Director, India Corporate Operations

Scopely; Bengaluru Urban; Presencial; INR 4.500.000 - 7.500.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Scopely in Bengaluru is seeking a Director, India Corporate Operations to lead culture, employee experience and operational excellence for the India studio. You will partner with global People, Finance, Legal, IT and Workplace teams to localize initiatives and ensure compliant, high‑performing operations.

You will serve as organizational integrator across game teams and functions, drive cross‑studio alignment, and shape scalable processes while balancing global guidelines with India needs.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Experience leading corporate operations or People/Operations at scale.
• Experience in gaming/tech industry is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Own and evolve Scopely India’s culture and employee experience.
• Design and run programs to build connection, belonging, and engagement across teams.
• Convene internal community‑building forums and events to foster culture.
• Partner with People and Talent Acquisition to improve onboarding and career growth.
• Measure organizational health via annual employee engagement data and drive actions.
• Represent India workplace needs in global planning.

Educación

Bachelor’s degree

Descripción del empleo

Scopely is looking for a Director, India Corporate Operations to join our team in Bangalore!

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.

About the Role

We are seeking a strategic, operationally excellent leader to build and lead the Corporate Operations function for Scopely India.

This leadership role is central to maintaining and evolving the cultural foundation of the company, shaping our presence and perception in India, and ensuring operational excellence in collaboration with its local and global counterparts. You will own culture and employee experience for Scopely India, and serve as the organizational integrator across the game teams and functions represented in the Bangalore studio. You will partner across Scopely’s global People, Legal, Finance, IT, Workplace and Communications teams while bringing India‑specific needs and values to the table to localize global initiatives and ensure smooth execution across the business. You will work cross‑functionally to ensure that Scopely operates compliantly in India and is represented at the highest standard in the market, while building Scopely’s reputation as a premier destination for the industry’s top game‑making talent.

This is a critical executive role that not only ensures operational excellence, but also strengthens employee engagement, cultural evolution, and organizational efficiency. The ideal candidate will balance global alignment with local needs, ensuring that the Bangalore team continues to thrive with its unique culture while meeting international standards and goals.

What you’ll do

Culture & Employee Experience

• Own and evolve Scopely India’s culture, in co‑stewardship with local product and functional leaders
• Design and run programs that build connection, belonging, and engagement across teams and disciplines (e.g., Product, Engineering, Design, Art)
• Design, convene and execute internal community‑building forums — all‑hands meetings, celebration moments, knowledge‑sharing and innovation events, hackathons, mentorship, etc. — as instruments of culture
• Partner with People and Talent Acquisition to improve the employee experience from onboarding through career growth
• Measure organisational health through annual employee engagement data and drive action on what it shows
• Represent India workplace needs — space, build‑out, lease and service matters — in global planning

Organizational Effectiveness & Leadership Alignment

• Serve as the organizational integrator for India: surface cross‑studio issues, drive them to resolution, and improve how information and context flow across teams and functions
• Convene and drive alignment and action on cross‑cutting topics such as return‑to‑office adherence
• Ensure that all functional teams supporting India — People, IT, Finance, Legal, Workplace, Talent Acquisition, etc. — operate as one cohesive support system rather than disconnected verticals
• Partner with GMs and functional leaders as a neutral, objective advisor on organisational structure and ways of working
• Build systems, processes and ownership models so the organization runs well at scale

People Leadership

• Serve as a senior local partner to global and local People teams with respect to India‑specific employee policies and programs, ensuring India’s context is represented in global decisions
• Partner with game teams, functional teams and People to promote talent development, internal mobility and retention of key talent
• Act as a local escalation path for cultural and organizational concerns, handing employee relations matters for decision and resolution in partnership with our People and Employee Relations teams
• Partner with People and Finance teams employment compliance matters — labor practice, payroll process and statutory employer obligations — ensuring India requirements are visible, current and actioned; stewart, escalates and own labour compliance matters as appropriate

Scopely India Brand & Enablement

• Partner with Recruiting and global People to strengthen Scopely India’s employer value proposition and candidate experience
• Build relationships with and represent Scopely India with universities, industry bodies and professional communities to support talent pipelines, internships and employee engagement
• Identify and secure opportunities for Scopely to engage in India’s gaming, tech and entertainment industry, raising the company’s external profile and employer brand proposition

Global, Cross‑Functional Leadership Bridge

• Act as the first‑stop local counterpart for Scopely’s global teams, enabling clear and responsive collaboration across time zones and functions
• Adapt global initiatives thoughtfully for local relevance and effectiveness, ensuring alignment with Scopely’s broader vision while tailoring execution to India’s market and cultural context
• Represent Scopely India’s presence and voice within the global organisation and bring global context back to India

What We’re Looking For

• Demonstrated track record of leadership in corporate operations, organisational development, workplace or studio operations, or a People‑adjacent leadership function in a gaming, tech or product‑led organization
• Experience operating within a global organization and/or representing a local market to international leadership
• Demonstrated ability to lead significant cross‑functional change without direct authority and manage across senior stakeholders
• Strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
• Ability to build strong relationships with all personality types at all levels, able to navigate difficult conversations or situations and eradicate politics
• Working knowledge of Indian employment practice and statutory employer obligations sufficient to partner credibly with Legal, Finance and People
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical and execution skills; able to move between building systems and working the details
• Project management skills with the ability to set goals and prioritise programmes
• High integrity people‑centric mindset and attention to operational excellence
• Entrepreneurial mindset; eagerness to roll up your sleeves and jump into the trenches, performing a wide range of duties to successfully drive projects with a high standard of excellence
• Bachelor’s degree required

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in gaming, technology or entertainment
• Established relationships across India’s technology or gaming ecosystem
• Track record in change management and organisational design
• Experience building employer brand, industry and/or media relationships in India
• Experience with internal communications or culture programmes at scale
• MBA or equivalent experience

About Scopely

Scopely is a leading video game and global interactive entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most beloved and enduring experiences, including two of the most successful mobile games of all‑time “MONOPOLY GO!” and “Pokémon GO,” along with “Stumble Guys,” “Star Trek™ Fleet Command,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” “WWE Champions,” the Scrabble® franchise, “Yahtzee® With Buddies,” and many others. 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.

Founded in 2011, Scopely is powered by its exceptional team — including thousands of world‑class gamemakers around the globe, a distinctive tenet‑driven culture, and its proprietary technology platform, Playgami. Together, these strengths have fueled Scopely’s position as the #1 mobile games company in the U.S. and #2 globally, generating more than $10 billion in lifetime revenue. 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.

Recognized multiple times as one of the “100 Most Influential Companies in the World” by TIME magazine and one of Fast Company’s “World’s Most Innovative Companies” and “Best Workplaces for Innovators,” Scopely believes that video games can be a force for good — creating meaningful connections, vibrant communities and making life better through play.

Scopely has global operations and partners across four continents in more than a dozen countries worldwide. For more information, visit: https://www.scopely.com/.

Employment at Scopely is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications. Scopely does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.