What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead, Corporate Strategy position at Scopely?
Scopely is seeking a high-leverage Corporate Strategy Lead to serve as a critical bridge between our company strategy, executive leadership, and our broader stakeholder ecosystem, including our Board of Directors and partners at Savvy Games Group / the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia. *This role will be located at HQ in Culver City, CA*
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 Will Do
In this role, you will be in the cockpit of one of the most scaled and diversified video games companies in the world, partnering with our co-CEOs as well as executives across finance, product, and operations on high-impact initiatives. You will help navigate board governance, strategic communications, multi-hundred million dollar capital allocation, and the long-term roadmap of the company
CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA Annual Salary Range
$161,500 - $238,000 USD
About Scopely
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.
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 Niantic 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 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.
Scopely has global operations and partners across four continents in more than a dozen countries worldwide. For more information, visit: https://www.scopely.com/.
Notice to Candidates: Scopely will never request payment or financial information during the application or hiring process. Please apply only through our official website and verify that all Talent Partner communications come from an email address ending in @scopely.com.
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: California Privacy Notice and EEA/UK Privacy Notice.
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.
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 Will Do
In this role, you will be in the cockpit of one of the most scaled and diversified video games companies in the world, partnering with our co-CEOs as well as executives across finance, product, and operations on high-impact initiatives. You will help navigate board governance, strategic communications, multi-hundred million dollar capital allocation, and the long-term roadmap of the company
- The Board Storyteller: Lead and partner on the end-to-end creation of Board-level and Board Committee materials (Audit and Risk; Nominations & Remunerations; Investment). You will translate financial KPIs, product milestones, and operational decisions into a cohesive, high-fidelity narrative via presentations, documents, executive talking points, etc.
- Stakeholder Ecosystem Liaison: Act as a key leader for shareholder deliverables. You will ensure all reporting, ad-hoc requests, and strategic updates are delivered with top-tier precision and attention to detail.
- Market & Competitor Intelligence: Partner with our market & product strategy teams to distill the most important trends in the entertainment and video games landscape. Report on M&A activity in the gaming space, emerging tech trends (e.g., AI in dev-ops, cross-platform shifts), and other industry trends that impact our business.
- Corporate Development Support: Partner with our corporate development team and executive leadership on live deals. This includes building investment thesis decks, synthesizing diligence read outs for our stakeholder ecosystem to digest, and summarizing/tracking integration plans.
- Governance & Approvals: Navigate corporate governance structures to shepherd major strategic initiatives from concept to formal approval.
- Business acumen and investment vocabulary: You hold a bachelor’s and/or MBA from a top-tier program and have 3–5 years of experience in Investor Relations, Management Consulting (e.g., McKinsey/BCG/Bain), or Investment Banking.
- A visual architect and storyteller: You don't just "make slides"—you build visual arguments. You have a mastery of data visualization and can simplify the complex "flywheel" of a games business into elegant, executive-ready layouts.
- Gaming fluent: You are passionate about the games industry, understand the competitive landscape, have familiarity with the top products on the market, and know the economics of mobile gaming (CPI, LTV, Retention).
- Adaptable & Low Ego: You thrive in a high-pressure, highly collaborative "strike team" environment where no task is too small and no deadline is too tight.
- Analytical, observant, and strategic, applying the right balance between data and qualitative information to craft cohesive narratives.
- Strong data and analytical expertise, knowledgeable and comfortable with financial P&Ls, and mobile or SaaS product KPIs.
- Strong competency with Google Slides and Powerpoint.
- Demonstrate deep fluency in AI tools and maintain focus on embedding AI into our team workflows. Fluency and/or keen interest in AI and applying it to your workflows as well as those of our team to uplevel operations and productivity.
- Experience working with senior executives in a fast-paced, agile environment. The ideal candidate will approach the job with a great sense of urgency, enjoy taking the initiative, thrive at juggling multiple priorities, and seamlessly shift gears as needed.
- A willingness and eagerness to roll up your sleeves and jump into the trenches, performing a wide range of duties to successfully drive projects across the finish line under tight deadlines and with a high standard of excellence and attention to detail.
- A mature and strong-minded individual who leans into receiving feedback is eager to grow and doesn’t shy away from being challenged.
CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA Annual Salary Range
$161,500 - $238,000 USD
About Scopely
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.
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 Niantic 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 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.
Scopely has global operations and partners across four continents in more than a dozen countries worldwide. For more information, visit: https://www.scopely.com/.
Notice to Candidates: Scopely will never request payment or financial information during the application or hiring process. Please apply only through our official website and verify that all Talent Partner communications come from an email address ending in @scopely.com.
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: California Privacy Notice and EEA/UK Privacy Notice.
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.
Salary : $161,500 - $238,000