Data Scientist III, Analytics

If you’re as excited as we are about using data to drive positive change and build an outstanding customer experience, this may be the role for you!

We are looking for a hardworking and intelligent individual to fill the Data Scientist III role in the Marketing Analytics team. You will provide powerful insights that shape the way the various Expedia Group brands reward their base of loyal members. This is a great opportunity to join a fun, exciting, data-driven and customer-centric company to partner with its Loyalty and Credit Card teams. You will be instrumental in helping define an engaging and rewarding loyalty and credit card strategy, powered by customer insight!

You will own the relationship with our stakeholders and help drive the improvement of many different areas within the loyalty and credit card programmes, including: the set-up and analysis of A/B testing, exploratory deep dives into members’ and cardholders’ behaviour, and devising novel methods to test changes to the programme when A/B setups are not possible. You will also have the opportunity to produce and deliver presentations to influence the thinking of senior people in the Loyalty team.

What you’ll do:

• Apply advanced analytics techniques, statistical knowledge, and big data handling skills to support our commercial stakeholders’ decision-making

• Use your creativity and commercial acumen to translate business problems into structured analytical questions, and choose the most appropriate methodologies to answer these questions

• Own the relationships with our loyalty and credit card stakeholders, and work autonomously to prioritise and execute on the most impactful analytics projects

• Influence partners and senior leaders through communicating across various levels of the organization using clear and compelling storytelling and presentations

• Display a true passion for data, analytics, online marketing and travel and possess a strong commercial awareness

• Prioritise multiple tasks and workstreams simultaneously and own projects end to end

Who you are:

• Bachelor's, Master’s, or PhD in Mathematics, Science, Statistics, Economics or related technical field; or equivalent related professional experience

• 5+ years experience in a similar analytical role

• Strong SQL skills; demonstrated experience of using languages such as R / PySpark / Python to structure, transform and visualize big data, and a willingness to learn new frameworks and languages required for the task

• A dynamic individual who consistently applies – and often enhances – analytical resources, principles and playbooks to address business problems and realise opportunities

• Good knowledge of developing and delivering presentations that help people understand the insight from sophisticated analytics

• Experience partnering with other teams and disciplines (Product, Engineering, Strategy, etc.) and collaborating with other analytics teams to deliver projects

The total cash range for this position in Austin is $128,500 to $180,000. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $205,500, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role.

Starting pay for this role will vary based on multiple factors, including location, available budget, and an individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience. Pay ranges may be modified in the future.

Expedia Group is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to support employees and their families, including medical/dental/vision, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program. To fuel each employee’s passion for travel, we offer a wellness & travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and an International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership.View our full list of benefits.