Riot Games
Principal Insights Analyst - Unpublished R&D Product
Riot Games, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
Overview
Principal Insights Analyst - Unpublished R&D Product at Riot Games. Riot’s mission is to put players at the center of everything we do. We evolve and deliver new experiences to players with games like Teamfight Tactics, Legends of Runeterra, VALORANT, and League of Legends: Wild Rift. Riot is expanding into music/multimedia with Arcane and music from KDA and True Damage. As Principal Insights Analyst, you lead Insights efforts on an exciting new game at Riot. You help the team deeply understand our audience and opportunities, guide strategy, and ensure the insights work supports refining that strategy and improving decision making. You own our product and business validation strategies, help define key product performance targets, and monitor performance against those targets. You report to the Game Director of the project. Responsibilities
Maintain a deep understanding of our audience, their needs, unmet needs, and pain points. Ensure our product strategy is oriented towards meeting that audience’s needs. Provide the game team with actionable, high-quality insights (across research, analytics, and data) to evaluate the team and product success. Drive the team philosophy on integrating insights into strategy and product development, translating insights into impact on the game team. Identify and advise on product choices that create competitive advantages and adapt to changing market dynamics (e.g., competitive, legal). Connect product strategy with broader organizational and company strategy. Help the team set targets for and monitor performance against development plans, goals, finances, and product KPIs. Formally manage, lead, mentor, elevate performance of, and support career growth for Insights Rioters within the BU (Revenue Strategy, Insights, and Finance). Workforce planning, staffing, and hiring for Insights positions on the BU. Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Business, Psychology, Economics, Mathematics or related field plus 7 years of relevant experience (advanced degree can account for up to 2 years). Familiarity with analytics and research and 6+ years experience in one or both crafts. 7+ years experience working directly in game development. Experience participating in strategy development for a product or business in a leadership capacity and helping operationalize that strategy via ownership or advisory. Excellent teamwork, leadership, communication, collaboration and stakeholder management. Experience building and leading cross-functional teams. Leading Insights (or related) teams for R&D game titles. Desired Qualifications
Experience advising teams on product and game design problems by applying a broad and deep gaming background, game design craft, and product strategy thinking. Experience leading complex efforts with multiple collaborators. Experience working on a AAA game with global reach through development and launch. Experience working on live-service titles. For this role, you\'ll find success through craft expertise and a collaborative spirit that prioritizes the delight of players. We look for dedicated people with a personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players\' experiences, this is the role for you! Perks
Riot focuses on work/life balance, offering open paid time off and other perks such as flexible schedules. We provide medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave, and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information. At Riot Games, we put players first. Our mission drives every decision as we create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. We value collaboration and diverse perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer and provide reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. We do not discriminate on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by law. We consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable law. Duties
Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualification for candidates with relevant criminal histories: safeguarding confidential data, communication with Rioters and third parties, accessing assets and secure systems, and ensuring a safe interactive environment for players and Rioters. Duties may evolve with business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security.
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Principal Insights Analyst - Unpublished R&D Product at Riot Games. Riot’s mission is to put players at the center of everything we do. We evolve and deliver new experiences to players with games like Teamfight Tactics, Legends of Runeterra, VALORANT, and League of Legends: Wild Rift. Riot is expanding into music/multimedia with Arcane and music from KDA and True Damage. As Principal Insights Analyst, you lead Insights efforts on an exciting new game at Riot. You help the team deeply understand our audience and opportunities, guide strategy, and ensure the insights work supports refining that strategy and improving decision making. You own our product and business validation strategies, help define key product performance targets, and monitor performance against those targets. You report to the Game Director of the project. Responsibilities
Maintain a deep understanding of our audience, their needs, unmet needs, and pain points. Ensure our product strategy is oriented towards meeting that audience’s needs. Provide the game team with actionable, high-quality insights (across research, analytics, and data) to evaluate the team and product success. Drive the team philosophy on integrating insights into strategy and product development, translating insights into impact on the game team. Identify and advise on product choices that create competitive advantages and adapt to changing market dynamics (e.g., competitive, legal). Connect product strategy with broader organizational and company strategy. Help the team set targets for and monitor performance against development plans, goals, finances, and product KPIs. Formally manage, lead, mentor, elevate performance of, and support career growth for Insights Rioters within the BU (Revenue Strategy, Insights, and Finance). Workforce planning, staffing, and hiring for Insights positions on the BU. Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Business, Psychology, Economics, Mathematics or related field plus 7 years of relevant experience (advanced degree can account for up to 2 years). Familiarity with analytics and research and 6+ years experience in one or both crafts. 7+ years experience working directly in game development. Experience participating in strategy development for a product or business in a leadership capacity and helping operationalize that strategy via ownership or advisory. Excellent teamwork, leadership, communication, collaboration and stakeholder management. Experience building and leading cross-functional teams. Leading Insights (or related) teams for R&D game titles. Desired Qualifications
Experience advising teams on product and game design problems by applying a broad and deep gaming background, game design craft, and product strategy thinking. Experience leading complex efforts with multiple collaborators. Experience working on a AAA game with global reach through development and launch. Experience working on live-service titles. For this role, you\'ll find success through craft expertise and a collaborative spirit that prioritizes the delight of players. We look for dedicated people with a personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players\' experiences, this is the role for you! Perks
Riot focuses on work/life balance, offering open paid time off and other perks such as flexible schedules. We provide medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave, and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information. At Riot Games, we put players first. Our mission drives every decision as we create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. We value collaboration and diverse perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer and provide reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. We do not discriminate on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by law. We consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable law. Duties
Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualification for candidates with relevant criminal histories: safeguarding confidential data, communication with Rioters and third parties, accessing assets and secure systems, and ensuring a safe interactive environment for players and Rioters. Duties may evolve with business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security.
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