Kabam is looking for an Analytics Manager to organize our analytics function and manage our data analysts. You will inspire our analytics team to support the data analytics function for our games development.
In this role, we expect you to have strong data analytics project management skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with the key parties in different departments.
In this role, you will expect to:
- Manages the career progression for the data analysts
- Manages the monthly analytics briefings and reports across the analytics teams
- Manages the analytics process and infrastructure across the team, and performs the project management for the project requests and delivery across the team
- Demonstrates awareness of the development teams as the primary analytics customer and supporting the game lead data analysts across each game
- Participates in studio-wide product and analysis initiatives
- Actively keeps up with industry trends; ensures studio methods and tech are competitive or beyond as related to project goals
- Proactively identifies development bottlenecks within the GDA team as it pertains to project requests and communication
- Works with producers directly contribute to the design of major game features
- Works with project managers directly contributes to budgeting, scheduling, and whole-project dependency analysis
- Works with team executives to set team focus and direction throughout development and operating live games, adapting to changing project conditions
- Responsible for external report/project deliverables
- Actively manage the analytics team in terms of staffing, recruitment, onboarding, and performance review processes throughout the year
In order to be successful in the role, we are looking for
- 8+ years of experience translating data to insight to recommendations; M.Sc./Ph.D. in a quantitative discipline (Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Operations Research, Computer Science, Economics, Electrical Engineering)
- Technical Abilities: Expert knowledge of SQL; Proficient in (statistical) programming languages (Python, R, etc.)
- 3+ years of Analytics project management experience
- 2+ years in managing a small team of 4 to 6
Communication:
- Communicates in a clear, concise, and professional manner with all levels of internal staff and external technology partners as applicable; Appropriately communicates organization information to keep the team informed and roll up feedback from the team to leadership; Influences and leads team to achieve project, team or functional goals; Effectively communicates timely feedback and feedforward to support the growth of your employees
Collaboration:
- Fosters a respectful work environment through encouraging collaboration and appreciation of diversity with others in the same discipline, across feature groups, and cross-discipline on a regular basis; works closely with the game leadership team.
Leadership:
- Leads by example and be comfortable with ambiguity. Establishes and drives your team’s vision and goals in alignment with the organization’s overall strategic direction. Espouses and fosters a growth mindset by engaging self and encouraging others to continuously learn through training, mentorship, providing feedback and coaching. Builds accountability within your team as well as cohesiveness, supportiveness, and working effectively together to enable each employee and the department to succeed. Be empathetic and cultivate a safe environment for your team that allows for disagreement over ideas, conflict and expeditious conflict resolution.
Together, we can create and support some of the best games ever made and continue to entertain the world!
About Kabam
Kabam is a world leader of developing entertaining, immersive, and highly social multiplayer games for mobile devices. They merge consumer behaviour with the art of game design to create experiences that are enjoyed by millions of players across the globe. Each game has raised the benchmark in mobile gaming, bringing high-quality graphics, next-generation technology and revolutionary gameplay to the console in every player’s pocket.
Kabam has partnered with leading entertainment brands like Disney, Hasbro and Universal to create mobile games based on some of the world’s most iconic franchises.
Kabam’s games have generated hundreds of millions of downloads including Fast & Furious 6: The Game, Fast & Furious: Legacy, Marvel Contest of Champions, Transformers: Forged to Fight, Shop Titans and Mini Guns. These games have also received multiple awards such as Apple’s Editor’s Choice and Google Play’s Best Game of the Year.
Founded in 2006, Kabam has studios and offices in Vancouver, Montreal, Charlottetown, San Francisco and Austin. Kabam is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Netmarble Games.
Kabam is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and equitable workplace, and inclusive environment for all existing and potential employees. Employment decisions are based on candidate qualifications and business need, not race, color, ancestry, place of origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, political belief, religion, creed, marital or family status, medical condition, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, prior criminal conviction or any other protected class in accordance with federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.