Lead/Senior Data Analyst, Ruby

Rovio 2; Konak; Hybrid; TRY 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Rovio’s Ruby Game Studio in Izmir, Turkiye is seeking a Lead/Senior Data Analyst to transform raw data into actionable insights shaping game performance, player experience, and strategic decisions. On-site with a possibility to work remotely once a week.

You will mentor the data team, collaborate with product managers and marketing, and design dashboards to enable data-driven decisions across teams.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to turn complex player data into clear insights and recommendations.
• Experience coaching, mentoring, or leading analysts on cross-functional projects.
• Fluent Turkish and English communication skills.
• Experience in live-ops, monetization analytics, or game economy analytics preferred.

Responsibilities

• Mentor data team and foster a culture of data-informed problem-solving across the studio.
• Collaborate with product managers and marketing to uncover actionable insights from player behavior and monetization data.
• Design, build, and maintain dashboards, reports, and visualizations presenting KPIs for quick, data-driven decisions.
• Apply advanced analytics to trends, segmentation, and A/B tests to influence game development and user acquisition strategies.
• Serve as the analytical connector between technical teams and business stakeholders to ensure data quality and alignment with goals.
• Provide technical data support and resolve data issues that require specialized attention beyond Beacon.
• Bring extensive data analytics experience, preferably in free-to-play mobile games or high-scale digital products.

Skills

SQL

Python

A/B testing

Forecasting

Segmentation

Churn analysis

LTV modeling

Data storytelling

Live-ops analytics

Tools

Beacon data platform

Job description

Rovio is part of the SEGA family and world famous for our flagship IP Angry Birds - want to know more about Rovio as an employer?

We're looking for an enthusiastic Lead/Senior Data Analyst to join our amazing team at Ruby Game Studio, located in Izmir, Turkiye. You'll be a core part of how we craft joy by using the power of data. Your role is essential: you’ll transform raw data into clear, actionable insights that truly move the needle on game performance, player experiences, and strategic business decisions. This is a special opportunity, helping to foster a culture of continuous learning and collaboration across the studio. Kindly note this is an on-site position with the possibility to work remotely once a week.

• Mentoring our data team and actively fostering a culture of continuous learning and data-informed problem-solving across the studio.
• Collaborating closely with our product managers and marketing team to uncover actionable insights from player behavior, in-game metrics, and monetization data.
• Designing, building, and maintaining clear dashboards, reports, and visualizations that present key performance indicators (KPIs) to enable quick, data-driven decisions for various teams.
• Using advanced analytics to explore trends, run A/B tests, look at player segmentation, and help influence our game development and user acquisition strategies.
• Serving as the key analytical connector, working together with technical teams and business stakeholders to ensure data quality, tracking, and consistency are aligned with our goals.
• Not being afraid to jump in to provide technical support and solutions for data issues that may not be covered by Beacon or such that require specialized attention.
• You have extensive amount of professional expertise in data analytics, preferably within the free-to-play mobile games industry or another high-scale digital product environment.
• You've proven your ability to turn complex player and business data into clear insights, recommendations, and measurable impact.
• You have prior experience coaching, mentoring, or acting as a lead analyst on complex, cross-functional projects.
• You're proficient in SQL, allowing you to write efficient queries and prepare large datasets, and you have strong command of Python for processing, analysis, and visualization.
• You trust in statistical thinking and have solid experience designing, analyzing, and communicating the results of A/B tests and other experiments.
• You excel at communication and storytelling, sharing complex analysis clearly with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• You are proficient in Turkish and English.
• Experience in free-to-play mobile games, specifically with analytics focused on live-ops, game economy, monetization, engagement, retention, or player progression.
• Familiarity with forecasting, predictive modeling, segmentation, churn analysis, or player Lifetime Value (LTV) modeling.
• Experience with building automated reporting, reusable data models, or analytics pipelines in collaboration with data engineering.

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