VP of Data & Analytics

Job Overview

The VP of Data & Analytics is the senior leader responsible for AGS's entire data strategy, data
platform, and analytical capabilities. This role is responsible for end-to-end data ownership across game development analytics (game performance, player telemetry) and internal business functions (FP&A, operations reporting, commercial analytics). The VP of Data & Analytics will also ensure the same metrics and reporting is used across different functions and is a critical enabler of the agentic AIprogram, as every AI initiative depends on the clean, reliable data infrastructure this role builds andgoverns.

Responsibilities

• Own AGS's data strategy end-to-end data sourcing, data platform architecture, data
  products, data governance, and data quality across all functions
• Own the data warehouse architecture OneLake/Microsoft Fabric implementation, ingestion
  pipelines from ERP, CRM, game cabinets, and iGaming platforms
• Bridge game development and internal functions ensure game analytics (telemetry,
  performance data, player behavior) and internal analytics (FP&A, ops, sales reporting) are servedby a unified data platform
• Define and enforce data governance standards data ownership, data classification, data
  quality SLAs, lineage documentation, and access controls
• Build data products operator-facing performance dashboards, executive scorecards, game
  analytics products that serve game designers and commercial teams
• Drive the telemetry strategy ensure cabinet telemetry data flows from AGS's deployed fleet
  into the data platform to enable predictive maintenance and yield management
• Support the agentic AI program ensure data infrastructure is sequenced and delivered to
  unblock ML model development and AI agent deployment
• Manage vendor relationships Microsoft Fabric, data tooling providers, and analytics platform
  vendors
• Establish data literacy across the organization training and enabling business users to
  access and use data through self-serve analytics tools like PowerBI

Skills/Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive data and analytics leadership, with at least 3 years in a VP, Senior
• Director, or Head of Data role
• Proven data platform build experience has built or significantly transformed a data
  warehouse, data lake, or lakehouse from the ground up at a company of comparable scale
• Microsoft Fabric / Azure Data Stack expertise preferred familiarity with OneLake, Azure
  Data Factory, Azure Synapse, and Power BI
• Strong data engineering foundations deep enough technical understanding to review
  architecture decisions, evaluate engineering quality, and hire and develop data engineers
• Data governance expertise experience implementing MDM, data cataloging (Purview,
  Collibra, or equivalent), and data quality frameworks
• Cross-functional stakeholder management has served both technical teams (game
  developers, ML engineers) and business stakeholders (CFO, VP Sales) with data products
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or related field

Preferred

• Gaming or B2B manufacturing industry experience
• Familiarity with SAS protocol and casino management system data structures
• Experience with game telemetry, IoT data, or distributed asset data strongly preferred-understanding of event-based data at scale

Note: All offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background check

*Posted positions are not open to third party recruiters and unsolicited resume submissions will be considered free referrals.

AGS is an equal opportunity employer