Zynga · 1 day ago
Principal Data Analyst - Poker
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$134K/yr - $188K/yr
8+ years expZynga is a global leader in interactive entertainment, known for its diverse game portfolio. They are seeking a Principal Data Analyst to drive decisions impacting millions of players by providing data-driven insights and enhancing the player experience.
GamingMobilePC Games
Responsibilities
Analyze long and short-term trends to deliver insights that influence product direction
Design statistically sound experiments that drive measurable impact
Maintain comprehensive dashboards and ETL pipelines to keep the organization informed on game performance
Enhance fraud detection and bad actor models to maintain a healthy gaming ecosystem
Collaborate with the Product team to enhance revenue, retention, and engagement metrics. This includes conducting A/B testing, performing insights analysis, and developing dashboards
Analyze player behavior to understand motivations and preferences, partnering with game design and consumer insights teams to translate findings into actionable experience improvements
Support the economy team in tuning the different features in the game to optimize for long term game and feature health
Play a leading role in the design and continuous improvement of our fraud and bad actor models
Design and maintain ETL pipelines to extract, transform, and load data from multiple sources, ensuring source of truth for analyses and business intelligence
Design game telemetry to capture meaningful player interaction data to improve the game experience
Actively play and engage with our games to maintain first-hand understanding of player experience, game mechanics, and potential pain points
Monitor and maintain the integrity of a wide range of tools and models used to streamline workflows and personalize the player experience, in collaboration with other data analysts and scientists on the team
Participate in and contribute to the Analytics Org’s AI initiative, which aims to significantly increase each analyst’s impact through the power of LLMs
Continuously learn about analytics best practices, and actively share and promote these practices across various games and teams
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or a related quantitative field. Advanced degrees (Masters or PhD) are a plus
Minimum of 8 years in data science or analytics roles, preferably with 6 years in a Product Data Science or Gaming Analytics team
Demonstrated experience guiding product teams through complex decisions and analyses and dealing with ambiguous data
Proficiency in Python and SQL
Demonstrated experience in data mining, data visualization, statistical analysis, and machine learning
Strong ability in both written and oral communication
Highly self-motivated with a keen interest in problem-solving
Willingness to take ownership of challenges
Proven ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
Strong communication skills - you can explain complex data in simple, actionable terms
Preferred
Familiarity with Business Intelligence (BI) tools like Tableau and version control systems such as Git is advantageous
Familiarity with AI/ML concepts or experience in automating recurring analytics workflows is a plus
Experience/ Interest in improving analytics team's processes and work efficiency using LLMs
Familiarity with poker gameplay and terminology
Familiarity with social casino economies
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage
14 paid holidays per calendar year
Paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Company’s discretionary time off program
Up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year
Paid parental and compassionate leave
Wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support
Family planning support through Maven
Commuter benefits
Reimbursements for fitness-related expenses
Company
Zynga
Zynga is a mobile game developer that creates and operates social games as live services played on the Internet.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.48BKey Investors
Kleiner PerkinsUnion Square Ventures
2022-01-10Acquired
2020-12-14Post Ipo Equity· $762M
2019-06-12Post Ipo Equity· $690M
Leadership Team
Frank Gibeau
CEO
Michael Luxton
Co-Founder
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