Senior Applied Analyst: Rapid Insights & Prototyping

Sonyinteractiveentertainmentglobal; California (MO); On-site; USD 165,900 - 248,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Wellness program

Employee discounts on Sony products

Bonus potential

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment in San Mateo, CA is seeking a Senior Applied Analyst to drive early-stage exploration and rapid analytical prototyping that informs high-impact business decisions across the GPDR organization.

The role blends business, analytics, and data science, partnering with leadership, product managers, and data scientists to shape ambiguous problems into structured analyses and actionable insights for publisher partnerships and ecosystem growth.

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.
• Proficiency in SQL, Python, R, or similar tools.
• Experience using AI-enabled tools to enhance analytics workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead early-stage exploration of business problems and identify high-impact opportunities.
• Develop hypotheses and analytical approaches to guide experimentation and modeling.
• Translate business questions into structured problem statements for analysis.
• Build lightweight prototypes and rapid analyses to assess feasibility and impact.
• Collaborate with GPDR leadership, analytics partners, and cross-functional teams.
• Transition validated opportunities into structured experiments with data scientists.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Data storytelling

Cross-functional collaboration

AI tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Data Science, Computer Science, or 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 and rapid analytical prototyping that informs high-impact business decisions across the GPDR organization.

The role blends business, analytics, and data science, partnering with leadership, product managers, and data scientists to shape ambiguous problems into structured analyses and actionable insights for publisher partnerships and ecosystem growth.