Lead Systems Designer

About the company

• Scopely is a leading global interactive entertainment company behind titles such as MONOPOLY GO!, Pokémon GO, and Star Trek Fleet Command.
• The role joins the Star Trek Fleet Command team, a 4X MMO launched in 2018.

Responsibilities

• Own the standards, direction, and experiences defining player growth and mastery.
• Direct designers and UX specialists in crafting compelling experiences.
• Build and refine gameplay experiences focused on resource generation, spending, time gating, and power growth.
• Create systems that foster player agency and long-term investment.
• Manage and mentor designers in systems and economy design.
• Model economies and progression pacing using Excel and Google Sheets.
• Collaborate with Designers, Product Managers, Analysts, and Engineers.
• Evaluate performance using data, player feedback, and playtests.

Requirements

• 2+ years of game design leadership experience.
• Proven experience in F2P systems design and progression modelling.
• 8+ years designing systems or economies for live, F2P games (preferably MMO, 4X, or strategy).
• Confident people manager and mentor.
• Experience across concept, game progression, interface, monetisation, and retention.
• Mastery of spreadsheets for balancing power curves, pacing, and resource flow.
• Bonus: familiarity with SQL, scripting, or simulation tools; 4X genre experience.

Conditions

• Based in London on a hybrid basis.
• CV must be written in English.