Director Of Analytics Engineering (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Director of Analytics Engineering (Gamedev): Leading the Game Insight team to scale analytical engineering capabilities and data products across hirify.global’s game portfolio with an accent on data modeling, metric standardization, and semantic layer design. Focus on building high-performing teams, driving cross-functional data strategy, and ensuring reliable, scalable analytical foundations for game teams.

Location: Must be based in Barcelona, Spain (Full on-site presence required, 5 days per week)

Company

hirify.global is a leading global interactive entertainment and mobile games company, home to major titles like MONOPOLY GO! and Pokémon GO, powered by its proprietary technology platform, Playgami.

What you will do

• 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 leadership to shape the broader Analytic Engineering strategy across hirify.global.
• Own the quality, consistency, and scalability of analytical data products, business metrics, and semantic layers.
• Drive standardization of analytical foundations and metric definitions across games while balancing local business needs.
• Represent Analytic Engineering in strategic planning, prioritization, and executive discussions.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in analytics engineering, data engineering, business intelligence, or related data leadership roles.
• 5+ years of experience managing and developing analytics, data, or engineering teams.
• Proven ability to define strategy, influence stakeholders, and translate vision into execution.
• 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, or Airflow.
• Must be able to work full on-site in the Barcelona office (5 days per week).

Nice to have

• Experience in gaming, mobile products, or free-to-play business models.
• Familiarity with game analytics concepts such as player behavior, economy, monetization, and live operations.
• Experience working with high-scale event data and large data volumes.
• Experience with KPI governance or centralized metrics frameworks.

Culture & Benefits

• Commitment to a diverse, supportive, and respectful work environment.
• Opportunity to work on world-class mobile games with global reach.
• Focus on professional growth, organizational design, and talent development.
• Collaborative environment working across Analytics, Product, Engineering, and Business stakeholders.