Senior Director, Production

2 Months ago • All levels

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Job Description

As Senior Director of Production, you will lead production efforts, ensuring projects are delivered efficiently and effectively, meeting quality and budget targets. You will translate strategic vision into operational plans and guide the team through game development cycles. This involves strategic leadership, stakeholder communication, risk management, team management, product and production partnership, and setting the quality bar. You will spearhead the production of the game Monopoly GO! and work closely with the product director to meet set targets. You will ensure all parties are regularly informed about project status, milestones, and adjustments. You will also proactively identify potential risks in the production process and develop mitigation strategies.

Must have:

Experience in leading and managing cross-functional teams.
Amazing team leadership experience, inspiring high-performing teams.
Strategic thinker with the ability to manage long-term and short-term goals.

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Job Details

Scopely is looking for a Senior Director of Production to join our team based in Sevilla 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.

Monopoly GO! is a key franchise that has become one of Scopely’s largest games enjoyed by millions of players. The team is based in Europe and the US, and works every day to create captivating new experiences for our players.

What You Will Do

As Senior Director of Production you will spearhead our production efforts, ensuring our projects are delivered efficiently and effectively, meeting both quality and budget targets. You will be pivotal in translating the company’s strategic vision into operational plans and guiding your team through the complexities of game development cycles.

Strategic Leadership: In partnership with the Product Director, translate long-term product vision and objectives into a clear operation and action plan. Ensure that project goals, timelines, and deliverables are clearly communicated and understood across departments
Stakeholder Communication: Serve as the primary production contact for internal stakeholders and external partners. Ensure that all parties are regularly informed about project status, milestones, and adjustments
Risk Management: Proactively identify potential risks in the production process and develop mitigation strategies. Regularly review and adjust plans to navigate evolving project scopes and external dependencies. Identify major gaps in current workflows and foundational challenges in how the team operates as a whole, identifying & getting ahead of challenges, and directing leads in addressing complex issues / working to resolve them
Team Management: Build, mentor, and lead a team of production and coordinators, fostering a collaborative, high-performance work environment. Promote professional growth through targeted training and one-on-one mentoring
Product and Production Partnership: Responsible for seeing that the development partner and creative / product leadership are both set up for success when tackling the goals of the business -- must push for alignment in how the team accomplishes the goals, and do so in a way that is supportive of both Scopley and the developer as well as validating plans through the journey
Set the Quality Bar: Create a culture where production is a “force multiplier” – set the standard for what good looks like by supporting, facilitating, tracking, and overall multiplying the efforts of the team to achieve our goals through producing tangible outcomes

What We’re Looking For

Several years of experience leading and managing cross-functional teams that have established a track record of releasing games for mobile, PC, and console platforms that achieved or exceeded the goals the team set out with
Amazing team leadership experience, inspiring high-performing teams
Strategic thinker with a clear ability to manage long-term and short-term goals
Solid understanding of project management and software development methodologies
Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to motivate your teammates and influence without authority
Detail-oriented with a passion for excellence and innovation in the field of production
Experience with internal and external development teams; distributed development experience is critical

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

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