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ABOUT THE ROLE
If you want to build, develop, and see your impact, join Skillz and level up your Career!
Skillz, the first publicly-traded mobile eSports platform that hosts billions of casual mobile gaming tournaments for millions of players worldwide, is revolutionizing the gaming industry. By fostering social competition within games, the Skillz platform helps developers build multi-million dollar franchises by enabling real-money activity in their games and providing operational support while connecting players through fair, enjoyable, and meaningful competition.
At Skillz, we understand the thrill of achievement and the satisfaction of overcoming challenges. Want to join a team made up of alums from Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Tesla, Twitter (X), Roblox, Zynga, Samsung, Lyft, EA, Riot, Nexon, Gameskraft, PlayStation, Unity, Scopely, Tinder, Intel, Deloitte, EY, Twitch, DraftKings, Wynn Resorts and more? Learn more to see if Skillz is the right fit for your next career move!
WHY SKILLZ
- Culture of Impact: Join a united team of builders, creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs driven by the desire to win. At Skillz, we create value, obsess over our product, and make a difference in the world.
- Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with our comprehensive benefits package, which includes 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision expenses for both you and your dependents. Additionally, take advantage of our 401K matching, pre-tax benefit options, and more.
- Wellness Support: Enhance your well-being with our array of wellness initiatives, including meditation and mental health resources, physical fitness coaching and classes, family planning assistance, health and parenting guidance, virtual therapy sessions, and more.
- Time off: We offer competitive paid time off (PTO) & company holidays to help you recharge and pursue your passions.
- Las Vegas Headquarters: Skillz strongly believes in a five-day a week, collaborative office environment at our 36,000+ square foot headquarters. Enjoy free breakfast and catered lunches, snacks, a full-size gym with showers, commuter benefits, insurance, team bonding events and many more.
- Recognized Success: Skillz has earned recognition as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, CNBC's Disruptor 50, San Francisco Business Times' Best Places to Work, Forbes' Next Billion-Dollar Startups, and the #1 fastest-growing company in America on the Inc. 5000 list, and many more.
- Development Opportunities: We hold our employees to high standards while providing them with professional growth opportunities. We operate like a startup, and encourage all of our employees to collaborate and voice feedback about our product and ways we can improve as a business. We believe in never settling, and that also pertains to your growth.
Responsibilities
- Architect and Own the People Analytics Ecosystem
- Drive Strategic Workforce Insights
- Enable Division-Level Workforce Planning
- Drive Process Optimization Through Data
- Establish Data Governance and Stakeholder Enablement
KEY COMPETENCIES
- Advanced Proficiency in SQL, Tableau and Expert level in Excel or Google Sheets
- Experience designing scalable reporting frameworks and metric governance
- Ability to translate ambiguous business problems into structured analysis and clear executive recommendations; Experience partnering with senior stakeholders and influencing decisions
- Strong systems thinking with track record of automating and standardizing analytics workflows
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
- 5+ years professional work experience in analytics roles with ownership of reporting infrastructure and business decision support
- Demonstrated impact influencing operational or strategic decisions
- Experience working in high-growth or structurally evolving organizations
- HR/People analytics experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree required
PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS/NICE TO HAVE:
- Consulting or cross-functional analytics background
- Exposure to workforce planning, headcount modeling, and/or labor cost analytics
- Exposure to Python
- Gaming Industry experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree required in analytics, marketing, business, economics, statistics, computer science, engineering, or mathematics
- Passionate about video games
LOCATION: Onsite in Las Vegas, NV
TOTAL STARTING COMPENSATION INCLUDING BASE + BONUS FOR LAS VEGAS: $121,000
Join Skillz and Let's Redefine the Boundaries of Gaming!
Together, we'll create a world where skill, passion, and innovation thrive. We look forward to having you on board!
