Data Scientist

At Product Madness, we create mobile games that bring entertainment to players around the world. Data plays an important role in understanding player needs, improving gaming experiences, and making informed business decisions.

Join our collaborative team, where your ideas and expertise will help us explore new opportunities, solve meaningful challenges, and shape the future of mobile gaming.

The Role

As a Data Scientist at Product Madness, you will use data analysis, forecasting, and predictive modelling to better understand player behaviour, solve business challenges, and improve gaming experiences.

You will contribute to projects dedicated to player involvement, retention, and revenue. You will also help develop analytical tools and machine learning solutions that support informed decisions and create more personalised experiences for our players.

Working with a variety of datasets, you will take ownership of clearly defined analytical and modelling tasks while learning from experienced data scientists on more complex projects. You will collaborate with game developers, data analysts, product managers, and game operations teams to translate data into meaningful insights and practical improvements.

What You'll Do

• Explore business challenges, develop hypotheses, choose suitable analytical methods, and deliver data-driven solutions with support from experienced colleagues when needed.
• Develop, test, and improve predictive algorithms and artificial intelligence techniques to improve player experiences, engagement, retention, and revenue.
• Apply statistical analysis, forecasting, predictive modelling, and simulation to understand player behaviour and business performance.
• Support A/B testing and experiments by selecting relevant metrics, analysing results, and sharing findings that guide business decisions.
• Create analytical models, simulations, and tools that help teams make informed decisions and find opportunities for improvement.
• Prepare, validate, and explore large datasets to uncover trends, patterns, and insights that support business goals.
• Work with senior data scientists, Data Engineering, and MLOps teams to develop and integrate analytical models and machine learning solutions into business processes.
• Share findings with collaborators, explain key insights and limitations, and offer practical recommendations.
• Contribute to a supportive team environment by documenting your work, participating in peer reviews, sharing knowledge, and developing your technical skills.

What We're Looking For

• MSc or PhD in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Physics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field, or possessing equivalent experience.
• 1+ years of professional experience in data science, machine learning, or quantitative analytics, with practical experience delivering analytical or modelling projects.
• Strong foundation in statistics, probability, descriptive analysis, and statistical inference.
• Practical experience in exploratory data analysis, data preparation, and working with large datasets.
• Experience developing and evaluating predictive or machine learning models, including regression, classification, or clustering.
• Understanding of statistical modelling, forecasting, and simulation techniques.
• Familiarity with hypothesis testing, split testing, and experimental analysis.
• Working knowledge of Python for data analysis and modelling, including common libraries such as pandas, NumPy, and scikit-learn.
• Ability to write SQL queries to extract, join, transform, and aggregate data.
• Basic understanding of software development practices, including version control, testing, and documentation.
• Experience using AI assistants to support coding, analysis, and other professional tasks, with appropriate validation of outputs.

If you’re passionate about demonstrating data science to create exceptional gaming experiences and are ready to lead data products to success, we want to hear from you. Join Product Madness and contribute to the evolution of mobile gaming!

This job description may have been reviewed and enhanced using AI-assisted tools to improve clarity, consistency, and inclusivity. All final content, role requirements and hiring decisions remain subject to human review and approval by Aristocrat.

Compensation Philosophy

We offer a comprehensive pay and benefits package designed to stay competitive in the market, support your wellbeing, and recognise your contribution to our success. Our approach is underpinned by a pay-for-performance belief in rewarding individual impact. Your specific compensation package will be determined by factors such as your skills, experience, qualifications, and location.

Depending on your role and location, you may be eligible for annual bonuses and incentives, health and wellbeing benefits, paid time off, retirement plans, insurance coverage, and other local or statutory benefits.

Specific details about compensation and benefits for this position will be discussed during the recruitment process.

About Aristocrat

Aristocrat Leisure Limited (Aristocrat) is a global entertainment and content creation company powered by technology to deliver world-leading casino and mobile games. Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Aristocrat (ASX code: ALL) is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with over 7300 employees working in more than 20 locations across the globe. Aristocrat offers a diverse range of products and services including electronic gaming machines, casino management systems, mobile games and online real money games, including iLottery.

Aristocrat has seven corporate functions and three reporting segments that span regulated land-based gaming (Aristocrat Gaming), social casino (Product Madness) and regulated online real money gaming (Aristocrat Interactive). Our game and product portfolios collectively entertain millions of players worldwide every day.

Across our global enterprise, Aristocrat aims to create long-term sustainable value for all stakeholders by upholding our core values and producing the world’s best gaming content. Our people-first mindset prioritises the safety and wellbeing of our people. We have ambitions to be an industry leader in responsible gameplay and we invest in employees’ development and offer career pathways, so they have what they need to do their best work at Aristocrat.

Our values of Talent Unleashed, All About the Player, Collective Brilliance and Good Business, Good Citizen guide and inspire us every day. We are excited about the future of Aristocrat and united by our mission and we invite everyone to join us as we bring joy to life through the power of play!

Employment Equality Statement

Aristocrat Leisure Limited or its affiliates worldwide provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to any protected characteristic, such as race, color, sex, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic characteristic, pregnancy, breastfeeding or related medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by local, state/provincial or federal law.

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Empowering a Sustainable Future

At Aristocrat, sustainability is embedded in our strategy, operations and the values and culture of our teams across the globe.

Our Sustainability report provides information on the progress we’ve made each year, across our four strategic sustainability pillars – Good Governance & Responsible Business, Empowering Safer Play (formerly responsible gameplay), Operational Sustainability & Climate, and People & Community.

You can read more about our progress here: https://www.aristocrat.com/sustainability/