Data Science Manager, PlayStation
Experimentation, Innovation & Research
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
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Gaming and digital entertainment provider
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a gaming experience without barriers that fits the needs of players of all abilities.
Role
Who you are
- Master’s Degree or equivalent experience in Applied Math, Economics, Statistics, Computer Science, or related field. Ph.D. or equivalent experience preferred
- Strong familiarity with the gaming industry and contemporary gaming experiences
- 6+ years of experience in data science, including hands-on work in experimentation, with at least 2+ years in a formal people management or technical leadership role
- Proven track record of leading experimentation innovation and scaling frameworks within a dynamic business environment
- Proficiency in SQL and statistical programming languages (e.g., R or Python), especially for causal inference, experimental analysis, and scalable modeling
- Expertise in causal inference techniques and designing both randomized and quasi-experiments
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally and influence data strategies that inform business and product decisions
- Excellent communication and storytelling skills, especially in conveying complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Experience working with modern data engineering and visualization tools (e.g., Airflow, Git, Tableau, MicroStrategy)
- A strong sense of ownership and an inclusive leadership style that encourages collaboration and innovation
What the job involves
- As a Data Science Manager, you will lead both people and innovation in experimentation and causal inference, helping shape the future of decision-making and product innovation at SIE.
- This is a hands-on leadership role blending technical depth with managerial responsibilities.
- You will drive cutting-edge research in experimentation methodologies while mentoring and guiding a team of data scientists.
- You’ll be responsible for elevating our experimentation strategy, fostering a culture of curiosity and rigor, and helping cross-functional teams deliver player-first experiences through strong evidence-based decisions
- Lead a team of data scientists focused on experimentation and causal inference; provide technical direction, career development, and mentorship
- Drive innovation in experimentation research by developing and overseeing new methodologies and frameworks that improve the quality, speed, and scalability of experiments
- Guide the advancement of experimentation infrastructure and tooling, incorporating statistical and machine learning methods to refine analysis capabilities
- Partner with product managers, game studios, and business leaders to identify high-impact experimentation opportunities and ensure alignment with PlayStation’s strategic goals
- Act as a thought leader in experimentation and causal inference, evangelizing best practices and fostering learning across teams
- Contribute directly to research and prototyping of novel experimentation techniques that address complex real-world constraints, such as user behavior variability and data limitations
- Champion the growth of a data-driven culture by advocating for experimentation standards, ethical practices, and reproducibility
- Represent the team’s insights, innovations, and impact across the broader data science and product communities within PlayStation
- Stay abreast of emerging developments in experimentation, causal inference, and applied machine learning to continuously evolve our capabilities
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Since the release of the PS1 in 1994, PlayStation has been a consistent leader in the video gaming market. Its consoles are iconic in the gaming community - Playstation has produced both the top-selling and fastest-selling console of all time - and the company is still pushing boundaries. Its current flagship - the PS5 - promises to revolutionize gaming, featuring new technology that will create improvements across the board.
As well as its consoles, PlayStation has also developed online services, connecting its users and giving them access to diversified media. A PlayStation can be used for a huge range of activities - from Netflix to guided workouts - which has led to the expansion of the company's audience over time and across generations.
PlayStation faces competition in its field from the likes of Microsoft, with its Xbox range, and PC gaming, which has been becoming more popular in recent years. Regardless, PlayStation shows no signs of slowing down. The upcoming implementation of in-game ads in free games looks to significantly increase revenue, and the wider PlayStation gaming experience also appears to be evolving from plans to launch live service games in upcoming years.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Private medical insurance
- Private dental insurance
- Flexible working policy (remote working, flexible hours)
- Free fruit every day in our offices
- On-site free gym (London & Liverpool)
- On-site subsidised cafés
- On-site bar (Thursdays & Fridays, London & Liverpool)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Eye care assistance
- x2 volunteering days each year
- Group pension plan
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Season ticket loans
- Life assurance
- Income protection
- 25 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays
- Discretionary days off over Christmas and summer
- Free giveaways of select first party products and services
- Discounts on PlayStation products
- Discounts on Sony products
- Access to other corporate discounts
Company HQ
East San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
Leadership
Jim Ryan
(CEO, not founder)Ryan joined Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe (SIEE) in 1994. Taking over as SIEE president in 2011, he later moved on to head of global sales and marketing at SIE in April 2016. Ryan has served as deputy president of SIE since January 2018, before being appointed CEO in February 2019.
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