Manager, Data Science - Hasbro

We take play seriously. We’re looking for curious adventurers ready to find their party, fueled by imagination and drive to build what’s never been built before. At Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast, you’ll collaborate with passionate teams to reimagine our iconic brands and create experiences that spark joy, connection, and community through the magic of play. This is your chance to shape legendary play that lasts a lifetime.

At Wizards of the Coast, we connect people around the world through play and imagination. From our genre-defining games like Magic: The Gathering® and Dungeons & Dragons® to our growing multiverse, we continue to innovate and build new ways to foster friendship and connection. That's where you come in!

The Role

We're looking for a Manager, Data Science to help us make better, faster, and more confident decisions for Magic: The Gathering: Arena. You'll take on complex, undefined problems, develop models to predict outcomes, and guide how we use analytics to understand player lifecycle and identify growth opportunities.

This is a hands-on role for someone who can see both the big picture and the details - translating complex business questions, leading analysis projects, and helping shape our long-term player strategy. You'll partner with Arena Business leaders, Economic Analysts, Data Engineers, and Go-To-Market teams to drive data-informed decision making.

What You'll Do

We rely on our analysts and scientists to bring clarity to complexity. In this role, you will:

• Analytics - Develop empirical models to investigate the MTG: Arena Player lifecycle, digital play format preferences, and interactions with analog play formats.
• Modeling - Drawing on your aforementioned analyses, develop projections of revenue and engagement impact. Apply those models to inform digital game design, go-to-market executions, and play format strategies.
• Ecosystem - Partner with other analysts to better understand Magic fandom from longtime fans to the new fans.
• Flex - While your focus is Arena players, occasionally dive into other aspects of Magic to help us learn and grow the entire ecosystem.
• Reporting - Build dashboards and performance reporting in Tableau to provide real-time visibility into player lifecycle interactions and key KPIs.

We value curiosity and initiative. We expect you to look for better ways to measure success, simplify processes, and help others make sense of complex information.

What You'll Bring

We're looking for someone who combines technical depth with business sense:

• 8+ years of experience conducting predictive and causal analysis
• Degree in finance, economics, computer science, mathematics, or another quantitative discipline; graduate degree strongly preferred
• Self-directed, ability to drive projects to completion and proactively communicate timelines and document processes