Senior Data Scientist, Transparency & Regulatory

Epic Games; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage for 2

401k with match

Mental well-being program with Modern

Unlimited PTO & sabbatical after 7 yrs

Job summary

Epic Games is seeking a Senior Data Scientist, Transparency and Regulatory, to own data for regulatory reporting across flagship products such as Fortnite and the Epic Games Store. You will translate regulatory requirements into precise metric definitions and collaborate with Legal, Compliance, and Engineering to deliver reliable, auditable figures.

The role requires building scalable data tooling, validating figures, and driving reporting methodologies in partnership with leadership, while

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience as a Data Scientist or in a related field, including experience in regulatory reporting.
• Experience turning regulatory language into precise metric definitions.
• Hands-on work on transparency reports or similar regulatory reporting (DSA, audits, etc).
• Strong written and verbal communication, with ability to present to senior leadership.
• Experience with data visualization, version control, and orchestration tools.

Responsibilities

• Own data for transparency reports and compliance reporting across Epic products.
• Turn regulatory text into production-ready metric definitions in collaboration with policy teams.
• Map moderation data to regulatory categories and instrument new features for reports.
• Partner with Data Engineering to drive templates and validation tooling.
• Review data quality checks monthly and fix drift with engineering teams.
• Lead reporting methodology discussions with leadership.

Skills

Data science

Regulatory reporting

Data visualization

Communication

Audits/compliance

Tools

Spark

Databricks

Airflow

GitHub

Job description

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic's success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it's building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we're always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We're constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

ANALYTICS

What We Do

Our Data & Analytics teams build powerful stories and visuals that inform the games we make, the technology we develop, and business decisions that drive Epic.

What You'll Do

We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist, Transparency and Regulatory, to join the Analytics team, where you will own the data and drive data tooling behind transparency reports Epic publishes under regulations such as the DSA, and support risk assessments, audits, compliance assessments, and other compliance reporting. You'll work with Legal, Compliance, Trust and Safety, and data engineering to turn regulatory requirements into clear metric definitions, bring in the figures other teams hold, and check every number before it is published.

In this role, you will

• Own the data for transparency reports, risk assessments, and other compliance reporting across our products like Fortnite, the Epic Games Store, and Fab; from data requests to published figures
• Work with Legal, Compliance, Engineering, and Trust and Safety policy teams to turn regulatory text into productionalized metric definitions
• Map Epic's internal moderation data to regulatory categories, and work with product and engineering teams so new features capture what a regulatory report may need before launch
• Partner with Data Engineering to drive the templates and validation tooling that other teams use to submit their data
• Review the reporting pipeline's data quality checks every month, and work with Data Engineering to fix drift and defects, and add new moderation flows
• Drive reporting methodology in partnership with leadership across the company

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of professional experience as a Data Scientist or in a related field, including 2+ years with Trust and Safety, integrity, risk, compliance, or regulatory reporting data
• Expertise with SQL, Python, and big data technologies such as Spark or Databricks
• Experience turning legal, policy, or regulatory language into precise metric definitions, documented well enough for someone else to audit
• Hands-on work on transparency reports or similar regulatory reporting (DSA, COPPA, audits, etc), delivering a recurring, deadline-bound report that depends on data from other teams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience writing data specifications for engineers and presenting to Legal, Compliance, and senior leadership
• Experience with content moderation or child safety data, such as notices, appeals, statements of reasons, or age assurance
• Experience supporting an internal audit, a controls review, or a regulator's request for information
• Experience with data visualization, code version control (GitHub or similar), and orchestration (Airflow or similar)
• Experience using Al in daily data work and building Al tools or agents for documentation, reconciliation, or review work
• Passion for the gaming industry

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

• We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents.
• Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match.
• We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.
• Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks.
• We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.

About Us

Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company. For over 30 years we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.