From critically acclaimed The Longest Journey and the very first sci-fi MMO Anarchy Online, to brutal survival in Conan Exiles, our 27-year history has set us uniquely up for a journey to the harsh planet of Dune.

At Funcom, we are continuously looking to improve our games and the content we provide to our players. As part of that improvement, we are looking to build a Data Analytics team for Conan Exiles and future Funcom games! As a Lead Game Data Analyst in Funcom, you will be the cornerstone to building and developing data analytics processes in our dev teams. You will be trusted to gather, analyze and communicate information that can help dev teams and senior management make smart decisions about the projects.

You will also be directly involved in the hiring of the new members of your team, as well as onboarding, leading and developing them as their personnel manager.

How you can have an impact in your position:

Work with development, marketing, operation and finance department to build game data model and analytical framework
Assist in the recruitment, hiring, and training of a Data Analytics team
Coach talented analysts to realize their proven potential
Lead the awareness and training of data and tools
Design and keep improving data platform and its sub-systems (data collecting, data analyzing, data service, reports generating and data visualization)
Track KPIs on regular basis to provide sufficient information for project decisions
Provide specific analysis report (correlation analysis, retention analysis, user profiling, competitive analysis, corporation analysis) on demands
Provide strategic advises to assist other departments based on data analysis
Work with game designer to implement BI for game functionalities
Design standard KPIs, provide analysis report for essential operation milestones to support operation team

We are looking for someone that has:

Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Operational Research, Business Intelligence or any other relevant field).
At least 5 years’ working experience as game data analyst, and experience with entire game project data analyzing.
+2 years in team leadership and management.
Knowledge of data analysis techniques, languages, software and systems (R, Python, Tableau)
Extensive knowledge in SQL (or a SQL-like language) required.
Proficiency at modelling data for analysis then creating visualisations
Expertise at providing data backed insight to game developers
Experience working with senior members of a team including Creative & Studio Directors
Experience managing data analytics teams and having direct reports
Passion for persistent online games

About the Company

The Funcom Oslo studio is a professional working environment with an international work culture, close to 100 people from close to 30 different nationalities in one of the happiest countries in the world.

We are a Scandinavian company and follow Scandinavian work values (check out our company values and history). For you, that means a flat structure in which you can thrive, be yourself, and leave a mark in the studio.

This is what successful Funcom employees have in common:

They identify with, and embrace, our company values
They have good written and oral communication skills in English
They have a passion for games and your profession
They are able to work independently and to be self-directing

Working at Funcom Oslo offers a flexible 37.5h/week working schedule, relocation assistance, pension plan, healthcare package, social Fridays, free access to gym, and a long list of other benefits. Even more: working at Funcom means being part of a family of kind, skilled and professional colleagues that share a passion for games!