Director of Analytics Engineering

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the Game Insight team, managing managers and senior individual contributors
• Define and execute the vision, strategy, and roadmap for Analytic Engineering within the Game Insight organization
• Partner with the Director of Analytics for Core Insight to shape the broader Analytic Engineering strategy across Scopely
• Collaborate with Data Products and Data Platform leadership to align the company's data strategy and investments
• Build a high-performing organization through hiring, coaching, succession planning, and organizational design
• Own the quality, consistency, and scalability of analytical data products, business metrics, and semantic layers supporting game teams
• Drive standardization of analytical foundations and metric definitions across games while balancing local business needs
• Partner with Analytics, Product, Engineering, and Business stakeholders to deliver scalable data solutions and trusted insights
• Establish effective ways of working across Analytics, Data Products, Data Platform, Governance, and Engineering teams
• Represent Analytic Engineering in strategic planning, prioritization, and executive discussions
• Identify opportunities to simplify workflows, improve data usability, and increase the impact of data across Scopely
• Scope
• Analytic Engineering strategy and standards across game-facing domains
• Analytical data products, semantic layers, and business metrics supporting Scopely's game portfolio
• Cross-game standardization of analytics foundations and KPI governanceOrganizational leadership and talent development within the Game Insight team
• Cross-functional alignment with Analytics, Data Products, Data Platform, Governance, and Engineering teams
• Scalable, reliable, and trusted analytical data products

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in analytics engineering, data engineering, business intelligence, analytics platform, or related data leadership roles
• 5+ years of experience managing and developing analytics, data, or engineering teams
• Experience leading managers and building high-performing organizations
• Strong understanding of analytic engineering principles, including data modeling, metric design, semantic layers, testing, and governance
• Experience with modern data stack technologies such as BigQuery, DBT, Looker, Airflow, or equivalent platforms
• Proven ability to define strategy, influence stakeholders, and translate vision into execution
• Experience leading large-scale transformation, standardization, or platform adoption initiatives
• Strong organizational leadership skills, including planning, prioritization, stakeholder management, and talent development
• Ability to balance technical depth with business impact and organizational effectiveness
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams
• Experience operating in complex, fast-moving environments with multiple stakeholders
• Full on-site presence in the Barcelona office (5 days per week)
• Experience in gaming, mobile products, or free-to-play business models
• Familiarity with game analytics concepts such as player behavior, economy, monetization, progression, live operations, and experimentation
• Experience working with high-scale event data and large data volumes
• Experience with KPI governance, semantic layers, or centralized metrics frameworks
• Experience partnering with product analytics, data science, experimentation, or machine learning teams

Benefits

Additional Information

Scopely is looking for a Director of Analytics Engineering to lead our Game Insight team in Barcelona! At Scopely, we are passionate about creating engaging experiences for millions of players worldwide. Our teams build and operate some of the most successful mobile games, supported by a modern data platform that enables analytics, insights, and data-driven decisions across the company. Playgami is building a best-in-class SaaS gaming platform, and data is a core pillar. The Game Insight team plays a key role in enabling game teams to make better, faster, and more consistent decisions through trusted data products, scalable analytical foundations, and close partnership with analytics and business stakeholders.

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