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Head of Analytics

Description

SciPlay is a leading developer and publisher of digital games on mobile and web platforms, providing highly entertaining free-to-play games that millions of people play every day.

We are looking for an incredibly talented and passionate individual who is deeply skilled in transforming raw data into valuable data-driven decisions for all the stakeholders in the game team (Product, monetization, economy & more).

The analytics leader will play a key role in the game team and will be responsible for delivering top-notch analyses and insights using advanced analytics and statistical tools and methods.

If you are a hands-on manager who is comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment on top of managing the team, this is your unique opportunity.

You will own and lead the analytical domain, using critical, business, strategic, and problem-solving thinking to provide all analytical support for product growth and to improve our player's experience consistently.

Key Responsibilities

• Take a significant part in game team management and lead the Product Analysts team to deliver actionable and valuable conclusions and insights
• Consistently monitor the product KPIs to ensure its health and drive the product focus
• Leverage multiple massive and complex data sets to identify patterns, trends, opportunities, and threats to the product
• Establish, analyze, implement, execute and validate complex statistical models and segmentations to support and improve decision-making
• Use advanced analytics, data mining, BI, and statistical tools, along with critical and strategic thinking to execute top-notch analyses to drive the product growth
• Initiate, design, and manage the reports and automation AB Tests method
• Be the owner of setting your Analytics roadmap according to business goals and bring it to execution
• Own and lead multiple projects simultaneously in a dynamic and results-oriented environment
• Have a solid and productive work relationship with the different product and studio departments- product managers, monetization, game economy, VIP, data science, BI, etc.
• Responsible for recruiting, training, and managing the team and supporting the personal/professional growth of the team members, and pushing to foster a motivated, creative and exploratory environment

Requirements

• 8+ years of practical analytic experience in big data environments is a MUST.
• 3+ years of proven experience managing analysts in a Gaming company is a MUST.
• Strong sense of problem-solving, conflicts management, leadership, responsibility, accountability, and professionalism
• Vast SQL experience, along with a solid DB understanding and experience with big-data environments
• Excellent proficiency in Excel and BI tools; Tableau- Major Advantage
• Strong understanding of the statistical significance, models, and tools
• Outstanding attention to detail, analytical skills, and critical, business, strategic, and problem-solving thinking
• An exceptional approach to data and ability to take a business question, define the analysis method and deliver a high-level output and present it in a sharp and clear way
• Doing significant hands-on work, being accountable and leading analytics tasks as one of the team
• Passion for the gaming industry
• Self-learner, multi-tasking, able to work independently, initiative, highly organized, "can-do" approach
• Fluent English – both written and verbal
• BA in Industrial Engineering / Economics / Statistics or equivalent academic background