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Data AnalystSEGA Europe
2 days ago
  • LevelMid Level
  • ProfessionsData Analyst, Data Visualiser, Data Manager
  • TypeFull Time
  • LocationRemote

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Description

Studio Overview
We are Sports Interactive 🎮
The gaming studio behind: ⚽ Football Manager.
Founded in 1994, Sports Interactive became a wholly owned subsidiary of SEGA Europe in 2006. Based at the Here East technology hub in Stratford, East London, the SI team continues to expand as we bring our titles to an ever-growing audience across an increasing variety of platforms.
To support our growth, we welcome the opportunity to connect with passionate people with the drive to match our ambitions and initiative to realise your individual potential.
Position Overview
This is an exciting role working in the football Data Team and reporting to the Senior Research Co-Ordinator. The data analyst will be expected to interpret the data in our football database used to power our suite of games or real life statistical and event data from our data partners to find trends and anomalies and present findings to the research team in order to help them with any decision making regarding the data.
Our football database is collated and collected from the work that our Head Researchers and volunteer Assistant Researchers do by scouting specific teams, leagues and in some cases nations and whose responsibility is making sure that all information is up to date and correct.
Key Responsibilities:
The successful applicant will be expected to:
  • Interpret data, analyse results using statistical techniques and provide ongoing reports
  • Present findings in a clear and concise manner
  • Report regularly to Senior Research Co-Ordinator
  • Attend daily stand-up meetings
  • Minimum of two years’ experience in data analysis
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
  • Demonstrable high-level experience within a data analytical role, preferably 2- 5 years in a similar role
  • Self-starter, passionate about data analytics to drive continuous improvement
  • Strong interest in football
  • Good knowledge of reporting tools SQL (ideally MySQL)
  • Good knowledge of statistics and experience using statistical packages for analysing datasets (Excel, Tableau, PowerBI)
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organise, analyse, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
  • Adept at queries, report writing and presenting findings.
Desirable Skills:
  • Football scouting experience or qualifications
  • Football analyst experience or qualifications
  • Knowledge of Football Manager
Benefits of Working at Sports Interactive:
  • A flexible working policy to best suit you and your team. 🏠
  • Subsidised mental health, therapy and coaching sessions are available. 
  • Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 7% of annual salary). 🏦
  • Free onsite evening bar in the Sports Interactive London HQ. 🍹
  • A well-stocked breakfast bar with cereals, fruits, teas, and coffees. 🥣
  • Regular events in collaboration with our partnered football clubs. 🏟️
  • Access to our on-site physical and massage therapist services. 💆
  • Multiple clubs and societies to join e.g., book club and art workshops. 🫶
  • Free access to games released under the SEGA Europe umbrella. 🕹️
  • A range of Gym Membership options through our Benefits partners. 🏋️
  • Fully Subsidised Healthcare and Dental Plans. 🦷
  • Free Travel Insurance for yourself and your family. ✈️
  • A personalized football shirt upon passing probation. 👕
What is it like to work here?
We approach everything with passion, whether that is making our mark on the gaming and football industries or doing our bit for the world around us. We want to share that outlook with everyone who shows up to work here each day.
For us, talent wins games, but teamwork wins titles. Collaboration is the key to constantly topping our best. We believe everyone matters, no matter which part of the business you are in, so we encourage and support our people in driving your own growth and realising your full potential. But, more than anything else, we are a team. A team with a down-to-earth dynamic, that has a lot of fun doing what we do.
And whether that’s technical tweaks or fine-tuning our creative process, everything is geared at producing the best game possible for our players. To do that, we need to be tenacious and move quickly, and not be afraid of switching things up. It is these principles that have enabled us to produce a game that has defined year after year, and that will continue to push us for many more to come.
Our flexible working culture gives you the opportunity to optimise your workload, with in-office, hybrid, and remote working options dependent on role. So, if you want a work/life balance, we are behind you. Because while we live to create extraordinary games, we know that is not all you have got going on. You can trust that we always keep things in perspective, fostering an environment where work can be more than just a job.
We’re also a London Living Wage employer, boast one of the lowest staff turnover rates in the industry and are proud to have won the ‘Best Places to Work’ award by Gamesindustry.biz in large company category in 2023.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from any relevant candidate irrespective of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion, or belief.
SI is proudly a Disability Confident Committed employer, and we are dedicated to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. Our studio has disabled access and facilities but please ensure you advise us if you require any other reasonable adjustments to be made to support you during the recruitment process.
Our Values:
Keep collaborating: Teamwork wins titles - Here, ideas belong to everyone, whatever department you’re part of. Collaboration lets us score more as a team than we could individually.  Be flexible: We think fast and adapt faster. The football and entertainment worlds never stand still, so we keep progressing and switching things up to stay ahead.  Stay Tenacious: We don’t overlook the details. Everything we do is about producing the best game possible, in other words, never settle.  Show Ambition: Let your drive lead the way - Your individual outlook can give everyone the edge. Make the studio’s purpose personal and let your drive lead the way.  Bring the Passion: Have fun doing your thing - Don’t be fooled, what we do is not a game. Making our players’ passion come to life is our passion.  Consider the Bigger Picture: Keep things in perspective - We want our impact to be a positive one. From built-in work/life balance to initiatives covering the most important topics of today, we have what matters in focus.

Skills Required

  • Data Analysis
  • SQL
  • Statistics

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