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Director of Data Science
full-time•Tel Aviv
About this role
Work with high autonomy and executive visibility to shape how Data Science drives player experience, product innovation, and company growth. Be part of a central team defining how AI, ML, and GenAI are applied across all games and business functions. Collaborate with highly driven leaders across product, engineering, marketing, and studios worldwide.
We are looking for a Director of Data Science to lead Data Science across the entire company. This role is responsible for setting the vision, strategy, and standards for Data Science, while ensuring close alignment with business objectives and product priorities.
The Director of Data Science is a senior leader who combines deep technical expertise with strong people leadership. You will further develop and scale a high-performing Data Science organization, guide critical technical decisions, and act as a trusted partner to executive and cross-functional stakeholders.
This is not an individual contributor role. The Director of Data Science is accountable for organizational outcomes rather than personal delivery. Success is measured by the strength of the Data Science team, the clarity of strategic direction, and the business impact achieved across the company.
Duties and Responsibilities
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Set the company-wide vision, strategy, and roadmap for Data Science, ensuring clear alignment with business goals and measurable impact.
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Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing Data Science team, including hiring, performance management, and career development.
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Define and enforce best practices for experimentation, causal inference, forecasting, ML, and GenAI development across teams.
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Partner closely with senior leaders in product, engineering, marketing, and game studios to identify and prioritize high-impact initiatives.
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Own the outcomes of Data Science initiatives across the organization, tracking success metrics and continuously improving effectiveness.
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Lead the Data Science function’s contribution to AI and GenAI strategy, including evaluation, adoption, and responsible deployment.
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Elevate data literacy and data-driven decision-making across the company through enablement, tooling, and education.
Requirements
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Advanced degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI/ML, Statistics, or a related field.
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Extensive experience in Data Science or Machine Learning roles, including leadership of teams and large cross-functional initiatives.
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Deep understanding of statistical modeling, machine learning, experimentation, and causal inference.
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Experience guiding production ML systems, data pipelines, and MLOps practices at scale.
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Proven ability to hire, develop, and retain high-performing Data Science talent.
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Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence executive-level decision-making.
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Experience in gaming, mobile apps, or consumer digital products is a strong plus
This is a hybrid role based in our Tel Aviv office, with three on-site workdays per week.
About PLAYSTUDIOS
PLAYSTUDIOS is the developer and operator of award-winning free-to-play casual games for mobile and social platforms. The company’s collection of original and published titles is powered by its groundbreaking playAWARDS loyalty marketing platform, which enables players to earn real-world rewards from a portfolio of global entertainment, retail, technology, travel, leisure, and gaming brands across 17 countries and four continents. Founded by a team of veteran gaming, hospitality, and technology entrepreneurs, PLAYSTUDIOS brings together beautifully designed mobile gaming content with an innovative loyalty platform in order to provide its players with an unequaled entertainment experience and its partners with actionable business insights. To learn more about PLAYSTUDIOS, visit playstudios.com
PLAYSTUDIOS is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status, or other protected category under the law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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What you'll do
- The Director of Data Science is responsible for setting the vision, strategy, and standards for Data Science across the company. This includes building and mentoring a high-performing team and ensuring alignment with business objectives.
About PLAYSTUDIOS US, LLC
COMPANY:
Ordinarily, we would devote this space to telling you all the typical things about our innovative company, our experienced management team, and our inspiring culture. But talk is cheap. So instead, we'll let our work speak for us. At the end of the day, it is the ultimate reflection of who we are and what we value. And through this work, we hope that principles like creativity, quality, and fun are seen as more than empty aspirations. We hope that they are recognized as the defining attributes of all that we do.
CULTURE:
We believe that a company culture is not defined by a brightly colored office, a nice ping pong table, or a well-stocked kitchen. We believe it is revealed in the number of times each day that we laugh out loud, learn something new, get inspired, look forward to a class reunion, take time for lunch, choose the music, test our limits, get what we need, ship something great, recognize our impact, and wake up excited. If that’s not your current career story, then we’d love to have you join ours.
TEAM:
PLAYSTUDIOS is the banner flown by a tight-knit crew of entrepreneurs, artists, software developers, product managers, and producers. Although we come from different lands and disciplines, we share a passion for our work and a belief in the opportunity we are pursuing.
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