Senior Director Gaming - Measurement and Insights

Mountain View, CA (Hybrid)

$156K/yr – $304K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 12 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and drive a unified measurement and insights program across sales, marketing, and product while leading a growing team of researchers and analytics professionals, ensuring operational rigor and teaching industry-level insights in gaming audiences.

  • Lead measurement strategy and customer-facing insights across gaming advertising
  • Build and manage a research team and partner with Sales, Marketing, Product, and Engineering

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute a unified measurement and insights strategy across sales, marketing, and product stakeholders.
  • Engage with clients at a senior level across a variety of measurement topics ranging from Meida Mix Marketi ng (MMM) to Multi-touch Attibution (MTA), t o shape and defend gaming investments.
  • Champion customer measurement needs with gaming studios and platforms, in addition to advertising product teams by translating measurement outcomes into product recommendations.
  • Manage and develop a growing team of researchers and analytics professionals.
  • Ensure smooth operational rigor and SLAs with stakeholders and internal customers ranging from sales to marketing.
  • Act as an industry thought leader on the basis of measurement, particularly as it pertains to gaming audiences.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, Social Sciences, Statistics, or related field AND 8+ years experience in data science, research, marketing or business-related roles
  • OR Master's Degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, Social Sciences, Statistics, or related field AND 6+ years experience in data science, research, marketing or business-related roles
  • OR Doctoral Degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, Social Sciences, Statistics, or related field AND 5+ years experience in data science, research, marketing or business-related roles.
  • OR equivalent experience.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred

  • 10+ years’ experience leading measurement, research, and/or insights teams in digital advertising
  • Track record of full funnel measurement knowledge, from brand to performance outcomes, in addition to emerging frontiers of measurement (attention, AI, etc.).
  • Measurement ecosystem experience – deep knowledge of industry measurement trends, third party tools, and common methodologies (experimentation, causal inference, econometric modeling, etc.).
  • Proficient primary and secondary research skills, ranging from survey design to rigorous implementation of 3rd party data.
  • History of building high-performing teams and working across highly matrixed organizations.
  • Experience as a collaborator who seeks solutions for broader organizational benefit while driving toward own goals.
  • Experience partnering across Sales, Marketing, Product, and Engineering to align strategies and deliver measurable results.
  • Experience in gaming and/or CTV ecosystems.
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Salaries

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$156K/yr – $304K/yr

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Funding

Total Funding
$1M
Last Raise
$1M
Post IPO Equity, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2022
    Post IPO Equity
  • Jan 2020
    Post IPO Equity
  • Sep 1981
    Series Unknown • $1M

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1.3B
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$5.2M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.6%
Direct
56.9%
Referral
7.3%
Social
0.4%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~225.8K

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Senior Director Gaming - Measurement and Insights

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