Senior Data Scientist, Airbnb
People Analytics and Research
$177-208k
Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
Posted today
Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
1001+ employees
Posted today
$177-208k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a world where anyone can belong anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years in industry experience and a Master's degree/PhD in a quantitative field
- Knowledge of and experience with causal inference using observational data
- Experience in research design and advanced statistical analysis (experimentation and quasi-experimental methods)
- Ability to conduct statistical analysis using R or Python
- Ability to access databases via SQL
- Knowledge of and experience in survey design and analysis
- Experience interpreting survey data and using it to drive decisions
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively to cross functional partners of varying technical levels and drive impact
- Understanding of the external people analytics landscape and trends
- Experience working with large practical datasets
What the job involves
- The People Analytics & Research team is looking for an experienced Data Scientist to lead and/or contribute to some of our key projects, such as survey analysis (employee listening); how to hire, promote, and retain a best in-class workforce; and how to maintain fairness in key company processes
- The role is highly cross-functional, and you will work with Talent Leaders, Legal, Diversity and Belonging, and other core people-oriented teams
- We need a Data Scientist with a proven track record in translating data to insights and action
- People Analytics is a strong team of Data Scientists and Researchers
- Our work is highly sought-after, and our impact on the business is tremendous
- If you have a proven background in this field and are excited to help build Airbnb’s community, we want to hear from you
- A Typical Day:
- Collaborate with partners and stakeholders to understand people-related business problems, and gather relevant people data to analyze
- Utilize appropriate statistical models and data science methodologies to gain insights, explain, or predict a wide variety of people-related processes, such as hiring, promotion, productivity, attrition, employee engagement, and workplace diversity, among others
- Translate data and insights into meaningful visualizations and stories to drive strategy, action, and decision-making with leaders across the business
- Align research priorities with business priorities and take a customer-focused mindset in working with stakeholders
- Leverage academic expertise and knowledge of people analytics trends to address practical business challenges
- Exercise traits of adaptability and good judgment to support organizational agility
- Be a constant learner, active listener, and teacher to advance data science, people analytics, and Airbnb
Our take
When Airbnb was originally founded, the product helped customers book air mattresses on people's apartment floors. Since then, Airbnb has had over a billion customers hosted through its platform. With more than 4 million registered hosts worldwide, it has grown into a major player in the hospitality sector.
Airbnb has been successful in disrupting the traditional holiday lettings sector. Before it existed accommodation was limited to hotels and bed and breakfasts, but Airbnb has mainstreamed the idea of renting out spare rooms or even entire homes. It has created a new sector of hosts purchasing properties to rent out on the platform and provides a level of flexibility and a range of offerings not previously possible for travelers.
Perhaps a victim of its own success, by 2022 supply of Airbnb-listed properties began to outstrip demand in some markets, as hosts overestimated the appetite for domestic travel. However, the company is still posting strong financials and has unveiled new tools to support its hosts in a tougher rental market. With a healthy bottom line and a huge user base, Airbnb is very likely to overcome the current market turbulence and continue its growth.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
25% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Apr 2020
$500m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Mar 2017
$447.8m
SERIES F
Total funding: $3.8bn
Company benefits
- Paid volunteer time
- Health food and snacks
- Generous parental and family leave
- Learning and development
- Annual travel and experiences credit
Company HQ
Showplace Square, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Brian Chesky
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously an Industrial Designer, studying at Rhode Island School of Design.
Nathan Blecharczyk
(Co-Founder & CSO)Studied Computer Science at Harvard, and had around 4 years of professional Software Engineering experience before founding Airbnb, including interning at Microsoft.
Joe Gebbia
(Co-Founder)Also studied Industrial Design at Rhode Island, and previously founded various design-related startups
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