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Data Scientist II, Analytics
Expedia Group is revolutionizing travel through the Power of Technology! The Marketplace Analytics team helps to craft the way Expedia Group offers competitive and differentiated promotions on lodging, air and package products across our retail brands.
We are looking for a data scientist to provide insights that will shape the way Expedia Group optimizes our lodging and trips businesses. The successful candidate will be data-driven, action-oriented, and able to zoom from the big picture down to the finest grain of the analysis. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a leading analytics team that helps to set the direction of the business strategy and drive value for our customers and travel partners.
What you'll do:
Work on analytics projects related to promotions and deals across lodging and transport products
Validate hypotheses by delivering bespoke analyses, data-driven models or through experimentation
Construct data-driven proposals and recommendations by leveraging complex datasets, rigorous analytical techniques, and a deep understanding of business challenges
Enjoy end-to-end responsibility of running projects and solving analytical problems
Design and implement scalable solutions, in partnership with other teams across analytics, data science, product and engineering
Build reporting and data visualization solutions to track business performance and measure impact
Establish trust and a collaborative working relationship with stakeholders across all areas of the business including pricing, marketing, legal, and product
Effectively communicate findings in compelling presentations to technical and non-technical stakeholders, as well as senior management
Share expertise, learnings and good practice with the wider analytics community
Who you are:
2+ years of analytics work experience and a strong academic background in a quantitative discipline, e.g. mathematics, statistics, physics, data science
Good technical and presentation skills: SQL, data visualization tools (e.g. tableau)
Statistics knowledge is a plus (hypothesis testing, confidence intervals)
Commercial acumen and desire to learn about the wider business
Insatiable appetite for making an impact in a fast-paced environment, working on multiple projects with tight overlapping deadlines
An aspiration for continuous learning and self-improvement
Logical and structured thinker, with the ability to communicate concepts concisely and clearly
Results-oriented and motivated, with a self-responsibility for the insights that you produce
About Expedia Group
Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE) powers travel for everyone, everywhere through our global platform. Driven by the core belief that travel is a force for good, we help people experience the world in new ways and build lasting connections. We provide industry-leading technology solutions to fuel partner growth and success, while facilitating memorable experiences for travelers. Expedia Group's family of brands includes: Brand Expedia®, Hotels.com®, Expedia® Partner Solutions, Vrbo®, trivago®, Orbitz®, Travelocity®, Hotwire®, Wotif®, ebookers®, CheapTickets®, Expedia Group™ Media Solutions, Expedia Local Expert®, CarRentals.com™, and Expedia Cruises™.
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