Head of Data

Description

We are seeking an experienced, sharp, passionate Head of Analytics to lead our data driven decision making across complex, high scale gaming products. This is a critical leadership role within our Delivery organization.

As the Head of Analytics, you’ll set the standard for analytical excellence across Papaya. You’ll mentor team leads, drive innovation, and implement scalable practices. Your work will directly influence our business, product and R&D— helping Papaya grow smarter and faster.

Why join us?

● Opportunity to shape and lead a critical function in a growing organization.

● High impact on the company's business performance, product quality, analytical

excellence and technical directions.

● A culture that values speed, professionalism, collaboration, and continuous evolution.

Responsibilities

● Lead and mentor Business analytics team leads, fostering their growth as strategic business partners across the organization.

● Own the Business analytics group’s roadmap, setting goals, aligning priorities, and ensuring smooth execution across multiple departments.

● Drive cross-functional collaboration, creating clarity and alignment between Business Analytics, BI, Product and R&D.

● Set and enforce standards for tools, methodologies, and data structure to ensure consistency and scalability.

● Promote a culture of excellence, including code reviews, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning within the team.

● Oversee implementation of internal systems to improve visibility, efficiency, and impact.

● Champion data integrity, managing QA processes and documentation practices across the analytics lifecycle.

● Evaluate and integrate new technologies and analytics approaches that keep Papaya at the leading edge of data-driven decision-making.

Requirements

● 10+ years of hands-on experience with large-scale data analytics.

● 5+ years of experience managing multidisciplinary data teams (BA, BI, DE, DS).

● Proven experience managing managers.

● Strong business understanding and ability to bring business impact.

● Advanced skills in SQL and Python.

● Eager about and experienced with ML and AI tools.

● Proven track record of cross-functional project leadership.

● Strong communication skills and ability to mentor other data professionals.

Nice-to-Have:

● Experience in the gaming industry — big plus.

● B.Sc. or B.A. in a quantitative field (Engineering, Stats, CS, etc.).