Principal Data Analyst

The role

This person will set the analytics strategy for one or more games and lead complex, ambiguous projects from problem framing to business impact. They will model and predict player behavior using Zynga's data, and mentor analysts and advise senior leaders.

What you will do

• Define and shape the analytics strategy for one or more games
• Identify high-impact, ambiguous problems and drive them to measurable business outcomes
• Implement and advocate for novel analytical methods such as statistical modelling, ML and causal inference
• Own architecture-level decisions on modelling, data infrastructure or measurement frameworks
• Deliver projects that substantially move core game metrics
• Influence senior and executive leadership through data-driven storytelling
• Mentor and develop senior and junior analysts
• Build scalable data platforms, frameworks and dashboards for studios
• Lead design, testing and implementation of machine learning models and product features in games
• Champion best practices in experimentation, data governance and reproducibility

Required qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Math, Statistics, Economics or another quantitative field
• 8+ years of work experience in data science or analytics roles
• Fluent in SQL
• Strong programming skills in Python
• Proficiency in at least one visualization tool such as Tableau, Looker or equivalent
• Deep expertise in statistics, experimental design, causal inference, machine learning and/or deep learning, with production-scale deployment
• Extensive experience analyzing large datasets
• Proven track record of leading complex, ambiguous, cross-functional initiatives with minimal direction
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leadership and drive org-wide change through data
• Experience mentoring and growing data scientists and analysts
• Proven ability to define analytics strategy or build analytics capabilities from the ground up
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills for executive audiences

Nice to have

• Masters, MBA or PhD
• Experience in gaming, mobile or consumer tech industries

Benefits

• World-class benefits package

Before you apply

• Zynga does not conduct interviews or make offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram or WhatsApp
• Zynga's recruiters contact candidates only through official company email domains

About the company

Zynga is an interactive entertainment company and a label of Take-Two Interactive, founded in 2007 and headquartered in California. Its games, including FarmVille, Words With Friends and Zynga Poker, have been downloaded over 6 billion times across 175+ countries.