Niantic
Senior Director, Product - Live Game (Pokémon GO)
US - San Francisco, United States · Director
Sponsorship not specified$193k-$284kDetected 130 days ago
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About the role
- This role demands a deep understanding of live operations at global scale, data-driven decision making, and the creative vision to continually surprise and delight our players.
- For candidates in CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA, the annual salary range is provided below.
Responsibilities
- Define and Deliver Strategy: Partner with the Product Management and Data Science leadership to set long-term goals for engagement, retention, and monetization, grounded in both player insight and business priorities.
- Drive Operational Excellence: Build scalable processes for planning, executing, and measuring live events and content updates across global regions.
- Collaborate with The Pokémon Company (TPC and TPCi): Align on brand, IP integration, and content approvals to deliver authentic Pokémon experiences.
- Champion the Player Experience: Maintain a deep empathy for player sentiment and advocate for healthy game balance and fun at every stage of planning.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills across disciplines and partner organizations.
- 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.
- Whether building global sensations like "MONOPOLY GO!" from the ground up, or expanding through strategic acquisitions, including the FoxNext, GSN, and Scopely Explore games businesses - Scopely consistently delivers experiences players love today and return to for years to come.
- Scopely has global operations and partners across four continents in more than a dozen countries worldwide.
- Experience working with major IP partners is strongly preferred.
Requirements
- 12+ years of experience in live service game development, including 5+ years in a senior leadership or director-level role overseeing operations for large-scale global titles.
Nice to have
- Fluency in Japanese is a plus.
Skills
- Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Compensation
- For candidates in CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA, the annual salary range is provided below.
- CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA Annual Salary Range
- $193,000 - $284,000 USD
Benefits
- Lead the Live Game Organization: Oversee all aspects of Pokémon GO's live operations, including event design, in-game content cadence, economy health, seasonal frameworks, and feature integration.
- Own Business Health Metrics: Regularly track and report on KPIs to executive leadership.
Company info
- Align on brand, IP integration, and content approvals to deliver authentic Pokémon experiences.
- Mentor and Inspire Teams: Lead a multidisciplinary global team of Producers and Product Managers to deliver world-class live content.
- Foster Innovation: Identify new ways to keep Pokémon GO fresh, social, and relevant in an ever-evolving market, leveraging the breadth of existing systems and content in the game.
- What You Will Need
- Proven success managing complex, cross-functional teams in a live service environment.
- Deep understanding of player engagement loops, economy management, and event-driven retention strategies.
- Strong analytical mindset with comfort interpreting data to guide creative and operational decisions.
- Passion for Pokémon and Scopely's mission to connect people through real-world play.
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