About Steel City Interactive

SCI was born out of passion for video games and boxing, with the ambition to create an authentic and exciting boxing game that does justice to the sport we love. What started as a fun prototype has grown into ‘Undisputed’, the first major boxing video game in over a decade.

SCI is a welcoming place for expression and open communication, where everyone has a voice. We’re a diverse bunch, consisting of people with decades of games industry experience, graduates and talented individuals who come from other industries. We all bring knowledge and learn from each other.

Together we are driven by ambition to bring the world of boxing into a video game like never before.

The Role

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Data Manager accountable for identifying the data sources available, designing, articulating and presenting data sets to meet Steel City Interactive's ongoing business drivers, initiatives and improvements.

If you are looking for a challenging role and the next step in your career, leading and driving productive engagements with our internal functions this may be the role for you.

Location

Sheffield - Hybrid: ideally 2-3 days in office per week.

Responsibilities

Leadership

Leading virtual teams and delegating effectively to subject matter experts as necessary to manage and drive improvements, including process changes to make sure internal and business milestones are met.
Role model for the studio in terms of work ethics, engagement, and integrity.
Lead and coach more junior team members
Represent the studio’s values in all engagements

Data Solution strategy, architecture & design

Drive deep, impactful learnings by working across data, game design and research to deliver a story-driven direction based on data.
Develop best practice and ways of working that support the game team to deliver engaging content.
Present and communicate analysis conclusions to business stakeholders in a clear and practical way.
Design and maintain telemetry events for current and future content updates.
Create automated reports and dashboards to share insights across the studio.
Create and foster effective relationships across the studio to promote a data-driven partnership.
Partner with data engineering to manage data requirements such as schema requirements and data format to support high-quality deliverables.
Conduct effective analysis while adhering version control, documentation, and reproduction.
Develop a strong and continuously improving understanding of the game mechanics and telemetry.
Proven and demonstrable experience in consumer, user or player analytics
Effective communicator and data storyteller with demonstrable examples of cross- functional communication and presentation.
Proven ability to manage stakeholders across all levels of the business.
High proficiency with SQL.
Familiarity with moderndataarchitectures (AWS, Snowflake, OLAP)
Experience using modern data visualization tools e.g Tableau, PowerBI etc.
Effective internal and external stakeholder management.

Knowledge,Skills & Experience

Minimum 5 years of professional experience in commercial industry, including 3 years in a role collating, processing, presenting and articulating meaningful solutions and improvements using business data
Games industry experience.
Ability to self-motivate.
Leadership and ability to motivate and drive improvements across teams effectively
Ability to build relationships and communicate effectively at senior / board levels.
Ability to influence the internal teams through sound and well-structured thought-out processes supported where necessary with eloquent and concise written work.
Ability to articulate value improvements against consumer issues in support improving the players experience.
High level of competence and experience with technical writing.
High degree of strategical, analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
Ability to stay focused and decisive in uncertain and unstructured situations.

What we offer

Healthy work-life balance:

23 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), that increases 1 day per year of service.
Christmas shut down
Holiday exchange programme
Flexible working hours

Support for family life:

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
Option to add children to our Healthcare Cash Plan

Great office environment:

A dog friendly studio based in Sheffield, with free snacks, fruit and drinks!
Free parking

Health & wellbeing support:

Company sick pay
2 days paid Mental Health leave per year
Healthcare Cash Plan which includes optical and dental
Access to 24/7 doctors
Employee Assistance Programme
£300 wellbeing stipend every January

Learning support:

Career progression path
5 Learning days per year
Unlimited access to Udemy courses

Additional financial support:

Technology scheme (up to £750)
Discount Club at over 350 high street stores
Discretionary Cost of Living Payments
Relocation benefits
Electric Car Vehicle Scheme

Connection and perks:

Wrap parties & company paid outings
Individual entertainment budget to cover team events

Steel City Interactive is an equal opportunity employer. We’re committed to building a diverse team and welcome all applications, considering them without regard to race, religion, belief, age, gender, gender expression, gender identity, gender reassignment, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, sex or sexual orientation.

If you’re excited about this role and believe you would add value to our team, but don’t meet every single requirement, we would still like to hear from you – please let us know about the value you would bring in your application.

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