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Scopely

Creates and runs games with ongoing updates

Director of Product

Product ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeTokyo, JapanNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 8 years of product leadership experience in free-to-play mobile games.
  • A proven track record of operating and growing successful live service games after launch.
  • Demonstrated success defining product strategy and shipping features that deliver measurable KPI impact.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and evolve a winning product thesis that differentiates a game through deep player understanding, market insight, competitive analysis, and continuous experimentation.
  • Deep understanding of game economy, LiveOps, experimentation, product analytics, and player behavior.
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams across Product, Design, Engineering, Production, Marketing, and Analytics.
  • Demonstrated ability to design and implement AI-powered workflows, custom tools, and automation that measurably improve personal productivity, team effectiveness, and product development velocity while enabling higher-quality product decisions.
  • Ability to influence across disciplines, build alignment, and lead through collaboration rather than authority.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English and Japanese.

Responsibilities

  • Own the long-term product strategy, KPI framework, and success metrics for Pikmin Bloom.
  • Partner closely with the General Manager and Leadership Team to translate the game’s vision into a compelling product strategy and roadmap.
  • Develop and continuously refine a winning product thesis grounded in player insight, market understanding, competitive analysis, and long-term differentiation.
  • Collaborate with Design, Production, Engineering, Marketing, Analytics, and LiveOps to deliver gameplay experiences that improve both player satisfaction and business performance.
  • Establish a high bar for product thinking by reviewing, improving, and occasionally creating Product Briefs, product strategies, and feature proposals.
  • Drive data-informed decision making through experimentation, market analysis, audience sizing, player research, and competitive insights.
  • Define strategies that strengthen engagement, retention, monetization, and long-term player value while maintaining the game’s creative vision.
  • Partner with LiveOps leadership to ensure every feature meaningfully contributes to seasonal planning, content strategy, and the long-term health of the game.
  • Build scalable product management practices, operating models, and decision-making frameworks that improve execution across the organization.
  • Foster a player-centric, outcome-oriented product culture built on curiosity, collaboration, continuous learning, and excellence.
  • Proactively leverage AI to accelerate player research, competitive analysis, experimentation, and product strategy development; continuously explore emerging AI capabilities to strengthen the team’s winning thesis, improve product quality, and enable faster, better-informed product decisions.
  • Work in the office on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday each week.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience leading Product Management for a globally operated free-to-play mobile game.
  • Experience developing long-term product strategies for games with large, highly engaged player communities.
  • Experience with geolocation-based, AR, or outdoor gaming experiences.
  • Experience partnering with major entertainment or gaming IP holders.
  • Deep understanding of seasonal LiveOps, experimentation, and player lifecycle management.
  • Experience in adjacent disciplines such as Game Design, UX, Analytics, LiveOps, or Production.
  • Familiarity with Pikmin Bloom, Pokémon GO, Monster Hunter Now, or similar live service games.

About the Company

Scopely

Creates and runs games with ongoing updates

Scopely develops, publishes and operates video games for players on mobile devices, computers and consoles. Its portfolio includes MONOPOLY GO!, made in partnership with Hasbro, and location-based games such as Pokémon GO, whose teams joined its Scopely Explore business. Game teams add events, social features and content updates so players can keep returning to the same game over time. Many titles are free to start and earn money through optional in-game purchases, supported by the proprietary Playgami platform and shared publishing services across owned and partner studios. Scopely was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Culver City, California.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Acquired
Total funding
$998.8M
Headquarters
Culver City, CA
Founded
2011

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