Director, Analytics

Locations

• Orlando, Florida, United States of America
• Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Austin, Texas, United States of America
• Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

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The Data & Insights (D&I) team transforms data into actionable insights that power EA. We guide strategy and governance, build data and AI solutions, and ensure personalization experimentation and analytics; partnering across teams to improve decisions and create more meaningful player experiences.

As Director of Analytics, you will guide our studio insights team on the Skate Franchise, partnering with data engineering and data architecture to shape the future of live-service games. You will lead a team of analysts who are the face of our Data & Insights organization, working directly with studio leaders to improve player experience and business outcomes. You will help us modernize our analytics approach, championing new ways of working and responsible human-first AI adoption.

This role reports to the Senior Director of Data & Insights, Lifestyle.

You will hire, coach, and retain a team of analysts, setting the bar for analytical rigor, insight quality, and partnership with studio leaders.

You will translate ambiguous product and business questions into clear recommendations, guiding partners through tradeoffs and decision-ready narratives.

You will set the analytics vision for the studio, focusing us on high-value questions across player experience, retention, engagement, monetization, and game health.

You will improve speed-to-insights by promoting modern analytics tools, responsible AI/LLM use, and refined measurement strategies for features and live ops.

You will advocate for integration of personalized data-driven experiences into the game.

10+ years of experience in analytics, data science or related fields, including live service games or digital products.

4+ years of experience leading analysts or data teams and influencing senior partners through data-driven insights.

Analytical and technical skills, including SQL, Python or R, experimentation frameworks, and statistical analysis.

Experience applying GenAI, copilots or agentic workflows to improve analytics productivity, automate workflows and accelerate insight generation.

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).

Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.

For Canada, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees.

Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

This role is for a newly-created position.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law.

EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.