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Director, EA Sports Analytics

The EA Sports team is looking for a director to lead the Global Cross Sports Analytics team. You will lead a motivated team responsible for working across all our Sports titles including FIFA, Madden, NHL, and UFC. You will report directly to the Sr Director of Sports Analytics and will provide insights and strategic direction to shape the future of the games by ensuring our studio partners and executive team make sound decisions . You are a sharp, articulate, analytics leader with a passion for developing healthy teams and making an impact.

Responsibilities:

• You will create a vision for the Cross Sports analytics team and lead this group to provide insights to help our teams make games players love and influence EA Sports strategy
• You will build relationships and influence important partners in our development studios, marketing, and Sports Executives teams
• You are a master storyteller, and develop clear and compelling data-led reports and presentations
• You find new opportunities to use data to improve the player experience, improve the product, increase revenue, and reduce costs across the Portfolio
• You enjoy collaboration and work across the Sports analytics team and Global Analytics group, including Data Science, Marketing Analytics, Consumer Insights, and User Experience Research
• You understand what data drives results and partner with teams to create reports and develop tailored dashboards for live service teams and executives

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of relevant experience, preferably in gaming, banking, consulting, telecom, or retail
• Lead a multi-function analytics or data science team across multiple products
• Build healthy, diverse teams and coach analytics talent to develop their skillset
• Experience with SQL: including querying complex data sets
• Familiarity with a data visualization software package
• Good knowledge of Excel including macros, pivot tables, VLOOKUP’s, charts, and graphs
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment, and to meet changing deadlines and priorities on multiple simultaneous projects
• Proactive team player with the ability to work with multiple teams and partners
• or B.S. in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, or Engineering Sciences