Job Description
GSN Games (A Scopely Company) is looking for a General Manager & VP (F2P Games) to join our Bingo Bash team in Bangalore | Europe!
About Scopely: ( GSN Games, part of Scopley since 2021)
Founded in 2011, Scopely (www.scopely.com) is one of the fastest-growing private mobile games companies today, having tripled revenues from 2018 to 2020. The company has one of the most diverse mobile games portfolios in the industry with success across both casual and core games—from social player vs player (PVP) to mid-core role-playing games (RPG) to massively multiplayer online (MMO) strategy— and is known for its ability to build loyal and engaged player communities with a dedication to long-term, player-first experiences. It is Home to many top-grossing, award-winning franchises including “Star Trek™ Fleet Command,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” “Scrabble® GO,” “WWE Champions” and “Yahtzee® With Buddies,” among others.
It’s proprietary technology platform Playgami supports one of the most diversified portfolios in the mobile 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 is fueled by a world-class team and has global operations in Australia, Boston, Barcelona, Bengaluru, Boulder, Dublin, London, Kyiv, Los Angeles, Palo Alto, Seoul, Seville, Shanghai, Singapore, San Francisco, Tokyo, Washington D.C., with additional game studio partners in seven countries across four continents.
Scopely acquired GSN Games from Sony Pictures Entertainment in October 2021 and subsequently GSN Games' successful free-to-play mobile game titles: Tiki Solitaire Tripeaks, Bingo Bash and GSN Casino are an important part of Scopely’s portfolio.
About Bingo Bash:
Bingo Bash is a highly successful game & game studio, with revenues c. $90m and a team growing to ~170 from 125 during 2022. Bingo Bash has amassed > 80M downloads to date, has > 5M fans on Facebook and a massive amount of daily active users. It is the biggest video game from India to date (measured by revenue) and the world’s #2 social bingo game.
The business is highly international with team members from India, the US, Israel, Ukraine, and Barcelona. Here you will work on a top-grossing F2P game, with significant and growing daily revenues, and enjoy the presence of a global team.
What You’ll Do:
The Studio GM & VP will be responsible for owning and driving the studio’s vision, as well as managing multiple international relationships in alignment with the strategies of Scopely and the Bingo Bash product.
Priorities will change over time in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Embody P&L ownership for Bingo Bash and be accountable for strategic decisions on product strategy, staffing, resource allocation, organizational structure and overall performance.
- Drive the strategy of the game and business plan from early feature and content production to live operations, validating that we are hitting core KPI’s, staying on budget, and meeting milestones/deadlines.
- Understand the “big picture” of the game; actively make decisions that balance tradeoffs and keep in mind quality and risk. You will be responsible for seeing the game through the eyes of the player and ensuring the team creates a stellar experience, while remaining aligned with business goals.
- Be the vision holder for the studio, ensuring alignment across the organization and with external partners. Empower our diverse talent to execute against a clearly defined and communicated vision.
- Deliver timely and regular feedback to ensure the game and the team are always growing and improving.
- Create a culture of individual discipline, accountability and open communication.
- Tackle the obstacles. When roadblocks come up, you will be the “go-to” person for removing impediments. Identify and remove any obstacles that block the progress of your team – from logistical issues to differences of opinion to changes in-game requirements based on live data or organizational priorities.
- Build passion and momentum. Communicate your vision within your team, across Scopely and externally to players.
- Attract, develop, inspire, and lead high performers, creating a culture that motivates and retains the world-class talent required for success.
- Look for new opportunities in developing areas of the real gaming/competition games market, using advanced technologies, Scopely resources as well as a deep understanding of the ever-evolving market.
- Work in deep partnership with central groups, leveraging consumer insights and market feedback, as well as platform and channel expertise to drive effective, go-to-market strategies.
- Success in the role will include:
- Building out a core team to support the main operations in Bangalore, Tel Aviv and Kyiv.
- Aligning the core product with the expectations of the customers and staying ahead of trends in mobile.
- Delivering strong top and bottom-line improvements through organic growth (with a focus on product) and potentially inorganic growth. The business has significant upside potential, proven by significant increases in both new and tenured player $ LTV over the last two years.
- The role could be based in India (preferably Bangalore) or Europe and will report to the SVP, Wilhelm Taht.
- The candidate will be expected to travel.
About You:
- The successful candidate will have a strong mix of creative, technical, innovative and managerial experience from the real gaming/competitive games space.
- 10+ years experience managing significant sized P&Ls; prior leadership experience, including significant exposure to C-suite.
- Strong record and accomplishment overseeing and launching F2P games.
- Adaptable with the ability to collaborate and efficiently lead a mildly distributed team, without dictating.
- Balance of creative; innovative flair rooted in strong commercial acumen.
- Sees the big picture and can articulate it to others while also developing, inspiring and leading high performers within the group.
- Enjoys an interactive and agile work environment and collaborates well with various work styles.
- Exceptional interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, the ability to project manage and work effectively under deadlines and in complex business environments.
Setting Strategy: The next ~ 6 months are set from a strategic point of view, with little room to change the course (more details will be discussed with the candidate).
The candidate must show a clear ability for setting a compelling vision of how to best position Bingo Studio to realize its full potential. Ability to communicate the vision in persuasive terms which inspires, supports, and leads to successful implementation. Ability to leverage insights and data to identify and anticipate future market opportunities and problems. Ability to proactively develop strategies to address them.
Executing for Results: Known for setting compelling goals and delivering impressive results and making it happen with urgency. Rigorously holds oneself and others accountable for achieving high levels of individual and organizational performance. Demonstrable track record of excellence in driving top-line and bottom-line results, including maximizing ROI.
Leading Teams: A strong and convincing leader who can build and inspire high-performing teams. Strong influencing skills in written and oral communications. Possess a high degree of balance between personal confidence and willingness to listen and partner. Able to influence, shape and drive dialogue by building buy-in & alignment across the organization. Leads others to drive results; translates overarching business goals into specific objectives for each team member.
Entrepreneurial: Bias for action; quickly seizes opportunities; spots and capitalizes on trends. Sense of urgency and infuses that in others; “hungry” to make things happen. Changes tactics quickly midstream to maximize returns. Decisive. Possesses "big picture" perspective while rolling up his/her sleeves; does whatever it takes to get the job done. Comfort with ambiguity.
More About Our Benefits:
Our ability to build immersive and innovative worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for employees- we’ve got our employees covered.