Principal Insights Analyst

Responsibilities:
Tackle complex & impactful game analytics problems across the Riot Games portfolio including foundational cross-game analytics, product health deep dives, and investigations into multi-game player behaviors and patterns
Apply machine learning and statistical modeling techniques to uncover insights in player behavior, forecast product performance, and support ecosystem-level strategies
Contribute to the development and refinement of analytics tools, dashboards, and datasets that support portfolio decision-making, in partnership with senior stakeholders
Mentor and develop game analysts on CPI
Work with central and game teams to drive consistency and efficiency in key reports
Partner closely with Data Engineering to productionalize central analytics tables and pulls
Model and mentor best practices in analytics craft, supporting the growth of fellow analysts and elevating overall analytical quality across the team and insights organization
Proactively identify player and business opportunities through deep analytical and strategic thinking

Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Economics, Statistics, Physics, Mathematics or a related discipline plus at least 8 years of relevant experience (an advanced degree can account for up to 2 years of experience)
2+ years experience applying analytics to games or other live-service products
Strong analytical skills across the entire stack (Tableau, SQL, Python/Pyspark)
Familiarity with game design/direction and product strategy
Experience conducting analytics to answer product or portfolio strategy questions
Experience synthesizing & socializing analytics results and distilling results into impactful recommendations for product leadership
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills along with the strong ability to collaborate effectively at all levels and departments of the organization.
Able to work independently and lead projects which require coordinating multi-party worksteams
Ability to own and drive workstreams collaboratively with cross functional partners across game design, engineering, data engineering, and product

Desired Qualifications:
Experience working with competitive PvP titles
Experience with developing and maintaining scalable data warehouse schemas and architecture to support analytical reporting needs.
Experience developing and deploying statistical or machine learning models
Advanced degree in Economics, Finance, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Management Information Systems, a related discipline, or comparable work experiences