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Director of Product Data Science

Director, Game Data Science

Who We Are

Founded in 2005, the 2K label includes some of the most talented game development studios in the world today including Firaxis Games, Visual Concepts, Hangar 13, 2K Czech, and Cat Daddy Games. Our world-class team of engineers, developers, graphic artists, and publishing professionals are stewards of a growing library of critically acclaimed franchises such as Battleborn, BioShock, Borderlands, The Darkness, Mafia, NBA 2K, Sid Meier’s Civilization, WWE 2K, and XCOM. 2K is headquartered in Novato, California, and is a wholly-owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).

2K develops and publishes interactive entertainment globally for console systems, handheld gaming systems, and personal computers, including smartphones and tablets, which are delivered through physical retail, digital download, online platforms, and cloud streaming services. 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, sports, casual, and family entertainment.

Our vision at 2K is to create a diverse and inclusive environment to “Come as You are and Feel Equipped to do Your Best Work!” We are dedicated to promoting diversity, multiculturalism, and equality in all that we do. Our communities are focused on increased access and personal growth, and their greatness depends on a diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin, and perspective. We're an equal opportunity employer, and we're excited to build the future of co-living with the world's most hardworking and passionate people!

What We Need

We are looking for a skilled and passionate Director to guide our Game Science teams, Game Science, and Applied AI group. In this role, you will coach teams focused on efficiently crunching data, building high-impact models. You will also be extracting measurable insights from gameplay telemetry and other data sources across the entire 2K console/PC portfolio.

The most critical partners to your success are the game studios, Product Development leads, and Live Services/Commercial teams. An influential Director must develop lasting relationships with each of these teams. Plus departments at every level from the guide designer to the commercial execs and decision-makers. Your teams must deliver studies that have a measurable impact on all aspects of the games (from the core gameplay to live services and incremental/DLC content) by identifying optimization paths for the game and business.

What You Will Do

• Lead a hardworking team of seven (and growing) data scientists, situated both locally (SF Bay Area) and abroad (Dublin, IR)
• Prompt and shape incoming requests, and supervise teamwork which includes:
• Research player gameplay and economy telemetry data to understand player behavior and suggest actions to improve the player experience
• Build and evolve in-game measurement and experimentation methodologies
• Work closely with the Game Applied AI team to understand the performance of production Matchmaking, Promotions and Communications, Antifraud/toxicity, and Content Recommendations models deeply
• Work closely with development teams to provide insights into game quality, difficulty, and fun
• Establish and distribute regular performance reports based on detailed telemetry and sophisticated models

Who We Think Will Be A Great Fit

• 2+ years managing people (hiring and promoting), keen ability to mentor staff
• Proven experience in data mining & analytics, building models with vast, complex, and multi-dimensional data sets
• Experience with predictive modeling techniques and accomplished using R or Python machine learning and related modules.
• Professional in relational databases, SQL data carpentry. Experience with big data technologies such as Spark or NoSQL DBs, columnar databases like Vertica is a plus. We use Snowflake for our DWH.

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