Niantic

Niantic

Senior Director, Product - Live Game (Pokémon GO)

US - San Francisco, United States · Director

Sponsorship not specified$193k-$284kDetected 5 days ago
Data ScienceStakeholder ManagementCadenceLeadershipCommunication

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.
  • As Senior Director of Live Game, you will define and lead the end-to-end live operations strategy, ensuring Pokémon GO continues to thrive as a dynamic, evolving, and culturally relevant experience for years to come.
  • 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.

Requirements

  • Should you have any questions or encounter any fraudulent requests/emails/websites, please immediately contact recruiting@scopely.com.
  • 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

  • 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.
  • Experience working with major IP partners is strongly preferred.
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