LiveOps QA Lead - Yahtzee! With Buddies

1 Month ago • 2 Years + • Live Ops

Job Summary

Job Description

The LiveOps QA Team Leader will manage a team of QA specialists, validating live configurations, promotions, and monetization activities for Android and iOS platforms. They will collaborate with various teams to ensure alignment on LiveOps activities, optimize QA processes, investigate production issues, and act as the final quality gatekeeper. The role involves managing vendor relationships, promoting operational excellence, and reporting to the Head of LiveOps Production.
Must have:
  • 2+ years of QA team management or leadership experience.
  • Experience in mobile gaming, particularly LiveOps or configuration-based QA.
  • Strong communication skills in written and verbal English.
  • Ability to handle multiple live activities under tight deadlines.
Good to have:
  • Prior experience in CRM tools or admin configuration systems.
  • Experience in SQL or scripting languages.
  • Experience in mobile LiveOps execution in a top-tier gaming company.
  • Hands-on experience with advanced Google Sheets usage.

Job Details

Scopely is looking for a LiveOps QA Team Leader to join our Yahtzee! With Buddies team either in Tel Aviv or in Barcelona on a hybrid basis.

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.

Yahtzee with buddies is one of our casual free-to-play mobile games and is a classic board game with a new look. The team is based in Barcelona and Israel, and works every day to create captivating new experiences for our players.

What You Will Do
  • Lead and Manage a team of LiveOps QA specialists working under an external vendor (offshore team), responsible for validating all live configurations, promotions, sales, A/B tests, and monetization activities across Android and iOS platforms.
  • Own the validation process for content created in our internal configuration tools (Backoffice System), ensuring accurate targeting, timing, and behavior before rollout.
  • Collaborate daily with Configuration, Product, Economy, Monetization, Art, and R&D teams to ensure business and technical alignment on all LiveOps activities.
  • Strengthen the working relationship with the external vendor, promoting operational excellence, visibility, and accountability across distributed teams.
  • Define, optimize, and improve QA processes, including test documentation, execution, and production monitoring to achieve operational excellence.
  • Investigate production issues, analyze logs, and validate fixes to minimize risks.
  • Act as the final quality gatekeeper, ensuring that all LiveOps activities meet the highest quality standards before release.
  • Report directly to the Head of LiveOps Production, ensuring visibility of team progress, challenges, and risks at all times.
What We’re Looking For
  • 2+ years of experience managing QA teams or leading QA efforts with ownership of deliverables and team mentoring.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field (preferred).
  • Experience in mobile gaming, preferably in LiveOps or configuration-based QA.
  • Proven ability to manage vendor relationships and offshore QA teams, driving accountability, visibility, and operational excellence.
  • Familiarity with in-game promotion validation, economy balancing, segmentation, and A/B testing.
  • Strong technical understanding of mobile platforms (iOS & Android) and backend/API interactions.
  • Experience with test documentation (STD, STP), test execution, and issue reporting.
  • Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to investigate issues, analyze logs, and query data (SQL is an advantage) to provide actionable insights.
  • Strong communication skills with excellent written and verbal English.
  • Detail-oriented, highly organized, and capable of handling multiple live activities under tight deadlines.
  • Proactive problem solver with a self-starter mentality and a can-do attitude.
  • A sharp, assertive, go-getter who thrives under pressure and embraces hard work.
  • Eagerness to continuously learn, improve workflows, and solve challenges in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
  • Flexible to support off-hours live operations when needed.
Bonus Points
  • Prior experience in CRM tools or admin configuration systems.
  • Experience in SQL or scripting languages.
  • Experience in mobile LiveOps execution in a top-tier gaming company.
  • Hands-on experience with advanced Google Sheets usage, including formulas, data validation, and automated test tracking.
  • Experience working with Jira or other task management tools.
At Scopely, we create games for everyone - and want to ensure that the people behind our games reflect that!  We are committed to creating a diverse, supportive work environment where everyone is treated with respect. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and welcome individuals from all backgrounds to join us & embrace the adventure!

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.

For more information on Scopely, visit: scopely.com

Notice to candidates: Scopely, Inc and its affiliates will never request payment or ask for financial information as a condition for applying to a position or receiving an offer of employment. All official Scopely, Inc. recruiters only use email domains that end with @scopely.com. 
 
Our official website is www.scopely.com. Please only apply to positions posted on our official website and ensure the recruiter only communicates via the official email domain. 

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.

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