Senior Data Analyst, Moderation Operations

Roblox
San Mateo, CA
Career-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Geared toward candidates with advanced analytical experience and a background in Trust & Safety operations, comfortable with cross-functional collaboration and data-driven optimization.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 5+ years of experience in quantitative analysis and program management in Trust & Safety or legal compliance domains
    — “5+ years of experience in a professional setting, with demonstrated experience in quantitative analysis and complex program management”
  • Individuals who have previously worked in digital rights management or regulatory compliance frameworks
    — “Monitor industry trends in digital rights management, regulatory compliance frameworks, and analytical best practices”
  • Candidates with strong cross-functional leadership experience in Legal, Product, and Engineering teams
    — “Proven ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams (specifically Legal, Product, Engineering, and frontline IP/Compliance Operations)”

Things to consider

  • Requires in-office presence for San Mateo-based roles, with limited remote flexibility
    — “Roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below.”
  • Candidates must be eligible for employment in the US and may not qualify under certain visa categories
    — “The Company may not be able to employ candidates for this role who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in defining KPI hierarchies and analytical guardrails for operational teams
    — “Collaborate with Operations, Data Science, Product, Policy, and Developer Relations teams to define and maintain metric definitions, KPI hierarchies, and analytical guardrails”
  • Emphasize leadership in cross-functional analytics initiatives with measurable impact
    — “Identify opportunities through trend and cohort analysis; assess business cases and lead cross‑functional analytics initiatives from concept to impact”
  • Showcase advanced SQL skills with examples of complex queries and window functions
    — “Advanced proficiency in SQL, including complex queries, common table expressions, and window functions”
  • Demonstrate a track record of optimizing workflows using data insights and analysis
    — “Strong analytical skills with a track record of using data to inform decision-making, optimize complex workflows”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • optimized operational performance
  • enhanced platform safety
Typical background
data analysisoperationslegal compliance

Skills & requirements

Required

Data AnalysisSQLKPI ReportingOperational ReportingData-driven Decision Making

Preferred

Digital Rights ManagementRegulatory Compliance

Stack & domain

SQLData AnalysisComplex Program ManagementTrust & Safety OperationsIntellectual Property OperationsLegal Compliance Processes

About the role

Original posting from Roblox

Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators. 

At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there. 

A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.

The Trust & Safety Operations team safeguards Roblox’s community and creators. This role focuses on moderation operations in Trust & Safety. Within moderation, Game Safety, Creators and Compliance operations will be the primary focus. We are dedicated to improving Creator’s experience, protecting Intellectual Property and Digital Rights, ensuring strict regulatory compliance, while facilitating safe and fair ads and commerce activities for developers and users. We scale Operations and elevate our users’ experience through a multi‑year vision, rigorous execution, and data‑driven decision making.

You will be reporting to the Manager Data Operations and act as the data SME for moderation Operations, working closely with other domain-specific data analysts on the team. This position is critical to understanding, optimizing, and reporting on the operational performance and Platform Safety.

You Will:

Own the analysis and reporting for Game Safety, Ads/Commerce, IP/DMCA, Compliance Operations and broader Legal Compliance Workflows. Deliver recurring KPI packs for senior leadership across Safety, Legal, and Developer Relations partners.

Identify opportunities through trend and cohort analysis; assess business cases and lead cross‑functional analytics initiatives from concept to impact.

Collaborate with Operations, Data Science, Product, Policy, and Developer Relations teams to define and maintain metric definitions, KPI hierarchies, and analytical guardrails that drive operational excellence.

Design, build, and maintain advance operational reports and dashboards, delivering critical insights to senior-level management and cross-functional stakeholders across Operations, Legal, Product, and Engineering.

Select and apply the most appropriate analytical methods to assess operations, extract relevant data, and derive actionable insights to ensure we meet all of Roblox's standards and obligations efficiently and accurately.

Monitor industry trends in digital rights management, regulatory compliance frameworks, and analytical best practices; incorporate them into our operational data strategies and tooling.

You Have:

Experience: 5+ years of experience in a professional setting, with demonstrated experience in quantitative analysis and complex program management.

Domain Knowledge: Strong understanding of Trust & Safety operations and analytics. Good understanding of intellectual property operations (copyrights, trademarks, and Digital Rights Management), and legal compliance processes (such as regulatory response SLAs, privacy operations, or law enforcement guidelines) in the tech industry.

Technical Proficiency: Advanced proficiency in SQL, including complex queries, common table expressions, and window functions; working knowledge of Git and Python and/or R is highly desirable.

Cross-Functional Leadership: Proven ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams (specifically Legal, Product, Engineering, and frontline IP/Compliance Operations).

Problem Solving: Strong analytical skills with a track record of using data to inform decision-making, optimize complex workflows, and address operational bottlenecks.

Business Acumen: Deep understanding of business operations and the ability to align data strategies with strict legal, regulatory, and IP guidelines.

Strategic Prioritization: Strong multitasking and time management skills and ability to actively prioritize objectives based on business needs.

Education: Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a technical field / analytical discipline (preferred: Computer Science, Data Analytics, Information Systems, Statistics, Mathematics, Business Analytics or equivalent), with a strong preference for an MBA or MS.

For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits as described on this page.

Annual Salary Range$167,910—$205,690 USDRoles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).

Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations to candidates with qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs during the recruiting process.

For US based roles only, please note the Company may not be able to employ candidates for this role who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.

Source: Roblox careers

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