Senior Data Analyst, Zynga

• If you are passionate about combining sophisticated analysis with interactive entertainment, Wizard of Oz Slots offers an unparalleled opportunity to influence a popular title in mobile gaming!
• Join us if you thrive on using data to solve complex, high-impact problems in a fast-paced environment
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or a related quantitative field. Advanced degrees (Masters or PhD) are a plus
• Minimum of 4 years in data science or analytics roles/2 years with Masters or PhD
• Proficiency in Python and SQL
• Demonstrated experience in data mining, data visualization, experimental design, statistical analysis, and machine learning
• Familiarity with Business Intelligence (BI) tools like Tableau and version control systems such as Git is advantageous
• 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
• Familiarity with mobile games

Desirable

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• As a Senior Data Analyst on our team, you'll contribute to a visually stunning and highly engaging game that offers diverse slot experiences, captivating narratives, and a fun, communal experience for fans of the franchise
• Wizard of Oz Slots is seeking a senior data analyst to help drive decisions that impact millions of players worldwide
• At Wizard of Oz Slots, analytics is central to our success
• We drive business decisions and optimize the player journey by leveraging vast amounts of data and A/B testing
• Whether you're designing the analysis plan for a live-ops event, modeling the long-term impact of a new monetization feature on our virtual economy, or diving deep into player segmentation to improve retention and engagement, your work will directly shape the user experience
• Product Strategy: Analyze long and short-term trends to deliver insights that influence product direction
• Experimentation: Design statistically sound experiments that drive measurable impact
• Business Intelligence: Maintain comprehensive dashboards and ETL pipelines to keep the organization informed on game performance
• Game Integrity: 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
• 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
• Analyze player behavior to understand motivations and preferences, partnering with game design and consumer insights teams to translate findings into actionable experience improvements
• Actively play and engage with our games to maintain first-hand understanding of player experience, game mechanics, and potential pain points
• Build, 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 data 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