Manager, Corporate Development

Scopely is seeking a Manager, Corporate Development to join our team and help drive our inorganic growth strategy in Culver City on a Hybrid basis.

At Scopely, we care deeply about inspiring play, every day - whether in our work environments alongside talented colleagues or through our deep connections with player communities. We are a global team of game lovers who develop, publish, and innovate the gaming industry, connecting millions of people worldwide daily.

The Corporate Development team is responsible for identifying, evaluating & executing M&A, investments and strategic partnerships to drive Scopely's inorganic growth strategy. This is a high-impact, strategic role on the team that will shape how we monitor and uncover new opportunities across the dynamic gaming ecosystem.

What you will do :

This role is critical to our efforts to identify, evaluate, and execute acquisitions and strategic partnerships with high-performing companies and assets in the interactive entertainment space. The ideal candidate will have strong intellectual curiosity to uncover leading products and teams in the interactive entertainment space, top tier business analysis and analytical skills to evaluate opportunities, a strong project management toolbox to manage due diligence efforts, and relentless drive to close high impact M&A and strategic deals.

This role reports to the Senior Director of Corporate Development and collaborates with cross-functional teams to source new opportunities, manage the deal pipeline, drive deal evaluation and execution, and enhance and evolve Scopely's corporate development strategy.

• Proactively monitor market trends, emerging opportunities, and the competitive landscape to help identify and source new corporate develop fment opportunities
• Build and maintain a robust industry intelligence network through regular engagement with internal stakeholders and external partners
• Manage and cultivate the corporate development pipeline to ensure the highest impact opportunities are surfaced, evaluated and progressed
• Evaluate corporate development deals, performing a broad range of qualitative and quantitative analyses including KPI analysis, financial modeling, deal structuring and valuation
• Develop strategic analyses and deal rationale presentations for potential opportunities to present to Scopely senior management
• Partner with Scopely cross-functional teams (e.g., Finance, Slate Development Group, Strategy, Product, Publishing, HR) on deal, due diligence, and integration efforts
• Evolve the ongoing processes, skill sets, and strategies to continue to build out our corporate development competencies

What you will need :

For candidates in CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA, the annual salary range is provided below. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for equity, bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare benefits, retirement benefits, pet insurance, paid holidays, paid Scopely free days, and unlimited paid time off. Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA Annual Salary Range

$125,800-$187,000 USD

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.

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