Sr Data Analyst

Job#: 3019517

Job Description:

Job Title: Sr. Data Analyst, Live Ops Analytics

Location: Los Angeles, California (Hybrid) T/W/R onsite

Job Description:

The Live Ops Analytics Team is adding a talented Sr. Analyst to work directly with our studio partners. As a member of the Live Ops Team, your mission is to put science into decision making. You will work closely with designers, engineers, business stakeholders, and analytics peers to derive meaningful insights and recommendations to improve gameplay design and commercial decisions. Responsibilities include:

• Partner with studios to proactively identify and implement gameplay analytics in support of the development goals of designers and engineers
• Partner with studio engineers and business analysts to implement game health telemetry and tracking, create new dashboards and reports, and perform deep-dive research
• Collaborate with the live services teams to optimize game feature balance, game economies, and to identify and close out exploits
• Deliver presentations on analytic topics and results to both technical and non-technical audiences

Day to Day:

The ideal candidate will be a motivated data expert who wants to grow their analytics toolset in a fast-paced environment, is focused on delivering value to stakeholders, and has a passion for video games. Your success will be reflected in:

• Measurable Impact: Consistently demonstrating analytics impact on revenue, engagement, and player experience.
• Relationships: As an embedded team member, team success is a priority. You will rely on your excellent relationship skills to build trust with your studio partners.
• Communication: You will effectively manage your own time, stakeholder, and leadership expectations.
• Translator: Your work speaks for itself; correct, clear, and concise insights leading to action.
• Domain knowledge: As you understand our players' mindset, you are reliably able to qualitatively deduce and draw quantitative conclusions that will directly influence decision making.

Requirements:

• BA/BS degree required with a technical focus (e.g. data science, statistics, mathematics) or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in analytics-related work.
• Experience working with business partners to create and communicate strategic actionable takeaways, provide solutions, and expose areas of improvement.
• Strong technical skills using SQL to generate data sets - familiarity working in a notebook-based workflow a plus.
• Demonstrated experience with visualization tools for reporting (e.g. Tableau, PowerBI etc.).
• Experience using industry standard analysis tools (R, Python, etc.).
• Skilled at being able to derive the narrative from the data and tell convincing stories resulting in business changing recommendations.
• Gameplay analysis experiences a plus, with a solid understanding of user engagement and monetization strategies in gaming, entertainment, ecommerce service providers, or mobile apps.

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.