Scopely · 1 week ago
Lead Game Designer - Monopoly Go!
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$170K/yr - $253K/yr
5+ years expScopely is a global interactive entertainment company focused on mobile games, and they are seeking a Lead Game Designer for their Monopoly GO! game team. The role involves owning product features from concept to release, driving the creation of engaging minigames, and collaborating cross-functionally to enhance the gameplay experience.
Digital EntertainmentMobile AppsOnline GamesSoftwareVideo Games
Responsibilities
Own product features end-to-end — from early concept through release, live operations, and post-launch optimization
Drive the creation of new multiplayer social and/or solo minigames that expand player engagement and enrich the overall gameplay experience
Translate high-level product and franchise objectives into detailed, player-centric feature designs, ensuring clarity and alignment across teams
Create and maintain clear, comprehensive game and feature specifications, partnering closely with design to ensure documentation is complete, consistent, and actionable
Collaborate with design and UX, guiding the direction of designs and ensuring they reflect player needs, franchise goals, and business priorities (without directly managing designers day-to-day)
Work deeply cross-functionally with designers, artists, engineers, analysts, and producers to build high-quality features that meet both product and technical requirements
Provide ongoing feedback and implementation support, ensuring features progress smoothly through development and match the intended vision
Stay on top of market, genre, and competitive trends to shape an innovative, data-informed roadmap
Demonstrate strong leadership, influencing team direction, driving alignment, and elevating the quality of execution—beyond just generating ideas
Potentially mentor or partner closely with designers, with room to grow into management responsibilities over time
Qualification
Required
Passion for F2P Mobile Games: Enthusiastic about working on sophisticated F2P ecosystems, handling diverse player life cycles and spending behaviors
Experience & Qualifications: 5+ years in F2P mobile casual games
Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written skills; able to explain the “why” to align the team with the product vision; ability to thrive in global team environment
Project Management: Skilled at prioritizing high-impact initiatives, understanding trade-offs, anticipating risks, managing expectations, and ensuring quality deliverables
Feature Ownership: Exemplified experience in leading indirect reports toward shared goals
Design Expertise: Ability to build experiences that encourage positive player behavior, especially on features without comparables in the market
Quantitative Skills: Intermediate statistics; able to assess when and how to use data, translate product issues into analytics tasks, set hypotheses, interpret data optimally, and visualize it in Excel
Critical, Analytical, and Creative Thinking: Outcome-driven with a strong focus on execution and an ambitious mentality
Proven experience in building and supporting social gameplay mechanics
Benefits
Equity
Bonuses
Comprehensive benefits package
Healthcare benefits
Retirement benefits
Pet insurance
Paid holidays
Paid Scopely free days
Unlimited paid time off
Company
Scopely
Scopely is an entertainment and video game company that creates, publishes, and live-operates immersive games.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Scopely has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (16)
2024 (18)
2023 (16)
2022 (16)
2021 (25)
2020 (22)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$998.5MKey Investors
NewView CapitalRevolution GrowthAnthem Venture Partners
2023-04-05Acquired
2021-10-18Secondary Market
2020-12-11Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Javier Ferreira
Co-CEO
Walter Driver
Co-Founder, Chairman & Co-CEO
Recent News
2026-01-16
PocketGamer.biz
2026-01-16
Company data provided by crunchbase