Skillz embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to diversifying our workforce, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, gender identity, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, or disability status, and we operate in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
ABOUT THE ROLE
If you want to build, develop, and see your impact, join Skillz and level up your Career!
Skillz, the first publicly-traded mobile eSports platform that hosts billions of casual mobile gaming tournaments for millions of players worldwide, is revolutionizing the gaming industry. By fostering social competition within games, the Skillz platform helps developers build multi-million dollar franchises by enabling real-money activity in their games and providing operational support while connecting players through fair, enjoyable, and meaningful competition.
At Skillz, we understand the thrill of achievement and the satisfaction of overcoming challenges. Want to join a team made up of alums from Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Tesla, Twitter (X), Roblox, Zynga, Samsung, Lyft, EA, Riot, Nexon, Gameskraft, PlayStation, Unity, Scopely, Tinder, Intel, Deloitte, EY, Twitch, DraftKings, Wynn Resorts and more? Learn more to see if Skillz is the right fit for your next career move!
WHY SKILLZ
- Culture of Impact: Join a united team of builders, creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs driven by the desire to win. At Skillz, we create value, obsess over our product, and make a difference in the world.
- Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with our comprehensive benefits package, which includes 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision expenses for both you and your dependents. Additionally, take advantage of our 401K matching, pre-tax benefit options, and more.
- Wellness Support: Enhance your well-being with our array of wellness initiatives, including meditation and mental health resources, physical fitness coaching and classes, family planning assistance, health and parenting guidance, virtual therapy sessions, and more.
- Time off: We offer competitive paid time off (PTO) & company holidays to help you recharge and pursue your passions.
- Las Vegas Headquarters: Skillz strongly believes in a five-day a week, collaborative office environment at our 36,000+ square foot headquarters. Enjoy free breakfast and catered lunches, snacks, a full-size gym with showers, commuter benefits, insurance, team bonding events and many more.
- Recognized Success: Skillz has earned recognition as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, CNBC's Disruptor 50, San Francisco Business Times' Best Places to Work, Forbes' Next Billion-Dollar Startups, and the #1 fastest-growing company in America on the Inc. 5000 list, and many more.
- Development Opportunities: We hold our employees to high standards while providing them with professional growth opportunities. We operate like a startup, and encourage all of our employees to collaborate and voice feedback about our product and ways we can improve as a business. We believe in never settling, and that also pertains to your growth.
Responsibilities
- Architect and Own the People Analytics Ecosystem
- Drive Strategic Workforce Insights
- Enable Division-Level Workforce Planning
- Drive Process Optimization Through Data
- Establish Data Governance and Stakeholder Enablement
KEY COMPETENCIES
- Advanced Proficiency in SQL, Tableau and Expert level in Excel or Google Sheets
- Experience designing scalable reporting frameworks and metric governance
- Ability to translate ambiguous business problems into structured analysis and clear executive recommendations; Experience partnering with senior stakeholders and influencing decisions
- Strong systems thinking with track record of automating and standardizing analytics workflows
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
- 5+ years professional work experience in analytics roles with ownership of reporting infrastructure and business decision support
- Demonstrated impact influencing operational or strategic decisions
- Experience working in high-growth or structurally evolving organizations
- HR/People analytics experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree required
PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS/NICE TO HAVE:
- Consulting or cross-functional analytics background
- Exposure to workforce planning, headcount modeling, and/or labor cost analytics
- Exposure to Python
- Gaming Industry experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree required in analytics, marketing, business, economics, statistics, computer science, engineering, or mathematics
- Passionate about video games
LOCATION: Onsite in Las Vegas, NV
TOTAL STARTING COMPENSATION INCLUDING BASE + BONUS FOR LAS VEGAS: $121,000
Join Skillz and Let's Redefine the Boundaries of Gaming!
Together, we'll create a world where skill, passion, and innovation thrive. We look forward to having you on board!
