As a global leader in interactive entertainment and a proud label of Take-Two Interactive, our games have been downloaded over 6 billion times—connecting players in 175+ countries through fun, strategy, and a little friendly competition. As a global leader in interactive entertainment and a proud label of Take-Two Interactive, our games have been downloaded over 6 billion times—connecting players in 175+ countries through fun, strategy, and a little friendly competition. From thrilling casino spins to epic strategy battles, mind-bending puzzles, and social word challenges, our diverse game portfolio has something for everyone.

Fan-favorites and latest hits include FarmVille™ , Words With Friends™ , Zynga Poker™ , Game of Thrones Slots Casino™ , Wizard of Oz Slots™ , Hit it Rich! CSR Racing™ , Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells™ , Match Factory™, and Color Block Jam™—plus many more! Founded in 2007 and headquartered in California, our teams span North America, Europe, and Asia, working together to craft unforgettable gaming experiences.

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Poker is seeking a Principal Data Analyst to help drive decisions that impact millions of players worldwide. At Zynga, Principal is the next step above Senior; As part of our analytics team, you'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of our game through data-driven insights.

Product Strategy: Analyze long and short-term trends to deliver insights that influence product direction Business Intelligence: Maintain comprehensive dashboards and ETL pipelines to keep the organization informed on game performance Game Integrity: Enhance fraud detection and bad actor models to maintain a healthy gaming ecosystem This includes conducting A/B testing, performing insights analysis, and developing dashboards. Analyze player behavior to understand motivations and preferences, partnering with game design and consumer insights teams to translate findings into actionable experience improvements. Design and maintain ETL pipelines to extract, transform, and load data from multiple sources, ensuring source of truth for analyses and business intelligence.

Participate in and contribute to the Analytics Org's AI initiative,



which is doing significant strides in improving analytics workflows through AI Design game telemetry to capture meaningful player interaction data to improve the game experience. Design and maintain a suite of highly visible dashboards used by game leadership and game designers to make strategic decisions for Zynga Poker Support the economy team in tuning the different features in the game to optimize for long term game and feature health Play a leading role in the design and continuous improvement of our fraud and bad actor models Actively play and engage with our games to maintain first'hand understanding of player experience, game mechanics, and potential pain points. Monitor and maintain the integrity of a wide range of tools and models used to streamline workflows and personalize the player experience, in collaboration with other data analysts and scientists on the team.

Continuously learn about analytics best practices, and actively share and promote these practices across various games and teams. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or a related quantitative field. Advanced degrees (Masters or PhD) are a plus.

Minimum of 8 years in data science or analytics roles, preferably with 6 years in a Product Data Science or Gaming Analytics team Demonstrated experience guiding product teams through complex decisions and analyses and dealing with ambiguous data Proficiency in Python and SQL. Demonstrated experience in data mining, data visualization, statistical analysis, and machine learning. Familiarity with Business Intelligence (BI) tools like Tableau and version control systems such as Git is advantageous.

Strong communication skills - you can explain complex data in simple, actionable terms Familiarity with AI/ML concepts or experience in automating recurring analytics workflows is a plus Bonus Points Familiarity with social casino economies Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams.



To find out more about our benefits, visit the Zynga Benefits site The pay range for this position in Ontario at the start of employment is expected to be between $118,300 and $142,000 per Year. Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards and eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program.

Regular, full-time employees are also eligible for a range of perks at the Company, including: medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage; 14 paid holidays per calendar year; paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Company’s discretionary time off program; paid parental and compassionate leave; The use of Artificial Intelligence is not being used to screen candidates. Employment with us is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic – not an individual’s race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses, reproductive health decision, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing the necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments (subject to any local qualifying requirements) to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process.

Please be aware that Zynga does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third‑party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others. Zynga also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel. Zynga’s in‑house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e.,

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