Director, Game Science & Insights
Core
Senior technical leader driving causal inference, experimentation, predictive modelling, and AI integration to optimize player engagement, retention, and monetization for AAA live-service games.
Role type
Director, Game Science & Insights (Senior IC with team leadership)
Builds
Scalable AI/ML systems, production-grade analytics pipelines, and data-driven product strategies for 2K franchises.
Domain
Video Games (Live-service, AAA titles)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Causal inference, A/B testing, predictive modelling, MLOps, Python, SQL, Snowflake, Databricks, LLM application, team leadership
Preferred skills
Live-service game operations knowledge, advanced degree in quantitative field
Technologies
Snowflake, Databricks, Python, Tableau, Power BI, GitHub Copilot, Claude
Responsibilities
Define technical direction for analytics and AI/ML projects; oversee full AI/ML lifecycle from research to deployment; direct experimentation and causal inference initiatives; lead and mentor multidisciplinary data teams; partner with product and commercial leaders to shape player-focused solutions.
Seniority
Director, hands-on technical leadership