Data Scientist III - Product Analytics

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.

Introduction to the Team

The Product Team creates high-quality end-to-end experiences for travelers, partners, and Expedia Group. Our focus on customer-centric innovation enables us to develop products that build loyalty and repeat business. We partner closely with teams across Expedia Group to drive growth and achieve results for our customers and the company.

As a Data Scientist, you will help identify insights to improve the traveler experience and drive product growth. You will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team on a wide range of problems. You will bring scientific rigor and statistical methods to the challenges of business growth and product development.

In this role, you will:

• Design and execute complex experiments using advanced statistical methods, including A/B testing, causal inference, regression, and multivariate analysis
• Apply supervised and unsupervised machine learning techniques to uncover insights, identify patterns, and support decision-making
• Translate ambiguous business problems into structured analytical tasks, delivering clear and actionable insights
• Partner cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Risk, and Operations teams to influence strategy and execution
• Build and maintain scalable analytics pipelines, automating repeatable analyses and processes where possible
• Develop clear, engaging presentations, dashboards, and visualizations for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to a culture of learning, collaboration, and analytical excellence
• Leverage AI tools and emerging technologies to accelerate insight generation and improve analytical workflows

Experience and qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field
• 4+ years of professional experience in data science or analytics roles, preferably within travel, e-commerce, or fraud/risk domains
• Strong proficiency in SQL, Python, and/or R, with hands-on experience using machine learning libraries and visualization tools (e.g., Plotly, Seaborn, ggplot)
• Solid business acumen with the ability to connect data insights to real-world outcomes
• Proven skills in storytelling, stakeholder management, and driving data-informed decisions
• Demonstrated ability to lead analytical projects and influence outcomes across cross-functional teams

Note: This job posting represents multiple openings within the team. Final role scope will be aligned based on the candidate’s experience, expertise, and interests.

Accommodation requests

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