Scopely is looking for a smart, technically strong, and process-adaptive QA Lead to join our Royal Lounge Casino team in Bangalore on a hybrid basis.

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What You Will Do

Own end-to-end quality strategy for your cluster, ensuring high confidence releases and strong player experience across all pods
Build, lead, and scale a high-performing QA team, including hiring, mentoring, and driving performance excellence
Demonstrate excellence in team management, task management, and cross-pod coordination, ensuring optimal planning, prioritization, and execution across multiple workstreams
Define and drive test strategy, coverage, and risk-based validation approaches across features, content, and technical initiatives
Champion a shift-left approach, actively contributing during design and early development phases to identify risks, gaps, and quality concerns
Approach validation with a product and player-first mindset, evaluating features not just from a QA perspective but from an end-user and business impact standpoint
Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Design, and Art to influence quality decisions, ensuring alignment with player expectations and business goals
Establish, maintain, and analyze quality metrics and reports (defect leakage, coverage, cycle time, live issues), ensuring data is tracked effectively and used to drive continuous improvement
Own release quality and risk assessment, providing clear recommendations and participating in Go/No-Go decisions
Drive automation and efficiency initiatives, including leveraging modern tools and exploring AI-driven approaches to improve scalability and effectiveness
Manage and collaborate with external QA partners, ensuring clear expectations, high-quality output, and effective utilization
Maintain strong visibility across stakeholders by proactively communicating progress, risks, and blockers

What We're Looking For

5+ years of QA experience, including 3+ years in a QA leadership or people-management role
Proven ability to build, lead, mentor, and upskill QA teams while driving performance and accountability
Strong experience in team planning, task prioritization, capacity management, and cross-functional coordination across multiple pods or workstreams
Ability to balance strategic QA leadership with hands-on testing, debugging, and critical release validation
Strong understanding of modern QA practices, including risk-based testing, shift-left testing, test strategy, and continuous improvement.
Product-oriented and player-centric mindset, with the ability to assess quality from user experience, business impact, and release-risk perspectives
Experience defining, tracking, and using quality metrics, dashboards, and reports to drive decisions and improvements
Experience owning release quality, risk assessments, and providing clear Go/No-Go recommendations
Strong stakeholder management, communication, problem-solving, and ability to communicate risks, progress, and blockers proactively
Deep familiarity with Jira, test management systems, defect management, and QA reporting tools

Bonus Points

Experience in mobile gaming, casual games, or live-service environments
Strong gaming mindset and understanding of player behaviour, engagement mechanics, progression, rewards, and LiveOps
Prior experience testing Slots, Casino, or casino-style games
Experience managing or collaborating with external, offshore, or vendor QA teams
Exposure to automation frameworks, test automation strategy, and AI-driven testing approaches