Skillz embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to diversifying our workforce, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, gender identity, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, or disability status, and we operate in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
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A snapshot from current openings nationwide, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Capital One66
- Humana51
- Tiger Analytics32
- Citi30
- Apple26
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software371
- Banking & Financial Services125
- Consulting & Professional Services124
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals61
- Insurance60
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in analytics lead jobs.
- 5 or more years of experience in analytics, data science, or a related field
- Proficiency in SQL and at least one scripting language such as Python or R
- Experience with business intelligence tools such as Tableau, Looker, or Power BI
- Demonstrated ability to translate data findings into business recommendations for non-technical stakeholders
- Experience designing and interpreting A/B tests and statistical experiments
- Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field such as statistics, mathematics, economics, or computer science
Tips for Your Analytics Lead Job Search
Quantify impact on your resume
Analytics lead roles demand evidence of business outcomes, not just technical tasks. Replace descriptions like 'built dashboards' with the decision they enabled or the metric they moved. Hiring managers distinguish leads from individual contributors by the scope of measurable influence you demonstrate.
Highlight cross-functional leadership explicitly
Many analytics lead candidates bury stakeholder work inside project bullets. Dedicate a clear resume section or summary line to the teams you partnered with, the business questions you owned, and how you translated data into decisions for non-technical audiences.
Target openings by analytics maturity level
An analytics lead at a startup building infrastructure differs sharply from one at an enterprise optimizing existing systems. Read job descriptions for signals like 'greenfield,' 'scale,' or 'modernize' to match your experience to where the company actually is, not where they want to be.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists analytics lead openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare a portfolio of analytical decisions
Interviewers for lead roles ask how you framed a problem, not just how you solved it. Prepare two or three concise case narratives covering the business context, your analytical approach, the recommendation you made, and what happened after it was acted on.
Negotiate scope before negotiating title
In analytics lead offers, the team size, tool budget, and reporting structure shape your day-to-day more than the title does. Before accepting, ask directly who you will influence, what decisions you will own, and whether the role has a path to managing people if that matters to you.
Analytics Lead Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most analytics leads?
The companies hiring the most analytics leads right now include Capital One, Humana, and Tiger Analytics, with the largest share of openings in California, New York, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Technology, financial services, and healthcare organizations consistently account for the largest volume of analytics lead postings.
How many analytics lead jobs are remote?
About 36% of analytics lead openings are fully remote or hybrid as of June 2026, making it one of the more location-flexible senior individual contributor roles. Sub-areas like marketing analytics, product analytics, and data strategy tend to have the highest share of remote arrangements, while roles requiring embedded collaboration with operations or supply chain teams skew toward on-site or hybrid.
How do you become an analytics lead?
Start by building deep proficiency in SQL, a scripting language like Python or R, and at least one business intelligence tool. Seek out projects where you own a business question end-to-end rather than executing assigned tasks. Develop a habit of presenting findings to non-technical stakeholders and documenting the decisions your analysis influenced. From there, target roles that explicitly require cross-functional ownership or people mentorship to formalize your leadership scope.
Can you get hired as an analytics lead without prior leadership experience?
Yes, especially if you can demonstrate informal leadership through your portfolio. Employers often promote strong individual contributors into lead roles when candidates show evidence of mentoring peers, driving analytical frameworks adopted by a team, or owning a domain independently. Framing past project work around influence, stakeholder alignment, and scaled impact matters more than a prior title that included the word 'lead.'
What does the analytics lead interview process look like?
The process typically includes a recruiter screen, a hiring manager conversation focused on past analytical projects and leadership approach, a take-home or live technical assessment covering SQL and possibly Python or statistics, and a final panel with cross-functional stakeholders. Many employers add a presentation round where you walk through a past analysis or a case study, emphasizing how you communicated findings and drove a business decision.
Where can I find and apply to analytics lead jobs?
You can find and apply to analytics lead jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Search the available listings, find the roles that match your experience and the type of work you want to do, and apply directly to each one that fits.
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