Principal Analyst, Growth & Strategic Insights

Xbox Media Solutions (Formerly Activision Blizzard Media); Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

King is seeking a Principal Analyst to join the Central Analytics team in London. You will distill complex business questions into actionable insights, building KPIs and dashboards that drive strategic decisions across King’s portfolio including Candy Crush Soda Saga.

You will partner with game teams, marketing and finance, synthesizing data from multiple sources to inform product and monetization strategies. Strong communication and autonomy are essential to shape leadership-level decisions.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and commercial problem-solving skills.
• Ability to translate ambiguous business questions into structured analyses.
• Ability to frame KPIs and extract actionable insights for executives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the reporting to King Leadership Team across key reviews and OKRs.
• Establish and implement actionable KPIs and dashboards with BPTnR.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses to identify drivers and growth opportunities.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across product, finance and strategy to drive decisions.
• Communicate findings and strategic implications clearly to senior leadership.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Strategic thinking

Influential communication

Commercially curious

Independent operator

Tools

SQL

Looker/Power BI

Excel

Python/R

Job description

King is seeking a Principal Analyst to join the Central Analytics team in London. You will distill complex business questions into actionable insights, building KPIs and dashboards that drive strategic decisions across King’s portfolio including Candy Crush Soda Saga.

You will partner with game teams, marketing and finance, synthesizing data from multiple sources to inform product and monetization strategies. Strong communication and autonomy are essential to shape leadership-level decisions.