Data Scientist III

Expedia Group brands power global travel for everyone, everywhere. We design cutting-edge tech to make travel smoother and more memorable, and we create groundbreaking solutions for our partners. Our diverse, vibrant, and welcoming community is essential in driving our success.

Why Join Us?

To shape the future of travel, people must come first. Guided by our Values and Leadership Agreements, we foster an open culture where everyone belongs, differences are celebrated and know that when one of us wins, we all win.

We provide a full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, a flexible work model (with some pretty cool offices), and career development resources, all to fuel our employees' passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey. We’re building a more open world. Join us.

The Traveler Business Team builds and drives growth for our global consumer businesses—Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo. This division creates compelling and differentiated traveler value for each brand by setting the strategic vision, operating strategy, and plan. Responsibilities include investment allocation and prioritization, P&L accountability, and leading cross-functional teams across Expedia Group, who are all held accountable to a single scorecard.

The Trips Analytics team empowers data-driven decision-making across multiple lines of business by delivering insights that shape the business and critical KPI’s. We partner closely with stakeholders across Finance, Strategy, and Product to drive commercial initiatives and influence critical KPIs. Our work spans forecasting, performance measurement, and opportunity sizing to support the Trips product organization in optimizing trip planning, booking, and post-booking experiences.

We are looking for a Manager, Data Science to join our Trips Commercial Analytics team, with a focus on supporting Air. This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of data science and business strategy, and is passionate about leveraging data to drive innovation, commercial growth, and compelling storytelling. You will partner closely with cross-functional teams to uncover insights, shape strategy, and influence key decisions that impact the commercial business.

In This Role, You Will

• Deliver actionable insights and models that support strategic initiatives across Air and other lines of business.
• Track and Influence key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Collaborate with product, finance, marketing, and commercial teams to identify opportunities for growth and innovation.
• Translate complex data into clear, compelling narratives for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Develop scalable analytics solutions and dashboards to monitor performance and inform decision-making.
• Apply statistical and machine learning techniques to solve real-world business problems.
• Stay current on industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously improve our analytics capabilities.
  
  

Experience And Qualifications

• Experience 5+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or a related field.
• Strong business acumen with a proven track record of influencing commercial outcomes and KPI’s
• Experience working with Air or other travel verticals is a plus.
• Proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language (e.g., Python or R).
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau).
• Ability to think strategically and execute analytically in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication, storytelling and presentation skills
• A collaborative mindset and a passion for solving complex problems.
  
  

Accommodation requests

If you need assistance with any part of the application or recruiting process due to a disability, or other physical or mental health conditions, please reach out to our Recruiting Accommodations Team through the Accommodation Request.

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