Senior Data Scientist, Expedia Group
$155-217k
Salary applicable to Seattle. Employees in this role have potential to increase their pay to $248,000, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing performance in the role
Online travel shopping company
Open for applications
Online travel shopping company
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$155-217k
Salary applicable to Seattle. Employees in this role have potential to increase their pay to $248,000, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing performance in the role
1001+ employees
Company mission
Expedia's mission is to power global travel for everyone, everywhere.
Role
Who you are
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a Data Analyst, Business Analyst, or similar quantitative role
- Experience within ecommerce or online affiliate marketing is highly desirable
- Advanced Data Handling: Demonstrated experience in managing and analyzing large datasets with a high degree of accuracy and efficiency
- SQL Proficiency: Advanced capability in writing complex SQL queries to extract and manipulate data is required
- Analytical Tools: Proficiency in using analytical tools such as Python or R is desired but not required. Familiarity with data visualization tools like Tableau, Power BI, or similar platforms
- Business Acumen: Strong understanding of business operations and the ability to translate data insights into strategic business recommendations
- Communication and Influencing Skills: Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to convey complex data insights to non-technical stakeholders
- People Management: Experience managing or mentoring team members is a plus but not required
What the job involves
- We are seeking a dynamic and results-driven Senior Data Scientist to lead our analytic support function for the Strategic Partnerships and Affiliates (SPA) team
- In this role, you will be responsible for extracting deep, valuable insights from performance data and transforming them into actionable strategies that drive both top and bottom-line growth
- You will use your creativity and commercial acumen to translate business problems into structured analytical questions and choose the most appropriate methodologies to answer these questions
- Acting as a key source of truth for all data-related matters within the SPA organization you will guide the use of analytics to shape business decisions and best practices
- Data Analysis & Insights: Support stakeholders by analysing performance data to extract insights and provide actionable recommendations aligned with SPA and EG’s strategic goals. Identify and use appropriate statistical methods and analytical techniques to answer business questions
- Data Modelling & KPI Measurement: Apply core analytics concepts, including data modelling and KPI measurement, to evaluate and improve business performance and inform strategic initiatives. Apply your expertise in data modelling, quantitative analysis, data mining, data visualization with a goal of improving customer experience and business results
- Self-Service Analytics: Develop and deliver self-service analytics capabilities for Sales, Account Management, Finance, and other support functions, empowering them with the data they need to make informed decisions
- Data Stewardship: Act as the authoritative source of data management principles within the SPA organization. Shape and promote best practices for data usage and analytics across the organization
- Stakeholder management: Influence partners, stakeholder teams, and senior leaders through communicating across various levels of the organization using clear and compelling storytelling and presentations. Act as the conduit between the SPA organization and the wider EG consumer business analytics organization
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Expedia is an online travel agency. They enable users to access a wide range of services including airline tickets, hotel reservations, car rentals, cruises, vacation packages, and various attractions and services via the world wide web and telephone travel agents. Its primary web businesses include Expedia.com, Hotels.com, Hotwire.com, and Egencia.com.
Between 2021 and 2022, Expedia has been selling and merging a list of its sub-brands in a bid to simplify its operations, including Egencia and Classic Vacations. Due to plummeting share prices, mostly in the case of its sub-brands, Expedia has been leveraging its subsidiaries' customer base and merging them into the company’s core brand. Contrasting this move, Expedia has also been partnering with tech start-ups in a bid to make travel more accessible to underserved groups. Becoming Rentable, a travel company for the disabled is one of 12 startups that are part of Expedia Group’s new Open World Accelerator Programme.
What this indicates is Expedia’s shift from buying other travel companies and a move towards enhancing the experience of its preexisting customer base. This move is aiding in a long-term plan for greater long-term traveler loyalty, utilizing Expedia’s vast amounts of data, not just from reviews, but from check-in, cleanliness, communication, cancelations, etc to inform how guests experience a property.
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Insights
Company
Company benefits
- Leisure Travel Reimbursement
- Travel Discounts
- Family & Friends Discount
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellness Reimbursement
- Global Service Awards
- Business Travel Medical Insurance
- Matching Gifts
- Expert Medical Opinion
- New Parent Benefit
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Private Health Insurance
Company values
- Force Simplicity
- Include Consciously
- Trust Each Other
- Go Get What's Next
- Choose Fearlessly
Company HQ
Interbay, Seattle, WA
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Leadership
Peter M. Kern
(CEO, not founder)Has been a director of Expedia Group since completion of the IAC/Expedia Group Spin-Off and has served as Vice Chairman of Expedia Group since June 2018. Previously CEO of Tribune Media and Managing Partner of InterMedia Partners VII, LP, a private equity firm.
People progressing
Joined as Manager - Strategic Initiatives and has been promoted multiple times to Senior Manager - Strategic Initiatives after 1 year, to Director - Strategic Initiatives also after 1 year, and again to Senior Director - Strategy & Supply after 2 years. Now works as the Vice President of the Travel Agent Affiliate Program.
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