Senior Data Scientist - Data Journalism

Why Play Station?

Play Station isn't just the Best Place to Play - it's also the Best Place to Work. Today, we're recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The Play Station family of products and services including PlayStation5, PlayStation4, PlayStation

VR, Play Station Plus , acclaimed Play Station software titles from Play Station Studios, and more.

Play Station also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The Play Station brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.

San Mateo, CA (hybrid)*

This position will also require onsite work at least one day/week at our San Mateo location.

As a Senior Data Scientist focused on Data Journalism in the Product Data Science team, you will be working at the forefront of data science to uncover and share important data stories by exploring user behavior across the Play Station ecosystem and discovering and communicating new information about our users and our ecosystem that will advance our company's ability to use data.

You will work with team members and internal customers to harness your knowledge of data communication and data analysis techniques in order to unravel complex phenomenon and inform decision making throughout the company that will help create a personalized, joyous experience for Play Station users around the world.

• Identify and bring to life data stories that are present but unexplored in the team's output in a way that is both accurate and approachable.
• Use impactful visuals and concise narratives to create compelling stories for technical and non-technical audiences in product management, partner services, commerce, strategy, data, and engineering departments.
• Explore Play Station data to ensure that you are using the best source of data for your analyses and maintaining awareness of any issues of interpretation that may arise.
• Perform ad-hoc analyses on petabytes of complex data.
• Learn new tools as appropriate and determine how best to convey your stories in the tools and formats that are available to you.
• Develop a thorough understanding of the business, our products, partners, and users, how information flows through the company, and how the PDS team contributes to and supplements that flow.
• Provide critical information to diverse audiences to inform decision making, increase understanding of our ecosystem, and inspire action and innovation.

• Strong understanding of data manipulation techniques, including intermediate or advanced understanding of SQL and Python or other similar languages.
• Excellent data storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear, engaging, and insightful narratives.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Proficiency with data visualization tools.