Senior Applied Analyst: Front‑End Analytics

PlayStation; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 165,900 - 248,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Wellness program

Employee discounts on Sony products

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment in San Mateo, CA is seeking a Senior Applied Analyst to drive early‑stage exploration, hypothesis development, and rapid analytical prototyping that informs high‑impact business decisions across GPDR. This role sits at the intersection of business, analytics, and data science, shaping ambiguous problems into structured analytical approaches.

You will partner with Integrated GPDR Leadership, Analytics Partners, Product Managers, and Data Scientists to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in analytics, data science, or a related field.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with experience working on ambiguous business problems.
• Experience conducting exploratory analysis, hypothesis development, and data‑driven storytelling.
• Proficiency in analytical tools such as SQL, Python, R, or similar.
• Demonstrated ability or strong willingness to leverage AI‑enabled tools to enhance analytical workflows, accelerate insight generation, and improve decision support.
• Experience working with cross‑functional stakeholders and translating business needs into analytical work.

Responsibilities

• Lead early‑stage exploration of business problems, identifying high‑impact opportunities through data analysis and stakeholder engagement.
• Develop clear hypotheses and analytical approaches to guide experimentation and modeling.
• Translate ambiguous business questions into structured problem statements.
• Explore opportunities to improve publisher performance, ecosystem health, partner engagement, and commercial outcomes through data‑driven analysis.
• Conduct rapid analyses and build lightweight prototypes to assess feasibility and potential impact.
• Leverage existing data and frameworks to generate directional insights and inform decision‑making.
• Iterate quickly to refine hypotheses and narrow focus areas.
• Develop exploratory analytical frameworks that support publisher performance assessment, content investment decisions, and ecosystem intelligence.
• Partner with analytics and product teams to transition opportunities into structured experimentation and modeling.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field

Tools

SQL

Python

R

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment in San Mateo, CA is seeking a Senior Applied Analyst to drive early‑stage exploration, hypothesis development, and rapid analytical prototyping that informs high‑impact business decisions across GPDR. This role sits at the intersection of business, analytics, and data science, shaping ambiguous problems into structured analytical approaches.

You will partner with Integrated GPDR Leadership, Analytics Partners, Product Managers, and Data Scientists to ensure