DirecciónSr Manager, Data Science - Analytics
We’re looking to for an analytics leader to join us in PLS, the B2B division of Expedia Group. Reporting to a Director of Data Science Analytics, the Senior Manager will lead a small team of Data Scientists / Analysts supporting the commercial organization, and in particular the VP of Sales for Europe.
The job has a strong component of stakeholder management and coordination of the requests received by the team, but also pursuing proactive initiatives to help grow and / or optimize the business.
The role is based in Madrid (Spain).
Who you are : Experience
Experience
- 8+ years for Bachelor's
- 6+ years for Master's
- 4+ years for PhD
People management
- 2+ years
- Managed individuals in different locations
- Mentored junior data scientists
Functional / Technical Skills
- Critical thinking
- Problem solving
- Communication and influencing
- Stakeholder management (including very senior colleagues)
- Probability and Statistics
- Visualization of data for impact
- Tableau
- Python (preferred) or R
- Business acumen
- Machine learning
What you'll do :
- Possesses significant experience in at least one major statistical / programming language (Python, R, etc)
- Possesses some experience (2-4 years) in industrial application of Data Science.
- Iteratively identifies strong features with some mentorship.
- Possesses solid theoretical foundation and applies advanced statistical methods to a broad range of problems.
- Has knowledge of advanced experimental design (e.g. A / B testing, counterfactual inference).
- Mentors junior profiles in technical and soft skills.
- Builds end-to-end design of models based on detailed understanding of business requirements, including approach, choice of algorithm and data sources.
- Displays advanced domain (i.e. travel, online retail) knowledge, business acumen (understanding the underlying business objectives) and critical reasoning skills.
- Picks valid approaches, appropriate in terms of level of effort, favoring iterative delivery that solves for the objective, not the ask (i.
e. not just order-taking). Uses advanced and sophisticated understanding of the business problem space to inform the design of the solution.
- Knows and applies data visualization principles consistently resulting in clear and consistent outcomes.
- Understands functional metrics and approaches new insights strategically, considering impacts to the wider business strategy.
- Communicates across various levels of the organization; able to influence partners and senior leaders with audience appropriate messages and relevant information.
- Proactively contributes to cross team collaboration and leads alignment of work with broader initiatives.
- Demonstrates capability of framing Expedia's most complex business problems as an analytics problem and concrete set of analytical tasks.
- Manages stakeholders with frequent communication, expectation management, meeting deadlines and minimizing surprises. Manages backlog well, including across large cross-functional teams.
Delivers projects to maximize business impact and in-sync with wider timing of the business. Focuses on the 80 : 20. Is creative and persistent in the face of roadblocks
Influences action and results through clear writing, in an accessible way for a wide audience. Structures presentations around a clear narrative and is concise in what's included.
Presents clearly and engagingly and anticipates questions.
- Recognizes staff potential and guides employees in developing skills by recommending appropriate training and sources of information.
- Creates environment for team effectiveness, where strengths are known and built upon and learning is shared to build capacity.
- Prioritizes team morale and productivity, celebrating team accomplishments.
- Promotes collaboration among team members. Encourages others to cooperate and coordinate efforts
