Data Scientist III, Business Performance Analytics

About the job

At Expedia Group, we help travelers explore the world, one journey at a time. As a global travel company powered by passionate people, trusted partnerships, and leading technology, we connect travelers, partners, and advertisers through our consumer brands, B2B network, and travel advertising business.

Here, you'll do meaningful work that helps millions of people discover, book, and experience travel with more ease, confidence, and joy. Our five Behaviors-Traveler First, Think Big, Operate with Excellence, Ownership Mindset, and Succeed Together-help foster a supportive environment where people can grow their careers and have the flexibility, benefits, and support to do their best work. Join us and build for travelers everywhere.

Introduction to the Team

Expedia Group’s consumer business has three flagship brands: Expedia is the one-stop shop for travel, with a mission of helping travelers get the most out of every trip they take by providing everything they need all in one place, and feel supported every step of the way. Hotels.com is the hotels expert that is all about giving travelers more of what they want — whether that’s instant savings, flexible options, or rewards they can actually use.

Vrbo is the trusted vacation rental brand perfecting stays before they happen by helping travelers find their perfect fit, ensuring quality homes and hosts, and providing trusted support.

These teams set the strategic vision, operating plans, and investment priorities to create compelling and distinct traveler value and drive business growth. The team is responsible for effectively partnering with cross-functional teams in Marketing, Product, Technology, Supply, Advertising, Servicing, and Corporate Functions to deliver the best traveler and business outcomes.

This Data Scientist III role sits on the Business Performance Analytics team. You will turn ambiguous commercial questions into decisions that shape Expedia Group’s strategic priorities, product roadmap, and marketing tactics. Your work will influence how millions of travelers discover, choose, and book — partnering with product, marketing, and supply, and with central analytics teams.

In this role, you will: ·   Frame ambiguous business questions and design rigorous analyses and experiments that inform Expedia Group strategy, product, and marketing decisions. ·   Translate large-scale data into clear recommendations, then follow them through from extraction and insight to implementation and evaluation. ·   Build and improve analytical products, automation, and executive-ready reporting so leaders can see performance and act faster. ·   Partner with product, marketing, and supply, and with central analytics teams; regularly influence Director-level stakeholders with transparent, timely recommendations. ·   Lead analytical workstreams independently, raise the quality bar for methods and storytelling, and mentor more junior colleagues. ·   Apply modern analytics tooling and AI-assisted development practices to speed up analysis and turn repeatable work into durable products.

Experience and qualifications Minimum qualifications ·   You have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, Engineering, Economics, or a related technical field; or equivalent related professional experience. ·   You are highly proficient in SQL and experienced working with complex, large-scale data ecosystems. ·   You have delivered end-to-end analytics: framing the problem, extracting and analyzing data, telling a clear story, supporting implementation, and evaluating impact. ·   You communicate clearly with technical and non-technical audiences, including Director-level stakeholders, through presentations (for example, PowerPoint) and reporting (for example, Tableau). ·   You apply sound business judgment, work both collaboratively and independently, and take a proactive approach to spotting problems, identifying opportunities, and meeting key deadlines.

Preferred qualifications ·   You have 5+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or a related quantitative role, including work that changed a business decision. ·   You use Python (or similar) to automate analysis and build analytical products, and you have experience with experimentation or causal measurement. ·   You have built analytical products, automation, or AI-assisted analytics workflows, not only one-off analyses.

Why Join Us? 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.

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.

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About Expedia Group Expedia Group includes three flagship consumer brands - Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo - along with a leading B2B travel business and travel advertising offerings. Across our brands and business, we help travelers explore the world with confidence and ease.

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Equal Opportunity Expedia is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.