QA Lead - Unannounced Project at Scopely

Scopely is looking for a QA Lead to join our unannounced project team in Barcelona on a hybrid basis, working three days a week from the hub. We can support with visa sponsorship and relocation assistance. At Scopely, we care deeply about what we do and aim to inspire play every day—whether in our work environments alongside 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. We are in the early stages of development on an ambitious, unannounced, cross-platform Strategy/MMO title, building a team of talented and passionate game makers to join us on this exciting journey. What You Will Do As QA Lead, you will coordinate and oversee quality efforts within your game area, ensuring comprehensive coverage and alignment across development teams. Reporting to the QA Manager, you will manage daily QA operations, define testing priorities, and ensure smooth collaboration between QA, production, design, and engineering. • Quality Leadership & Coordination: You will coordinate QA efforts within your game area, managing daily operations to ensure efficient testing, complete coverage, and alignment with project milestones. Acting as the primary QA point of contact, you’ll maintain clear communication with production, design, and engineering to deliver high-quality results on schedule • Team Management & Development: You will lead and mentor a team of QA Analysts, guiding their daily work and professional growth while fostering a collaborative, high-performing environment. You’ll set clear goals, promote accountability, and encourage continuous learning and improvement across the team • Planning & Execution: You will develop and maintain test plans and strategies aligned with design and technical requirements, overseeing execution across gameplay, systems, UI, and backend components. You’ll ensure consistent coverage across platforms, identifying gaps and adjusting resources as the project evolves • Cross-Functional Collaboration: You will collaborate with engineers, producers, and designers to integrate quality standards throughout development, from concept to release. Working with localization, deployment, and live ops teams, you’ll help validate updates and patches while coordinating with external QA partners to maintain consistent quality and delivery standards • Quality Insights & Continuous Improvement: You will analyze data and defect trends to identify risks and root causes, providing clear insights to project leadership. You’ll deliver concise QA reports on coverage and release readiness while driving process improvements, automation, and workflow optimizations to enhance overall efficiency • Release & Live Operations Support: You will lead release readiness testing to ensure stable, high-quality builds across all platforms. You’ll support incident triage, regression testing, and post-release analysis to maintain stability and performance while helping build a scalable QA framework that supports the project’s growth into live operations What We’re Looking For • 4+ years of QA experience in the video game industry, with at least 1–2 years in a coordination or lead role • Proven experience overseeing QA for complex gameplay systems or live service titles • Strong understanding of QA processes, methodologies, and risk-based testing approaches • Skilled in planning, scheduling, and coordinating QA efforts across multidisciplinary teams • Proficient in JIRA, Testmo, and version control or build management tools • Familiarity with Unity and experience testing across multiple platforms (mobile, PC, console) • Excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving skills • Ability to mentor and support QA team members while maintaining accountability and clear expectations • Experience collaborating with external QA partners or co-development studios • Based in or willing to relocate to Barcelona, with a hybrid schedule (3 days/week in-office) At Scopely, we create games for everyone - and want to ensure that the people behind our games reflect that! We are committed to creating a diverse, supportive work environment where everyone is treated with respect. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and welcome individuals from all backgrounds to join us & embrace the adventure! Employment at Scopely is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications. Scopely does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. About Scopely Scopely is a leading video game and global interactive entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most beloved and enduring experiences, including two of the most successful mobile games of all-time “MONOPOLY GO!” and “Pokémon GO,” along with “Stumble Guys,” “Star Trek™ Fleet Command,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” “WWE Champions,” the Scrabble® franchise, “Yahtzee® With Buddies,” and many others. Across mobile, web, PC, and console, Scopely creates, develops, publishes, and live-operates one of the most diversified and award-winning portfolios in the games industry — bringing hundreds of millions of players together through a shared love of play. Founded in 2011, Scopely is powered by its exceptional team — including thousands of world-class gamemakers around the globe, a distinctive tenet-driven culture, and its proprietary technology platform, Playgami. Together, these strengths have fueled Scopely’s position as the #1 mobile games company in the U.S. and #2 globally, generating more than $10 billion in lifetime revenue. Whether building global sensations like “MONOPOLY GO!” from the ground up, or expanding through strategic acquisitions, including the FoxNext, GSN, and Niantic games businesses — Scopely consistently delivers experiences players love today and return to for years to come. Recognized multiple times as one of the "100 Most Influential Companies in the World" by TIME magazine and one of Fast Company's "World's Most Innovative Companies" and “Best Workplaces for Innovators,” Scopely believes that video games can be a force for good — creating meaningful connections, vibrant communities, and making life better through play. Scopely has global operations and partners across four continents in more than a dozen countries worldwide. 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Scopely does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.