2K Games, Inc.
Senior Director of Game Science Dublin, Ireland
2K Games, Inc., California, Missouri, United States, 65018
Overview
Founded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company publishing titles developed by influential studios. Our portfolio includes games across sports, shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, casual, and family entertainment. The Core Games team is the publishing steward of our critically acclaimed Core franchises such as Borderlands, Sid Meier’s Civilization, BioShock, Mafia, XCOM, and other titles. At 2K, we strive for an inclusive work environment and encourage all qualified applicants to explore our global positions. 2K is headquartered in Novato, California, and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). What We Need
The Senior Director of Data Science
is a key leader within the Core Business Unit, responsible for shaping and scaling the analytics strategy that drives product, marketing, and commercial decision-making across 2K’s core franchises. You will develop and lead a globally distributed team of data scientists and analysts based in the U.S. and Dublin, Ireland. Together, you’ll unlock insights from complex, large-scale player and business data to shape target audience definitions, game design, inform live service strategy, and optimize engagement, retention, and monetization across our AAA portfolio. Your remit spans the full lifecycle of player and commercial performance—guiding predictive modeling, experimentation, player segmentation, lifecycle marketing, and in-market analytics. Partnering closely with Product, Studio, Marketing, and Commercial leaders, you will help build a unified, data-informed view of player experience and business health that drives critical decisions and long-term franchise success. The scope of this role is significant and critical to 2K’s success, leading all aspects of analytical operations for Core, including recurring analysis, ad-hoc insights, and experimentation functions. Responsibilities
Lead Core’s Data Strategy: champion and scale the Core Business Unit’s analytics vision to empower data-driven decision-making across game development, live services, marketing, and commercial functions. Be the Data Expert: leverage deep expertise in collecting, integrating, and analyzing diverse data inputs to uncover player opportunities and guide product designs that resonate with clearly defined target audience personas. Influence Strategy Through Insight: collaborate with Product, Studio, Marketing, and Commercial partners to ensure analytics inform key decisions and long-term planning, synthesizing objectives, data sources, toolsets, and delivering actionable analysis. Behavioural Insights Synthesis & Telemetry Optimization: Drive Live Service & In-Game Player Behaviour Insights: build systems and teams that surface player behavior, economy, and engagement insights—informing design, monetization, and retention across live and in-development titles. Operationalize Experimentation & Machine Learning: guide the implementation of experimentation platforms and ML use cases that drive personalization, feature optimization, and content performance. Shape Scalable Infrastructure & Telemetry: partner with Studio and Central Data teams to ensure Core has clean, scalable data pipelines and instrumentation for actionable in-game telemetry insights. Audience Definition & Personas: collaborate with Marketing and Customer Insights to develop data-driven audience definitions and actionable personas that guide the full product lifecycle—from ideation to marketing execution. Strategic Leadership
Ensure Strategic Alignment & Delivery: own analytics prioritization across Core, manage team bandwidth, execution quality, and stakeholder needs in a dynamic development environment. Build & Lead a High-Performing Team: hire, develop, and mentor a global team of data scientists and analysts; foster a culture of innovation, ownership, and scalable execution. Qualifications
10+ years of experience in data science or analytics with gaming, entertainment, or consumer tech experience; track record of turning data into strategic advantage. 6+ years leading high-performing analytics or data science teams across multiple geographies. Proven leadership in live service analytics, including experimentation frameworks, content/feature performance, churn and retention modeling, and player behavioral insights. Deep fluency in data systems, telemetry instrumentation, event tracking, data pipeline design, and QA in collaboration with engineering and product partners. Strong command of player lifecycle metrics (segmentation, LTV, economy balancing, engagement KPIs) across a portfolio of titles. Technical toolkit proficiency in SQL and Python or R; experience with BI and experimentation tools (Tableau, Looker, or similar). Executive presence and ability to communicate complex analytics to senior stakeholders and influence product, marketing, and commercial decisions at scale. Bonus Points
Understanding of free-to-play or multi-platform live service ecosystems (mobile, PC, console). Experience leading centralized analytics functions supporting multiple games or business domains. Background in AI/ML applications for player modeling, personalization, or predictive insights in interactive experiences. Proven ability to scale analytics across a complex portfolio with varied content strategies and business models. Passion for games and a player-first mindset driving empathetic, innovative decisions. Location & Travel
Dublin, with ability to travel to the U.S. 1-2x per quarter. Notice Regarding Communications
Please note
that 2K Games and its studios never uses instant messaging apps or personal email accounts to contact prospective employees or conduct interviews; use only 2K.com accounts. Equal Opportunity & Privacy
As an equal opportunity employer, we provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities for the application or interview process and to perform essential job functions. Please contact us if you need accommodation. #LI-Onsite #LI-Hybrid Apply for this job
* indicates a required field First Name * Last Name * Email * Phone * Location (City) * Resume/CV * Enter manually Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf Education School Select... Degree Select... Select... LinkedIn Profile Website Are at least 18 years or older? * Do you have a high school diploma or GED? * Pre-employment background check information and privacy notices apply. See Privacy Notice for details. 2K Application/Data Privacy Consent * You acknowledge personal information will be collected and used by 2K as described in the Privacy Notice. Will you require work authorization to work in Ireland? * Demographic Questionnaire - UK and Ireland
