Principal Insights Analyst (AI/Gaming)

Location: Not specified

Company

Riot Games develops games and player experiences, including League of Legends.

What you will do

• Lead complex and ambiguous Insights problem spaces for League of Legends, from problem framing through strategic recommendations.
• Develop analytical perspectives on the game economy, including content strategy, spender lifecycle and segmentation, purchasing behavior, incrementality, cannibalization, and long-term monetization health.
• Apply advanced analytical methods to understand player behavior, product performance, opportunities, risks, and complex product questions.
• Develop reusable AI-enabled and agentic analytics workflows, tooling, reporting approaches, interactive reporting, and self-service analytics.
• Partner with data engineers and League leadership to align data foundations with analytical and AI-enabled use cases and inform product and business decisions.
• Set analytics quality standards, mentor senior practitioners, and advance analytical capabilities across Insights.

Requirements

• BA/BS in Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, Economics, Applied Mathematics, or a related field.
• 9+ years of experience in analytics, data science, business intelligence, consulting, or related roles involving complex quantitative analysis.
• Experience owning and solving highly complex, ambiguous product or business problems and translating analytical work into strategic recommendations.
• Strong proficiency with SQL and Python, including building analytical pipelines and data models in modern data environments such as Databricks and DBT.
• Hands-on experience developing AI-enabled or agentic analytics workflows with demonstrated impact on analysis, reporting, or self-service analytics.
• Deep expertise in analytical methods and the ability to select and apply advanced approaches to complex player, product, and business questions.
• Strong product and business judgment, including using analytics to inform product, monetization, or other strategic decisions.
• Ability to lead complex cross-functional work, influence senior stakeholders, and elevate analytics craft through mentorship, standards, or technical leadership.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in Economics, Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Experience analyzing game economies or monetization ecosystems.
• Experience with live-service games or other complex digital products with interconnected engagement and monetization systems.
• Experience developing and scaling AI-enabled or agentic analytics workflows and self-service analytics beyond traditional BI tools.
• Experience applying version control, code review, testing, and modular development to analytics workflows.
• Strong familiarity with League of Legends as a player.

Culture & Benefits

• Player-focused, collaborative environment centered on player experience and data-informed decision-making.
• Open paid time off policy and flexible work schedules.
• Medical, dental, and life insurance.
• Parental leave for employees, spouses or domestic partners, and children.
• 401k with company match.