UX Designer

Job Details

Role: Principal UX designer - Monopoly GO!
Location: Seville, Spain (Hybrid)
Company: Scopely

Role Overview

Scopely is looking for a Principal UX designer to join the Monopoly GO! team. This role involves partnering with product and development teams to create new gameplay experiences for a major casual game franchise enjoyed by millions.

What You Will Do

• Own the end-to-end UX strategy and execution for a product area, driving initiatives independently from discovery through implementation.
• Identify opportunities to improve the player experience through product thinking, player insights and data.
• Lead discovery initiatives to deepen understanding of player behaviors, motivations, and opportunities.
• Drive ideation of new concepts, facilitating workshops, brainstorming sessions, conceptual designs, and prototypes to validate ideas early.
• Create innovative player experiences while balancing creativity with product goals, technical constraints, and production realities.
• Help evolve UX frameworks, principles, and design patterns that promote consistency, scalability, and high-quality player experiences across the game.
• Champion user research as an essential part of the UX process, partnering with Research to identify risks, define learning objectives, and translate findings into product decisions.
• Deliver high-quality designs, prototypes, and documentation that clearly communicate the intended player experience to Product, Engineering, and Art.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships, proactively driving alignment and helping teams navigate ambiguity to reach the best player-focused solutions.
• Contribute to the growth of the UX discipline by sharing knowledge, raising quality standards, and helping build a collaborative design culture.

What We’re Looking For

• 8+ years of experience designing user experiences for games.
• Proven track record of creating impactful gameplay features with deep expertise in game mechanics, player motivations, progression systems, rewards, and player psychology.
• Strong product thinking, with the ability to balance player needs, business goals, and technical constraints when making design decisions.
• Experience independently owning complex product areas and driving work forward.
• Expertise creating prototypes to validate ideas, identify risks early, and iterate quickly.
• Ability to seamlessly move between tactical execution and strategic thinking, ensuring day-to-day design decisions support broader product goals.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to challenge assumptions constructively, influence decisions through collaboration, and build alignment across disciplines.
• Highly collaborative designer who proactively shares ideas, seeks feedback, and contributes positively to team culture.
• Strong communication, diplomacy, and relationship building skills, with the ability to navigate disagreements professionally while keeping player experience at the center of decision making.
• Comfortable working in ambiguity, proactively identifying opportunities, and taking ownership to move initiatives forward.
• Passion for mentoring, raising craft quality, and contributing to the continuous improvement of the UX discipline.

Company Information

Scopely is a leading video game and global interactive entertainment company. Its portfolio includes titles such as MONOPOLY GO!, Pokémon GO, Stumble Guys, Star Trek Fleet Command, MARVEL Strike Force, WWE Champions, the Scrabble franchise, and Yahtzee With Buddies.

• Founded: 2011
• Technology Platform: Playgami
• Market Position: #1 mobile games company in the U.S. and #2 globally.
• Culture: Tenet-driven, focused on creating meaningful connections and vibrant communities through play.
• Recognition: Recognized 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."

Employment Policy

Employment at Scopely is based solely on merit and qualifications. Scopely does not discriminate against any employee or applicant based on race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law. The company also considers qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law.