Senior Data Analyst

Behaviour Interactive Inc.; Montreal; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading gaming studio as a Senior Data Analyst, where you'll collaborate with product and design teams to shape the future of interactive entertainment. In this pivotal role, you'll analyze player behavior, establish data governance, and present insights that drive game development and live operations. This dynamic studio offers a creative environment, valuing diversity and innovation while crafting unforgettable gaming experiences across multiple platforms. If you’re passionate about data and gaming, this is the opportunity to make a significant impact in the industry.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Health and wellness programs

Professional development opportunities

Employee recognition programs

Team-building activities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in analytics, particularly in live service video games.
• Strong skills in SQL and NoSQL for data processing.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to define data needs and measure player behavior.
• Translate data into actionable insights for game optimization.

Skills

Data Analysis

SQL

NoSQL

Statistical Methods

Data Governance

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a related field

Tools

Data Visualization Tools

Job description

Are you ready to dive into the world of cutting-edge video game development? Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour Interactive is at the forefront of the gaming industry, crafting unforgettable experiences across PC, console, and mobile platforms. We’re a dynamic, independent studio of over 1200 passionate employees, with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam) and in the UK (Behaviour UK–North & South). Our day to day revolves around two core business focuses: Services and Original Games. Our Services team collaborates with gaming and entertainment giants like Disney, Sony, Activision, and Nintendo, delivering exceptional work-for-hire development and pioneering immersive location-based entertainment (LBE). Meanwhile, our Original Games unit pushes our creative limits, with our signature IPs, including the iconic Dead by Daylight. Join us and be a part of the future of interactive entertainment!

At Behaviour Interactive, we believe in giving everyone a fair shot. We embrace a diverse and creative environment where everyone is celebrated. We value folks of all ages, sex, ethnicity, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, civil status, disability, or any other protected characteristics as per applicable law.

As a Senior Data Analyst, you will work hand-in-hand with our product and design team to define the right data to collect, establish best practices for its implementation, and ensure that our live operations are informed by actionable insights. Your expertise will play a crucial role in shaping our product direction and optimizing our games for our targeted market.

In this role you will:

• Collaborate with the product and design team to understand feature goals, user journeys, and data requirements;
• Design and specify events to measure player behavior and product performance;
• Work closely with tech and data engineering teams to ensure data quality and consistency from implementation to ingestion;
• Translate raw data into clear and actionable insights by querying and analyzing large datasets, performing ad-hoc analyses, and uncovering opportunities for game improvement;
• Build dashboards and segment the player base to better understand engagement and retention;
• Present and communicate findings to various stakeholders and departments, fostering a data-driven mindset across live operations;
• Shape live operations strategies by analyzing the performance of in-game events, special offers, economies, and experiments;
• Define key KPIs and metrics to ensure the viability and long-term success of our projects;
• Implement processes and documentation to improve data governance across games;
• Educate and advocate for data-driven decision-making, ensuring analytics play a pivotal role in optimizing game development and live operations.

What we're looking for:

• Industry experience or equivalent, with proven interest in and knowledge of live service video games;
• Expertise in the field of analytics and ease to work with different statistical methods;
• Excellent knowledge of how to use databases, particularly complicated data processing of large data sets with SQL and NoSQL;
• Autonomy and excellent organization skills;

Behaviour Interactive is the largest Canadian gaming studio, with more than 1,300 employees worldwide. Behaviour is best known for its flagship franchise, the multiplayer survival horror game Dead by Daylight, which has entertained more than 60 million players across multiple platforms. The studio is currently expanding its portfolio of original IP with multiple projects. Behaviour has also established itself as one of the world’s leading providers of external development services. The company has partnered with many of the gaming industry’s leaders, including Microsoft, Sony, EA, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Take-Two, among many others. Over more than 30 years, Behaviour has developed an unparalleled, award-winning culture. The company was named one of the Best Places to Work in Canada by GamesIndustry.biz, and has been recognized with Deloitte Canada’s Enterprise Fast 15 and Best Managed Company awards. Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour has expanded its global presence with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Seattle (Midwinter Entertainment), the United Kingdom (Behaviour UK - North and Behaviour UK - South) and the Netherlands (Behaviour Rotterdam).