Data Scientist (Finance)

• Based in Amsterdam, this Data Scientist II will join Global Finance Analytics (GFA), the horizontal analytics team supporting Order to Cash (O2C) and the wider Finance and FinTech organization.
• The role will own the design and execution of experiments and data science solutions that maximize collection effectiveness, improve payout outcomes and strengthen the end-to-end financial journey for Booking.com partners.
• The role works closely with O2C Operations, Finance and FinTech leaders, product teams, data and engineering peers, and partner-facing teams
• Own end-to-end data science solutions, from problem framing and experimental design through analysis, recommendation, implementation and impact measurement
• Design and execute statistically robust experiments to optimize collection interventions and maximize recovery while protecting partner experience
• Analyze payout and collection journeys to identify opportunities that help O2C pay partners successfully and collect receivables effectively
• Translate ambiguous business challenges into clear hypotheses, analytical approaches and actionable recommendations
• Partner with O2C operations, product, Finance, FinTech, data and engineering teams, and communicate results clearly to senior stakeholders
• Build scalable and reproducible solutions and ensure quality through validation and peer review
• Measure impact through collection and recovery performance, payout outcomes, write-off, partner experience and adoption, while supporting junior colleagues

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Free access to Headspace for you and your loved ones
• Global Employee Assistance Program
• Meditation and Breastfeeding rooms at the office
• Booking Cares - 2 days per year to volunteer and learn
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Pension plan
• Annual paid time off
• Parental leave - 22 weeks
• Grandparent leave - 10 days
• Care leave - 10 days
• Bereavement leave - up to 4 weeks
• Anniversary leave
• Working from Home Furniture and Ergonomic Support
• Working from Abroad - up to 20 days per year
• Discounts & Wallet credits to spend on our products
• Upgrade to Booking.com Genius Level 3
• Friends & Family Booking.com discount vouchers
• Free access to online learning platforms
• Development and mentorship programs to support career growth
• Access to trainings and workshops
• Team development opportunities
• Local discount programs
• Game rooms in offices
• On-site meals, coffee and snacks including vegan options- Familiarity with modern data platforms and workflows such as Snowflake, Spark, dbt, ETL and data-quality practices
• Strong knowledge of experimental design, A/B testing, statistical inference and quantitative decision-making
• Experience in finance, payments, collections, operational optimization or mentoring junior colleagues is desirable
• Strong stakeholder management, data visualization and storytelling skills, with the ability to influence decisions
• Proven experience applying data science to complex business problems and delivering measurable outcomes
• Strong SQL skills and proficiency in Python or R, with experience preparing and modelling large datasets