Director, Corporate Operations - India

Scopely is looking for a Director, Corporate Operations - India 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 organizational 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 organizational 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, escalate and own labor 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 organization, and bring global context back to India

What We’re Looking For

• Demonstrated track record of leadership in corporate operations, organizational 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 prioritize programs
• 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 organizational design
• Experience building employer brand, industry, and/or media relationships in India
• Experience with internal communications or culture programs at scale
• MBA or equivalent experience