Data Scientist III, Business Performance Analytics

Job Summary

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

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