Data Scientist, D2C Data Science
Core
Data Scientist supporting payment and subscription experiences across PlayStation's direct-to-consumer business, focusing on payment method performance, flow optimization, and subscription recovery.
Role type
Data Scientist (D2C Payments & Subscriptions)
Builds
Payment and subscription analytics, forecasting models, and experimental measurement for PlayStation's digital commerce.
Domain
Gaming / Entertainment / Direct-to-Consumer Commerce
Deliverable
production ML models | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Statistics, Machine Learning, A/B testing design, SQL, Python, Payment data analysis, Subscription metrics, Forecasting, Propensity modeling, Data validation
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
SQL, Python
Responsibilities
Apply data science methods to high-impact questions across D2C payments, subscriptions, commerce, lifecycle, and player experience; Design, analyze, and interpret A/B tests, holdouts, quasi-experimental analyses, and other measurement approaches; Analyze payment and subscription outcomes such as payment success, authorization performance, payment funnel behavior, routing or retry performance, cost tradeoffs, and subscription recovery; Build statistical and machine learning models for forecasting, segmentation, propensity, retention, payment success, payment optimization, subscription outcomes, or offer performance; Use SQL and Python to prepare data, validate assumptions, analyze behavior, and produce reproducible analytical workflows; Partner with product, engineering, finance, marketing, operations, and data engineering teams to ensure analyses are technically sound, actionable, and operationally useful; Communicate findings with clear recommendations, confidence levels, caveats, tradeoffs, next steps, and reusable documentation that supports better decision-making.
