Data Analyst

Description

Wargaming is looking for a quality Technical Analyst to join our business team. This position requires a person who is adept at pulling together data from disparate sources and utilizing cutting edge data analytic techniques. The person in this role will be a critical member of the Business Analytics team in Emeryville.

Essential Job Function:

• Extract relevant data from Oracle and Hadoop in support of research requests and building customized views for analysts and stakeholders.
• Develop analytical and statistical models utilizing external reference and internal research data.
• Provide analytical support for publishing activities including: pre and post launch marketing activities, promotions, offers and campaigns; funnel metrics, performance advertising, CRM, community and industry events, business development initiatives, localization and Regional contextualization of products.
• Work closely with other WG Analytic teams to define segmentation groupings and life-time value metrics; work with data science team(s) to create and implement propensity models that predict churn, engagement, and other user behaviors.
• Liaise with HQ and regional data owners to standardize information and reporting.
• Assist Regional finance and operations reporting and analysis (KPIs trends, forecasts, scorecards).

Essential Position Requirements:

Education: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics or Computer Science; MBA ideal.

Experience: 

• 3+ years’ experience in quantitative or qualitative research (digital videogame industry preferred).

Skills: 

• Exposure to Hadoop technologies and NOSQL databases.
• Familiarity with relational databases (such as Oracle).
• Knowledgeable in SQL scripting.
• Ability to effectively convey analysis and statistics via contextually appropriate, logical data stories.
• Track record of effective communication and presentation skills both in-person and remote.
• Experienced working with Web analytics tools (Google Analytics, Omniture, etc.) is a plus.
• Familiarity or experience with unstructured data, text and sentiment analysis and NPS is a plus.
• Experience with data discovery, visualization and dashboards; Tableau experience is a plus.
• Experienced in statistical modeling and data mining; knowledge of SPSS, SAS and R a plus.
• High integrity and demonstrated ability to work with confidential information.
• Extremely detail oriented with the ability to work independently and manage multiple projects.
• Passionate about digital gaming and multi-player online games.
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally as needed.
• Foreign language skills a plus.

***Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States***