Senior Data Scientist, Business Intelligence

At Rockstar Games, we create world-class entertainment experiences. 

Become part of a team working on some of the most rewarding, large-scale creative projects to be found in any entertainment medium - all within an inclusive, highly-motivated environment where you can learn and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry.

Rockstar Games is on the lookout for talented Senior Data Scientist, Business Intelligence who possesses a passion for both games and creating powerful insights from data. 

This is a full-time, in-office position based out of Rockstar’s NYC headquarters in Downtown Manhattan. 

WHAT WE DO

• The Rockstar Analytics team provides insights and actionable results to a wide variety of stakeholders across the organization in support of their decision making. 
• We perform complex analyses, build reporting solutions, and help develop data that drives forward actionable, efficient insight delivery to help inform decisions across multiple stakeholder groups and development projects. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assure Rockstar’s ongoing competitive advantage through statistical analysis, machine learning, and useful monitoring reports to identify patterns and predict outcomes.
• Partner with stakeholders to define business objectives, translate those objectives into data questions, and identify the appropriate analytical solution to drive insights and data-informed business decisions. 
• Maintain and enhance existing KPI monitoring reports, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and relevance to executive stakeholders. 
• Design and create data visualizations (reports and dashboards) that tell a compelling narrative as required to support business needs. 
• Build self-service reporting solutions that provide flexibility for business stakeholders to investigate questions while maintaining accuracy, efficiency, and clarity in results. 
• Drive creation and adoption of predictive models for business performance, leading implementation across business stakeholder groups.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Math, Economics, Statistics, or a related field preferred. 
• 5+ years of experience in data science or similar role within the gaming, marketing, finance, or technology fields required.
• 4+ years of experience working with SQL to perform exploratory analysis while writing readable and optimized queries. 
• 4+ years of experience in data visualization and hands on working with complex data and developing visualization tools in Tableau. 
• 2+ years of experience developing machine learning models to solve complex business problems. 
• Technical proficiency with large-scale datasets and cloud infrastructure. 
• Passion for Rockstar Games and our titles.  

SKILLS

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate and visualize complex information in a meaningful way to a variety of audiences. 
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work with diverse teams and stakeholders at all levels. 
• Ability to work directly with a variety of stakeholders to understand their needs and ensure visualization solutions are relevant and actionable. 
• Ability to develop and maintain good relations and communicate with people at all hierarchical levels.  
• Ability to draw inferences from disparate pieces of data, identifying key findings and linking to business strategies or objectives.  
• Strong problem-solving skills. 
• Ability to reconcile technical and business perspectives.  
• Autonomy and entrepreneurship.  
• Strong team spirit. 

PLUSES

• Experience with Snowflake and/or Databricks.
• Game industry experience strongly desired.  

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply with a resume and cover letter demonstrating how you meet the skills above. If we would like to move forward with your application, a Rockstar recruiter will reach out to you to explain next steps and guide you through the process.

Rockstar is committed to creating a work environment that promotes equal opportunity, dignity and respect. In line with this commitment, Rockstar will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities during the recruitment process in order for such applicants to be considered for the position for which they are applying, as well as to qualified employees to enable them to perform the essential functions of their roles. If you need more information about Rockstar’s reasonable accommodation policies or process, or need to request an accommodation, please contact the Human Resources Department.                                   

If you’ve got the right skills for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, or any other protected category.

The pay range for this position in New York State (inclusive of New York City) at the start of employment is expected to be between the range below* 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, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

 

*NY Base Pay Range$121,400—$161,800 USD