Insight Analyst III, Riot Games

• 5+ years professional experience in analytics, data science, product management, business strategy, or related field
• Professional experience or a graduate degree involving analyzing large datasets to synthesize clear takeaways
• Professional experience developing business or product strategy
• Strong expertise in SQL or Python (will be using daily)
• Proficiency in data analysis and managing complex spreadsheets using MS Excel or Google Sheets
• Strong stakeholder management and communications skills

Desirable

• The Insights discipline helps empower Rioters' decision-making to be more data-informed, and in this role, you will join the Esports Insights team and work alongside the product team to ensure that product strategies and decisions are grounded in data, leading to positive outcomes for both fans and Riot
• You will lead analytics projects for esports that drive understanding of our global esports audience and players, uncover product opportunities for sports across our portfolio
• As an Insights Analyst III, you will use strategic thinking, quantitative analysis, and structured problem solving to inform product decisions and ultimately improve business and player outcomes for our games and sports
• You will report directly to the Manager of Esports Insights
• Partner with product managers to identify high-impact strategic bets and growth opportunities for sports within global esports
• Define and implement KPIs for international leagues, enabling regional leads to optimize operations through data-driven insights
• Break down complex challenges into structured, data-informed frameworks that empower stakeholders to make informed decisions
• Develop new metrics and analytical models to identify global gaming audiences and Riot Games’ esports audience, informing product and portfolio strategy
• Build dashboards, data pipelines, and experiments to analyze key performance drivers, player behaviors, and overall league performance
• Design and implement A/B tests and causal inference methodologies to evaluate product efficacy, driving meaningful outcomes for players and fans
• Work closely with Insights and product teams at Riot’s Los Angeles headquarters to align on strategic priorities and enhance data capabilities

• We offer medical, dental, and vision plans that cover you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children
• Life insurance, parental leave, plus short-term and long-term disability coverage are also available
• Riot will support your retirement benefits with a company match, and double down on your donations of time and money to non-profit charitable organizations
• Balance between work and personal life is encouraged with open paid time off, and a play fund so you can broaden and deepen your personal relationship with games

Total funding: $15m

Riot Games has grown into one of the world’s most prominent online and mobile game developers, due in large part to the success of its 2009 flagship title League of Legends which hosts just under seventy million users every month.