Game Economy Lead

About the role

As a Game Economy Lead at Zynga, you will design and optimise the in‑game economies that drive player engagement and sustainable monetisation across our mobile titles. You will combine data‑driven modelling with game‑design principles to enhance retention, revenue and overall player satisfaction.

Key responsibilities

• Design, manage and optimise virtual goods, currencies, pricing models and reward systems for events and progression paths.
• Build predictive models and simulations to forecast the impact of new features, content updates and balance changes on player behaviour.
• Define critical metrics, plan and execute A/B tests, and analyse game data to iterate on live features.
• Collaborate with Product, Game Design, Data, Engineering and LiveOps teams to deliver impactful economic features.
• Provide expert advice and data‑informed recommendations to support studio‑wide decision making.

Required profile

• Proven experience in mobile or freemium games in economy design, game design, data science, live‑ops or product roles.
• Strong analytical and logical thinking with a track record of data‑oriented projects.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, highly collaborative and self‑motivated.
• A degree in economics or a related field.
• Advanced level of English.

Required skills

What we offer

• Opportunity to shape the economy of globally popular games.
• Work with a diverse, international team of industry leaders.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.