Senior Data Analyst

MachineGames is looking for an experienced Data Analyst to join our Live Dev/Ops team. In this role, you will develop experiments, conduct studies, and communicate analyses to inform features, systems and experiences in our games. As Analyst, you will join a cross-functional group of researchers, engineers, data scientists, and strategists who are responsible for solving problems and informing the difficult decisions that arise in game development and live-game operations.
MachineGames was established in 2009 and became a part of the Zenimax Media family in 2010. We’ve been recognized for our award-winning games based on id Software’s franchise Wolfenstein. Our premier titles “Wolfenstein: The New Order” (2014), “The Old Blood” (2015), “The New Colossus” (2017) and “Youngblood” (2019) are reimagining the franchise widely credited for helping establish the first-person shooter genre.
Our office is located in central Uppsala, Sweden which is a small and vibrant city 30 minutes north of Stockholm with a historical heritage reaching back to pre-medieval times. It also has the oldest and one of the largest universities in northern Europe.
Zenimax Media was founded in 1986 in the early days of the industry and has a long history of success as a publisher of award-winning video games. The Zenimax family creates some major franchises such as The Elder Scrolls®, Fallout®, Dishonored®, DOOM®, QUAKE®, Wolfenstein®, Prey®, The Evil Within®, and RAGE®. ZeniMax Media is a unique media organization which has brought together a powerful creative force of world-class game developers to create and publish original interactive entertainment content for consoles, PC, mobile and other devices.
This is a permanent position starting as soon as possible. We will support your relocation and application for work permit if you’re not currently residing in Sweden.
Responsibilities
Work directly with game development teams, ensuring that business requirements are captured and met
Design and maintain Tableau-based dashboards and reports that support ongoing decision making within the organization with a high level of quality and accuracy.
Develop, execute, and maintain SQL against both structured and unstructured data sets
Work directly with the ETL and Data Engineers to communicate and define reporting requirements
Provide timely analyses for emerging decisions (correlation analysis, retention analysis, user profiling, competitive analysis, corporation analysis)
Track work and provide updates in project management tools
Conduct long-term studies that inform the strategy of our products
Advocate a data-informed decision approach within the team and company

Qualifications
5+ years' experience in AAA or mobile games development as a game data analyst or equivalent
Intermediate to Advanced SQL skills
Experience with Tableau or similar software
Comfortable interpreting data and discussing findings across multi-disciplinary teams
Strong communicator and collaborator, with excellent organizational skills
Able to conduct requirements gathering and define business needs
Deep understanding of KPIs used in the industry
Excellent understanding of acquisition, retention and monetization concepts
Applied knowledge of statistical analysis

Preferred Skills
Programming Experience (e.g. Python, Scala)
Experience with Apache Spark, Amazon Redshift or similar technologies
Experience managing a project or small team
Experience interpreting debug logging
High comfort level working with structured and unstructured data.
Applied knowledge of logical database design, relational databases, and data warehouse a
Background in or passion for gaming

We embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do – from recruiting for our studios, publishing and operations to fostering safe and respectful workplaces that encourage collaboration. Our culture is based on principles of respect, inclusion, and fair treatment and we welcome anyone into our family without regard to race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, or age.
Our diversity fuels our innovation and inspires us to create game worlds that bring us closer to the global community of players we serve.