilities, monetization, live ops, and performance optimization
- Experience collaborating with or overseeing external development partners
- Strategic thinker with deep understanding of cross-platform ecosystems and player segmentation
- Skilled communicator and collaborator, capable of aligning stakeholders across disciplines and levels
- Passion for pushing the boundaries of what mobile can be—and making it a true competitive advantage in a cross-platform ecosystem
For candidates in CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA, the annual salary range is provided below. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for equity, bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare benefits, retirement benefits, pet insurance, paid holidays, paid Scopely free days, and unlimited paid time off. Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA Annual Salary Range
$223,000—$281,400 USD
About Us
Scopely is a global interactive entertainment and mobile-first video game company, home to many top, award-winning experiences such as "MONOPOLY GO!," “Star Trek™ Fleet Command,” “Stumble Guys,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” and “Yahtzee® With Buddies,” among others.
Scopely creates, publishes, and live-operates immersive games that empower a directed-by-consumer™ experience across multiple platforms--from mobile, web, PC and beyond.
Founded in 2011, Scopely is fueled by a world-class team and a proprietary technology platform Playgami that supports one of the most diversified portfolios in the games industry.
Recognized multiple times as one of Fast Company’s “World’s Most Innovative Companies,” Scopely is a multi-billion-dollar business due to its ability to create long-lasting game experiences that players enjoy for years.
Scopely has global operations in more than a dozen markets across Asia, EMEA, and North America, and is home to many internal game development teams, referred to as Scopely Studios, with additional game studio partners across four continents.
Scopely was acquired by Savvy Games Group in July 2023 for $4.9 billion, and is now an independent subsidiary of Savvy.
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