As part of 2K’s commitment to inclusion, you may voluntarily disclose demographic information. Your choice is voluntary. Information is confidential and will not influence employment decisions. More at the 2K Applicant Privacy Notice. 2K is an equal employment opportunity employer. For privacy support, contact hr-dataprotection@take2games.com.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Founded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company publishing titles developed by influential studios. Our portfolio includes games across sports, shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, casual, and family entertainment. The Core Games team is the publishing steward of our critically acclaimed Core franchises such as Borderlands, Sid Meier’s Civilization, BioShock, Mafia, XCOM, and other titles. At 2K, we strive for an inclusive work environment and encourage all qualified applicants to explore our global positions. 2K is headquartered in Novato, California, and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). What We Need
The Senior Director of Data Science
is a key leader within the Core Business Unit, responsible for shaping and scaling the analytics strategy that drives product, marketing, and commercial decision-making across 2K’s core franchises. You will develop and lead a globally distributed team of data scientists and analysts based in the U.S. and Dublin, Ireland. Together, you’ll unlock insights from complex, large-scale player and business data to shape target audience definitions, game design, inform live service strategy, and optimize engagement, retention, and monetization across our AAA portfolio. Your remit spans the full lifecycle of player and commercial performance—guiding predictive modeling, experimentation, player segmentation, lifecycle marketing, and in-market analytics. Partnering closely with Product, Studio, Marketing, and Commercial leaders, you will help build a unified, data-informed view of player experience and business health that drives critical decisions and long-term franchise success. The scope of this role is significant and critical to 2K’s success, leading all aspects of analytical operations for Core, including recurring analysis, ad-hoc insights, and experimentation functions. Responsibilities
Lead Core’s Data Strategy: champion and scale the Core Business Unit’s analytics vision to empower data-driven decision-making across game development, live services, marketing, and commercial functions. Be the Data Expert: leverage deep expertise in collecting, integrating, and analyzing diverse data inputs to uncover player opportunities and guide product designs that resonate with clearly defined target audience personas. Influence Strategy Through Insight: collaborate with Product, Studio, Marketing, and Commercial partners to ensure analytics inform key decisions and long-term planning, synthesizing objectives, data sources, toolsets, and delivering actionable analysis. Behavioural Insights Synthesis & Telemetry Optimization: Drive Live Service & In-Game Player Behaviour Insights: build systems and teams that surface player behavior, economy, and engagement insights—informing design, monetization, and retention across live and in-development titles. Operationalize Experimentation & Machine Learning: guide the implementation of experimentation platforms and ML use cases that drive personalization, feature optimization, and content performance. Shape Scalable Infrastructure & Telemetry: partner with Studio and Central Data teams to ensure Core has clean, scalable data pipelines and instrumentation for actionable in-game telemetry insights. Audience Definition & Personas: collaborate with Marketing and Customer Insights to develop data-driven audience definitions and actionable personas that guide the full product lifecycle—from ideation to marketing execution. Strategic Leadership
Ensure Strategic Alignment & Delivery: own analytics prioritization across Core, manage team bandwidth, execution quality, and stakeholder needs in a dynamic development environment. Build & Lead a High-Performing Team: hire, develop, and mentor a global team of data scientists and analysts; foster a culture of innovation, ownership, and scalable execution. Qualifications
10+ years of experience in data science or analytics with gaming, entertainment, or consumer tech experience; track record of turning data into strategic advantage. 6+ years leading high-performing analytics or data science teams across multiple geographies. Proven leadership in live service analytics, including experimentation frameworks, content/feature performance, churn and retention modeling, and player behavioral insights. Deep fluency in data systems, telemetry instrumentation, event tracking, data pipeline design, and QA in collaboration with engineering and product partners. Strong command of player lifecycle metrics (segmentation, LTV, economy balancing, engagement KPIs) across a portfolio of titles. Technical toolkit proficiency in SQL and Python or R; experience with BI and experimentation tools (Tableau, Looker, or similar). Executive presence and ability to communicate complex analytics to senior stakeholders and influence product, marketing, and commercial decisions at scale. Bonus Points
Understanding of free-to-play or multi-platform live service ecosystems (mobile, PC, console). Experience leading centralized analytics functions supporting multiple games or business domains. Background in AI/ML applications for player modeling, personalization, or predictive insights in interactive experiences. Proven ability to scale analytics across a complex portfolio with varied content strategies and business models. Passion for games and a player-first mindset driving empathetic, innovative decisions. Location & Travel
Dublin, with ability to travel to the U.S. 1-2x per quarter. Notice Regarding Communications
Please note
that 2K Games and its studios never uses instant messaging apps or personal email accounts to contact prospective employees or conduct interviews; use only 2K.com accounts. Equal Opportunity & Privacy
As an equal opportunity employer, we provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities for the application or interview process and to perform essential job functions. Please contact us if you need accommodation. #LI-Onsite #LI-Hybrid Apply for this job
* indicates a required field First Name * Last Name * Email * Phone * Location (City) * Resume/CV * Enter manually Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf Education School Select... Degree Select... Select... LinkedIn Profile Website Are at least 18 years or older? * Do you have a high school diploma or GED? * Pre-employment background check information and privacy notices apply. See Privacy Notice for details. 2K Application/Data Privacy Consent * You acknowledge personal information will be collected and used by 2K as described in the Privacy Notice. Will you require work authorization to work in Ireland? * Demographic Questionnaire - UK and Ireland
As part of 2K’s commitment to inclusion, you may voluntarily disclose demographic information. Your choice is voluntary. Information is confidential and will not influence employment decisions. More at the 2K Applicant Privacy Notice. 2K is an equal employment opportunity employer. For privacy support, contact hr-dataprotection@take2games.com.
#J-18808-Ljbffr