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Scopely, a leading video game and interactive entertainment company, is seeking a Director of Senior Employment Counsel to provide strategic and tactical legal guidance on global employment matters. This role partners closely with the People Team, Legal department, and executive leadership to ensure compliance with employment laws across multiple jurisdictions, mitigate legal risk, and support the business on all aspects of employment relations.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing expert employment law counsel across multiple regions, with particular expertise required in Europe, Middle East, and Asia (Spain, India, UK, Ireland, Israel, Portugal, Switzerland, Turkey, Germany), with potential support for additional regions
- Serving as a trusted advisor to the People Team and business leaders on employee relations, risk mitigation, and complex workplace issues
- Supporting Talent and Compensation teams in creating employment documentation and offer letters
- Managing employment litigation and dispute resolution, including oversight of outside counsel
- Developing and updating region-specific policies, handbooks, contracts, and procedures
- Advising on strategic workforce planning, organizational design, restructuring, and M&A activity
- Providing guidance on works councils, unions, and collective bargaining agreements across supported regions
- Monitoring regional legal developments and proactively adjusting policies to maintain compliance
- Delivering timely, practical, business-focused legal guidance across multiple jurisdictions
Scopely is the #1 mobile games company in the U.S. and #2 globally, with a portfolio including MONOPOLY GO!, Pokémon GO, Stumble Guys, and many other beloved titles. The company has generated over $10 billion in lifetime revenue and operates globally across four continents in more than a dozen countries.
Requirements:
- Law degree with admission to practice in at least one jurisdiction
- Minimum 14 years of progressive experience in global employment law
- Proven success advising on complex, cross-border employment issues in a global, matrixed environment
- Strong collaboration and communication skills with ability to influence senior stakeholders
- Strategic thinking combined with hands-on execution capability and deep understanding of risk management
- Excellent negotiation skills and resilience in partnering with the business
- Fluency in English required; professional proficiency in Spanish highly desirable; additional languages a plus
- Prior in-house and M&A experience preferred
- Experience in technology and/or games industry a plus
