Blizzard
is hiring
Senior Data Analyst, Diablo IV Analytics
About Our Company
Blizzard Entertainment is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software. After establishing the Blizzard Entertainment label in 1994, the company quickly became one of the most popular and well-respected makers of computer games. By focusing on creating well-designed, highly enjoyable entertainment experiences, Blizzard Entertainment has maintained an unparalleled reputation for quality since its inception.
At Blizzard Entertainment, we pour our hearts and souls into everything we create. Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft, we’ve been creating genre-defining games for millions of players around the world for more than 30 years. We’re on a quest: bring our dreams to life and craft the most epic entertainment experiences…ever. Hard work, iteration and polish go into the Blizzard “secret recipe,” but the most important ingredients come from talented people who share our vision. If that sounds like you, join us.
Blizzard Entertainment is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Job Description & Responsibilities
Blizzard Entertainment’s games don’t just begin with an idea and end once the game is released. So much more goes into their creation and we support our games for years after they’re in the hands of gamers world-wide. Blizzard’s Global Insights organization is composed of teams of incredible engineers and talented analysts who work hand-in-hand with designers, commercial strategists, and business operations teams across the company. We pride ourselves on our ability to add value to our games and players with a combination of data analytics expertise, business acumen, and genuinely geeking out on Blizzard products and culture!
Blizzard Entertainment is seeking a Sr. Data Analyst to drive strategic analysis focused on identification, evaluation, and execution of opportunities to drive growth, operational excellence, and product quality for Diablo 4.
Covid-19 Hiring Update: This role is a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The home studio for this role is Irvine, CA.
RESPONSIBILITY
- Provide analytical expertise to a cross-functional and multidisciplinary team tasked with ensuring the health of the Diablo IV business.
- Collaborate closely with Product, Finance, Consumer Insights, and development team partners to set and achieve business goals.
- Scope and perform analyses, provide detailed analytical reports, develop KPIs, and produce self-service dashboards from a massive raw dataset to drive business decisions.
- Design and execute A/B testing and other experimentation and collaborate with business partners to maximize the impact of testing.
- Wield your strategic prowess to identify and communicate effectively short and long-term risks and strategic opportunities supported by data.
- Assist in the design of data collection and data architecture to ensure clean, actionable insights are more easily derived from complex systems.
- Contribute to an inclusive atmosphere, where team members communicate and support each other's efforts, enabling a productive team culture, built upon trust and collaborative problem solving.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
- Analytical orientation and strong problem-solving skills, demonstrated by the ability to structure an approach to issues and analyze alternative solutions.
- Curious, internally-motivated self-starter with ability to plan, organize, and establish priorities to manage multiple projects and achieve results.
- Ability to manage analytical projects from requirement gathering to presentation and reporting.
- Expertise with most or all of the following: data modeling, data visualization, statistics, experimental design, predictive modeling.
- 4+ years of experience in Data Analytics, Gaming, Management Consulting, Data Science, or Product Management roles.
- 2+ years of experience on a live service product.
Preferred Qualifications
- Expertise in Game Live Services, Data Analytics, Data Science, or Product Management roles.
- Strong knowledge of SQL (BigQuery a plus); experience with at least one visualization tool such as Tableau, Looker, or Power BI.
- Consistent experience communicating and advocating with analytical insights to high-level audiences to inform decision making.
- Familiarity with AB Testing/personalization process including test design, execution, analysis and develop actionable recommendation.
- Masters, MBA, or PhD preferred.
Application Materials
- Resume
- Cover Letter
What we offer
We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered.
- Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
- 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
- Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
- Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
- If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.
