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Commercial Services Analyst

United States, San Mateo, CA

Why PlayStation?

PlayStation 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 PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation 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 PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.

Title: Analyst, Commercial Insights – Services

San Mateo, CA (hybrid)
*PlayStation offers a global hybrid office/remote working model — Flex Modes — which aims to combine the flexibility of remote working with the magic of in-person collaboration. The model is built upon the principle of working together in-person as work requires, with the freedom to work remotely otherwise. We will consider fully remote candidates who are able to come in for 'Moments that Matter'. 

Reporting to: Manager, Commercial Insights - Services

Key Function and Responsibility of the Role

PlayStation is looking for an innovative, meticulous, highly motivated Analyst to join our PlayStation Services team. Services sits within the Global Sales and Business Operations organization that manages the PlayStation Plus subscription business, a key revenue generator and innovator for Sony Interactive Entertainment. This role sits within the Planning and Insights team responsible for leading analytics operational excellence in commercial performance, planning, and strategy.

This role is responsible for insightful and actionable analytics support of our subscription services from a commercial planning standpoint. You will play a critical role in creating data reporting tools, developing methodologies for measuring and forecasting impact to subscriptions, and delivering analytical insights on the performance of offers & promotions, pricing and experience optimizations. The work you do will directly impact decisions made about the offers and experience made available to PlayStation Plus members. Effective verbal and written communication skills are very important, as they will collaborate with key collaborators across a global organization.

What you will be doing

  • Support the Services Insights team with analysis of commercial and engagement trends across the PlayStation Plus user base, using these insights to inform strategic decisions
  • Working across our Commercial, Engagement & Experience and CRO teams, you will be responsible for implementing standard processes of experimentation hypothesis generation and incremental measurement & analysis
  • Generate and maintain a framework for understanding the impact of our experimentation on downstream customer behaviour and their engagement with PS Plus.
  • Exploring our subscriptions data for novel insights, and translate those insights into clear hypotheses for testing
  • Assisting in the automation of analytical frameworks, and working with our Engineering and Reporting teams to democratize insights into actionable outputs
  • Partner closely with collaborators within GSBO and other supporting teams to understand and deliver business insights using data
  • Collaborate with data teams across SIE to understand and use available tools and resources while contributing learnings and business area expertise to the organization

What we are looking for

  • Proficient at translating ambiguous business requirements into significant analytical insights from start to finish
  • Shown experience creating data visualizations and reports to surface actionable insights
  • Proficient with SQL and spreadsheet applications (Excel, Google sheets, etc.)
  • Keen attention to detail and ability to deliver high quality analytical work
  • Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Ability to work collaboratively with collaborators across different teams and levels
  • Strong project management, multi-tasking and organizational skills
  • Ability to adapt quickly in a dynamic, changing, fast-paced business environment
  • Ability to work varying hours as well as a flexible approach to working hours to support global business operations

Preferred Qualifications

  • Strong technical proficiencies with Python, Airflow
  • Skilled with visualization tools like Tableau, Domo

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At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.

Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. 

In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.

 

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$132,300 - $198,500 USD

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond. 

PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.

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