Expert Game System Engineer - Software
Raven Software
Santa Monica, CA
Your Platform
Activision Blizzard plays a centralized role in the creation of epic entertainment by supporting our interactive gaming brands and studios with a diverse range of career opportunities across corporate functions such as Marketing, Communications, Legal, Human Resources, Finance and Supply Chain. Located in our global headquarters in Santa Monica, we encompass equal parts agility, creativity and rigor to enhance the employee and player experience. To learn more, check us out at www.activisionblizzard.com or on Twitter at @ATVI_AB.
Your Mission
As a People Data Analyst you will create technical solutions to meet business needs by translating requirements and finding innovative resolutions to solve complex people data questions. Analysts and Developers work in a highly collaborative environment as part of the People Analytics team going through a strategizing and ideation stage prior to building new applications and solutions.
Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:
• Design and deliver operational BI dashboards, metrics analyses/queries at agreed service levels
• Deliver a range of analysis activities - data extraction, analysis and recommendations
• Create tools to store data effectively within the organization, known as online analytical processing, as well as maintaining data analytics platforms so that data can effectively be mined for information at a later date.
• Conduct unit tests and develop database queries to analyze the effects and troubleshoot any issues that arise. This is an ongoing part of the development process that occurs regularly throughout a project to pick up on any part of the application that isn't working correctly.
• A key part of a Tableau developer's role is evaluating and improving existing MI Tools, Products and Techniques that are in place as well as collaborating with teams within the business (e.g. HR, IT, Finance) to integrate these new systems to streamline workflow and company processes.
• Responsible for creating reports based on completed projects. They also develop and update technical documentation for senior members of staff and colleagues within the IT department to serve as a reference guide
• Support with developing hypothesis, building data models using e.g. advanced analytical techniques, machine learning, text analytics and models to provide insight
• Enhance and apply data science techniques to provide insights in People Data.
• Conduct statistical analysis on bespoke questions to provide deeper understanding from experiences across the employee lifecycle
Player Profile
Minimum Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, MIS, information technology, or similar preferred
• Experience analyzing People / Human Resource (HR) data
• Strong background in latest versions of Tableau Desktop/Server (2018.x+)
• Have published and used multiple data sources in Tableau
• 2+ years of experience within a Tableau Server environment; developing worksheets, dashboards, data extracts, scheduling, performance tuning and stories in Tableau
• Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into visual designs for interactive dashboards
• Ability to oversee and deliver across multiple tasks and deadlines
• Integrity, advanced professionalism and ability to maintain strict confidentiality of company and employee information
• Very proficient in Microsoft Office applications particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and presenting data in a simple and engaging way
Extra Points:
• Proficient in R and Python
• Proficient in advanced statistical analysis, e.g. regressions and modelling
• Experience with Tableau Server administration
• Experience with ETL solutions
• Experience with SQL, Stored Procedures & writing complex queries
• Experience working on Enterprise Data Warehouse environment
• Experience with core HR processes
Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rj6ow0-44-199-212-254-42 in your application.
Activision Blizzard, Inc. is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment.