Data Analyst - Hit It Rich at Zynga

Toronto, Ontario, Canada -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

04 Apr, 26

Salary

126860.0

Posted On

05 Jan, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Data Analysis, Python, SQL, Data Mining, Data Visualization, Experimental Design, Statistical Analysis, Machine Learning, Business Intelligence, ETL Pipelines, Player Segmentation, A/B Testing, Collaboration, Problem Solving, Communication, Mobile Games

Industry

Computer Games

Description

Level Up Your Career with Zynga! At Zynga, we bring people together through the power of play. As a global leader in interactive entertainment and a proud label of Take-Two Interactive, our games have been downloaded over 6 billion times—connecting players in 175+ countries through fun, strategy, and a little friendly competition. From thrilling casino spins to epic strategy battles, mind-bending puzzles, and social word challenges, our diverse game portfolio has something for everyone. Fan-favorites and latest hits include FarmVille™, Words With Friends™, Zynga Poker™, Game of Thrones Slots Casino™, Wizard of Oz Slots™, Hit it Rich! Slots™, Wonka Slots™, Top Eleven™, Toon Blast™, Empires & Puzzles™, Merge Dragons!™, CSR Racing™, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells™, Match Factory™, and Color Block Jam™—plus many more! Founded in 2007 and headquartered in California, our teams span North America, Europe, and Asia, working together to craft unforgettable gaming experiences. Whether you're spinning, strategizing, matching, or competing, Zynga is where fun meets innovation—and where you can take your career to the next level. Join us and be part of the play! Position Overview: Join the Hit It Rich Slots Analytics Team Hit It Rich! Slots is a beloved and iconic social casino game that brings the magic and adventure of the classic film to millions of players globally. As a 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. If you are passionate about combining sophisticated analysis with interactive entertainment, Hit It Rich! Slots offers an unparalleled opportunity to influence a popular title in mobile gaming! Hit It Rich! Slots is seeking a data analyst to help drive decisions that impact millions of players worldwide. At Hit It Rich! Slots, analytics is central to our success. We drive business decisions and optimize the player journey by using vast amounts of data and A/B testing. Whether you're designing the analysis plan for a live-ops event, building better ways to monitor our in-game economy, or diving deep into player segmentation to improve retention and engagement, your work will directly shape the user experience. Join us if you flourish with using data to solve complex, high-impact problems in a fast-paced environment Here's how you'll shape the player 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 Join us if you love solving analytical puzzles that impact millions! What You'll Do: 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 collect important 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 problems. 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. What You Bring: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or a related quantitative field. Advanced degrees (Masters or PhD) are a plus. Minimum of 2 years in data science or analytics roles. Proficiency in Python and SQL. Demonstrated experience in more than one of the following: 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 Bonus Points: Experience/ Interest in improving analytics team's processes and work efficiency using LLMs. Familiarity with slots gameplay and terminology What We Offer You: Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits, visit the Zynga Benefits site The pay range for this position in California at the start of employment is expected to be between $85,700 and $126,860 per Year. The pay range for this position in Illinois at the start of employment is expected to be between $77,100 and $114,120 per Year. The pay range for this position in Ontario at the start of employment is expected to be between $71,400 and $105,660 CAD per Year. However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards and eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program. Regular, full-time employees are also eligible for a range of benefits at the Company, including: medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage; 14 paid holidays per calendar year; paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Company’s discretionary time off program; up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year; paid parental and compassionate leave; wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support; family planning support through Maven; commuter benefits; and reimbursements for fitness-related expenses. The use of Artificial Intelligence is not being used to screen candidates. The position is for an existing vacancy. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, which means we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds throughout our organization. Employment with us is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic – not an individual’s race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses, reproductive health decision, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing the necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments (subject to any local qualifying requirements) to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process. Please contact us at accommodationrequest@zynga.com to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position. Please be aware that Zynga does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others. Zynga also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel. Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scamp or phishing attack, and you should not engage. Zynga’s in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e., via a zynga.com, naturalmotion.com, smallgiantgames.com, themavens.com, gram.gs email domain).

Responsibilities

The Data Analyst will collaborate with the Product team to enhance revenue, retention, and engagement metrics through analysis and experimentation. They will also design and maintain ETL pipelines and analyze player behavior to improve the game experience.