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. 

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

• Proven track record of deal execution
• At least 5+ years of experience in corporate development, investment banking, private equity and/or venture capital
• Top tier analytical prowess
• Strong financial modeling, data analysis, market analysis, research and valuation skills
• Experience analyzing large data sets to extract key insights
• Experience sourcing and evaluating corporate development opportunities
• Strong presentation and communication skills; comfortable engaging with all levels in the organization, including senior management
• Ability to multi-task, operate under time pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Collaborative mindset and ability to work with cross-functional teams across the company
• Self-starter with the drive to continuously pursue new corporate development opportunities for Scopely
• Experience in the video game industry preferred
• Undergraduate degree from a leading academic institution with strong academic performance