Live Ops Manager - MARVEL Strike Force at Scopely
United States
$91.3k - $140k
<p></p> <p>Scopely is looking for a <strong>Live Ops Manager</strong> to join our <strong>MARVEL Strike Force</strong> team in the US and Canada on a remote basis or Mexico City on a hybrid basis.</p> <p>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.</p> <p><strong>MARVEL Strike Force</strong> is Scopely's squad-based Hero Collector RPG, housing heroes and villains across the Marvel Universe.</p> <h3>What You Will Do</h3> <p>You will be the operational bridge between Live Ops strategy and high-quality in-game execution. You will gather requirements from the events and monetization teams, translate them into executable plans and configurable designs, and manage work across our Live Ops implementation partner. The role is accountable not only for accurate configuration, but also for ensuring that offers, events, milestones, and rewards remain complementary to the broader strategy and value proposition.</p> <ul> <li><strong>Translate Strategy into Execution: </strong>Turn high-level designs for offers, events, milestones, rewards, and other Live Ops components into clear Jira tickets, configuration specifications, acceptance criteria, and implementation plans</li> <li><strong>Manage the Implementation Partner: </strong>Prioritize, delegate, and track work across our Live Ops implementation partner, ensuring that owners, dependencies, timing, and escalation paths are clear</li> <li><strong>Own Execution Readiness:</strong> Maintain a reliable view of upcoming launches, confirm that requirements and assets are complete, and drive issues to resolution before they create player-facing or business risk</li> <li><strong>Provide Strategic and Value Quality Assurance:</strong> Review configured content for technical accuracy, player value, internal consistency, and alignment with the intended engagement and monetization strategy</li> <li><strong>Coordinate Across Live Ops: </strong>Gather direction from events and monetization product managers, resolve conflicts across overlapping workstreams, and ensure that individual components reinforce the overall monthly plan</li> <li><strong>Improve Operating Systems: </strong>Create and refine templates, checklists, documentation, and repeatable workflows that increase implementation speed, reduce errors, and make execution easier to scale</li> <li><strong>Use Data to Inform Delivery: </strong>Use performance data and player segmentation to understand the intent behind requirements, validate implementation choices, and support post-launch reviews</li> <li><strong>Accelerate Through Artificial Intelligence:</strong> Use artificial intelligence tools, including Codex and ChatGPT, to develop requirements, analyze data, create documentation, identify inconsistencies, and improve execution quality</li> </ul> <h3>What We're Looking For</h3> <ul> <li>3+ years experience in live operations, product operations, production, product management, or a comparable execution-focused role in mobile or free-to-play games</li> <li>A high-ownership, hardworking operating style and a strong desire to grow a career in mobile game product management</li> <li>Exceptional organization, follow-through, and attention to detail across multiple concurrent deadlines and workstreams</li> <li>Experience translating ambiguous or high-level direction into precise tickets, requirements, and acceptance criteria; familiarity with Jira is strongly preferred</li> <li>The judgment to evaluate both configuration accuracy and whether an implementation supports the intended player and business outcomes</li> <li>Comfort managing external partners or distributed implementation teams through clear delegation, prioritization, feedback, and escalation</li> <li>Strong analytical skills and comfort using data to inform events and monetization requirements; Structured Query Language (SQL) proficiency is preferred</li> <li>Demonstrated comfort using artificial intelligence tools to accelerate analysis, documentation, quality assurance, and workflow improvement</li> <li>Clear written and verbal communication with product, economy, analytics, production, and implementation partners</li> </ul> <p><strong>Bonus Points</strong></p> <ul> <li>Hands-on experience with SQL, BigQuery, Looker, or comparable analytics tools</li> <li>Experience designing milestone systems, event rewards, or progression-based monetization in a role-playing game or Hero Collector</li> <li>A deep understanding of the Marvel intellectual property and its player community</li> </ul> <p>Please ensure that the résumé/CV you attach is written in English.</p> <p></p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p>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.</p></div><div class="title">CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA Annual Salary Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$91,300</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>$140,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p> </p> <h3>About Scopely</h3> <p>Scopely is a leading video game and global interactive entertainment company, home to many of the world’s 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.</p> <p>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 Scopely’s 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.</p> <p>Recognized multiple times as one of the "100 Most Influential Companies in the World" by TIME magazine and one of Fast Company's "World's 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.</p> <p>Scopely has global operations and partners across four continents in more than a dozen countries worldwide. For more information, visit: <a href="https://www.scopely.com/">https://www.scopely.com/</a>. </p> <p>Notice to Candidates: Scopely will never request payment or financial information during the application or hiring process. Please apply only through our official <a href="http://scopely.com">website</a> and verify that all Talent Partner communications come from an email address ending in @<a href="http://scopely.com">scopely.com</a>.</p> <p>Should you have any questions or encounter any fraudulent requests/emails/websites, please immediately contact recruiting@scopely.com. Our job applicant privacy policies are available here: <a href="https://www.scopely.com/en/job-applicant-privacy-notice-for-ca-residents">California Privacy Notice</a> and <a href="https://www.scopely.com/en/eea-and-uk-job-applicant-privacy-notice">EEA/UK Privacy Notice</a>.</p> <p>Employment at Scopely is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications. Scopely does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.</p></div>
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