Data Scientist

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Job Description:

We have an exciting new opportunity for an experienced and knowledgeable Data Scientist to join our Consumer Marketing this role you will collaborate with the network team to advance online gaming analytics focusing on both marketing efforts (attracting more players) and partnering with game teams to boost player engagement.

Were seeking a standout team player who thrives on tackling challenging business problems and is eager to dive deep into the data. This role is ideal for someone with a growth mindset who is passionate about pushing boundaries and applying their technical skills to drive innovation.

Your role within our Kingdom

If youre passionate about enhancing the experience of Kings 300 million players across our network of games and want to help us better understand model predict segment monetize and retain our customers this could be the perfect opportunity for you. Youll join a community of over 100 business intelligence analytics and data science experts collaborating closely with various teams across the company to develop your skills and grow your expertise.

Your responsibilities will include

• Identifying potential business opportunities within your area and designing strategies to capture them.
• Applying statistical analysis and predictive modelling to uncover actionable insights related to user acquisition engagement and retention.
• Supporting the Consumer Marketing team by developing models and analytical data products to optimize user acquisition and retention strategies.
• Collaborating with a cross-functional team including media buyers strategy product and business analytics to drive Kings marketing strategy. Translating business needs into technical requirements and A/B tests working with development teams to ensure proper implementation including tracking the right data for easy and accurate impact analysis.
• Diligently checking debugging and resolving issues to deliver precise and clear analysis and reports swiftly even when faced with complex data challenges.

Skills to create thrills

You have a passion for quantitative analysis and the ability to draw business insights that will add real value to King. You will need to demonstrate the ability to learn quickly and work in a fast paced and collaborative environment whilst communicating effectively with teams and individuals across King such as Game Developers Business Performance Managers and Marketeers.

While we certainly dont expect you to have all these skills from day one we do expect you to learn and develop in each of the following key areas:

• Domain Knowledge : Solid experience in a data science role ideally with a focus on marketing analytics.
• Business Insight : The ability to deeply understand the challenges our games and business face and to independently identify the right data analysis or interpretations to inform accurate recommendations and decisions.
• SQL : Proficiency in writing complex SQL queries to analyse databases with over 300 million players and work with cloud-based relational database systems.
• Analytical Coding : Experience using tools such as R Python (and Excel) for analytical purposes.
• Statistics : Knowledge of when and how to apply the appropriate statistical or machine learning techniques in different situations. Bonus: Proven experience in building marketing mix models and conducting geo experiments.
• Communication : The ability to design effective ways to communicate visualize or report your analysis and results in a clear and straightforward manner.

About King

With a mission of Making the World Playful King is a leading interactive entertainment company with more than 20 years of history of delivering some of the worlds most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry including the world-famous Candy Crush franchise as well as other mobile game hits such as Farm Heroes Sag a. King games are played by more than 200 million monthly active users. King part of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has Kingsters in Stockholm Malmö London Barcelona Berlin Dublin San Francisco New York Los Angeles and Malta. More information can be found at by following us on LinkedIn @lifeatkingon Instagram or @kinggameson X.