<p><strong>About FIRY</strong></p> <p>We build companies that help people create, compete, and grow.</p> <p>FIRY (NYSE: FIRY) is a founder-led global holding company built to fuel business potential. Founded in 2012 by entrepreneur Andrew Paradise, FIRY began by inventing an entirely new category: real-money skill-based mobile gaming. What started as a single bold idea became Skillz, a platform with more than 90 million registered users and one of the largest sources of first-party behavioral data in gaming.</p> <p>Today, FIRY is building something much bigger.</p> <p>We’re creating a portfolio of category-defining businesses operating at the intersection of AI, identity, gaming, commerce, and performance marketing. Each business is successful on its own. Together, they create a flywheel of technology, data, and distribution that’s difficult to replicate.</p> <ul> <li><strong>Skillz:</strong> The competition platform that pioneered real-money skill-based gaming and continues to power millions of competitive experiences while generating unique behavioral insights.</li> <li><strong>RZR:</strong> Our AI-native performance advertising platform, rebuilt from first principles and profitable for three consecutive quarters, helping brands acquire customers more intelligently.</li> <li><strong>Beamable:</strong> The infrastructure powering the next generation of live games, giving developers everything they need to build, operate, and scale online experiences.</li> </ul> <p>FIRY is publicly traded on the NYSE and headquartered in Las Vegas, with hubs in San Francisco, New York City, and Bengaluru.</p> <p>We’re still early.</p> <p>We’re looking for builders who want to create products that define industries—not simply compete in them.</p> <p><strong>About the Role </strong></p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="3073" data-local-id="27b6b372-b656-4cc7-b8b5-0181e9f74f92">Skillz is looking for a Lead, Consumer & Player Research and Insights to build a deeper understanding of our players and bring their perspectives into critical business decisions. You will lead research across the player experience, translating player needs, motivations, and behaviors into actionable insights that inform product features, promotions, prize structures, and LiveOps. This is a highly cross-functional role that will help teams make more confident, player-centered decisions.</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="3073" data-local-id="27b6b372-b656-4cc7-b8b5-0181e9f74f92"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Responsibilities </strong></p> <ul> <li style="line-height: 2;" data-renderer-start-pos="6113" data-local-id="632672700099">Build and lead Skillz’s Consumer and Player Research function, establishing clear intake, prioritization, research standards, and an accessible insights repository.</li> <li style="line-height: 2;" data-renderer-start-pos="6281" data-local-id="d8fd38a77091">Design and execute quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method research to uncover player motivations, pain points, churn drivers, and emerging experience risks.</li> <li style="line-height: 2;" data-renderer-start-pos="6446" data-local-id="5db9f9cc6e9c">Establish a recurring Voice of the Player program, including pulse surveys, player panels, targeted outreach, and segmentation across key player groups.</li> <li style="line-height: 2;" data-renderer-start-pos="6602" data-local-id="4e6515d7399f">Partner with Product, LiveOps, Analytics, and <span data-highlighted="true" data-vc="highlighted-text">VIP</span> teams to validate changes to features, promotions, prize structures, and player economics before launch.</li> <li style="line-height: 2;" data-renderer-start-pos="6760" data-local-id="77e70a40a356">Translate research findings into clear recommendations that influence roadmaps, player-retention strategies, and business decisions.</li> <li style="line-height: 2;" data-renderer-start-pos="6896" data-local-id="f007d042dd31">Develop and manage a high-performing research team, setting clear expectations while coaching analysts toward independent execution.</li> </ul> <p data-renderer-start-pos="3167" data-local-id="5b102d9a-5e75-40b3-8f1e-45cd596bc5b8"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Key Competencies </strong></p> <ul> <li style="line-height: 2;" data-renderer-start-pos="7885" data-local-id="0a541b32b9fa">Demonstrated expertise across quantitative and qualitative methods, including surveys, interviews, segmentation, panels, and behavioral analysis.</li> <li style="line-height: 2;" data-renderer-start-pos="8034" data-local-id="31a2a615b3c2">Track record of influencing product, retention, monetization, or customer-experience decisions through research.</li> <li style="line-height: 2;" data-renderer-start-pos="7053" data-local-id="c8dc2f143e61">Expertise in consumer insights, player research, UX research, and mixed-method research design.</li> <li style="line-height: 2;" data-renderer-start-pos="7152" data-local-id="000be047f316">Strong ability to translate player feedback and behavioral data into practical business recommendations.</li> <li style="line-height: 2;" data-renderer-start-pos="7260" data-local-id="ed496bdd7d3a">Strategic judgment and confidence influencing high-stakes decisions in a fast-moving environment.</li> <li style="line-height: 2;" data-renderer-start-pos="7361" data-local-id="998e062b908d">Cross-functional collaboration with Product, LiveOps, Analytics, Marketing, and customer-facing teams.</li> <li style="line-height: 2;" data-renderer-start-pos="7467" data-local-id="62c7c7aefa