Analyst, Data Science - Product Analytics

Job Description

Analyst, Data Science - Product Analytics

This is a great opportunity to join Vrbo’s global Analytics & Data Insights team in Austin, TX. The mission of the team is to enable stakeholders with strategic and operational insights that allow them to make better decisions. Our culture is one that strives to solve difficult problems through rigorous hypothesis-based testing, empowering people to come up with ideas and solutions quickly and driven by data. Our analysts are passionate about learning the drivers of the business and using data, technology and analytics to provide valuable data insights to drive company’s critical business decisions.

This particular role will be responsible for supporting our Product Management team. The Product team delivers delightful user experiences on our marketplace.

The analyst will partner with them to achieve those goals by providing a broad spectrum of support including deep-dive investigative analyses, business modeling, strategic analysis, and working with product, tech and data engineers to set up data pipelines and tracking.

What you'll do:

• Partner with internal stakeholders – both technical and non-technical – to answer complex business questions
• Through data mining and analysis, apply and implement hypotheses and recommendations of things we should change, leading to experiments that will confirm or deny those hypotheses and ultimately improve operations
• Be a Vrbo data guru - be the point of contact for all data questions and insights in your respective area
• Prioritize asks based on the highest potential value add, and actively drive initiatives from there
• Work with the broader Analytics Platform team in an Agile model to implement self-service data products that will allow stakeholder teams to access accurate information directly and easily
• Monitor specific metrics daily, quickly identifying areas of concern and proposing analyses and/or corrective actions
• Participate in weekly team meetings to ensure insight-based decision-making.

Who you are:

• Passion for number crunching, logical problem solving and intellectual challenges
• Ability to structure / work on data exploration problems, with innovative approaches and creative solutions, bringing to bear strong reporting and data visualization skills
• Comfortable with uncertainty by prioritizing effectively and flexibly handling changes
• Able to work across different business units/countries to communicate findings company-wide
• Strong organization skills, and some ability to lead numerous projects concurrently
• Expert-level SQL knowledge
• Intermediate level Tableau knowledge
• Intermediate Business modeling skills using Excel
• Basic A/B testing knowledge
• Intermediate-level knowledge of big data tools / languages (Hadoop, Hive, Spark)
• Beginner level R, Python or other coding language
• Bachelor's in an analytical field (e.g., Marketing Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics)
• 4+ years' experience in data analytics OR Master of Science in an analytical field (e.g. Marketing Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics) and 2+ years' experience
• 1+ years' experience in either web/ travel industry or data consulting is preferred
• Background in relevant area – Finance/Strategy – is a strong plus
• Competitive health and insurance benefits
• Competitive salary
• Annual target bonus or commission
• Parental leave for up to 20 weeks (dependent on eligibility)
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Free snacks and beverages
• Frequent company update talks with our leadership team
• Free listing on Vrbo.com
• Electronic, adjustable stand-up desk
• Discounted Metro & Rail pass
• Casual dress

About Expedia Group
Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE) powers travel for everyone, everywhere through our global platform. Driven by the core belief that travel is a force for good, we help people experience the world in new ways and build lasting connections. We provide industry-leading technology solutions to fuel partner growth and success, while facilitating memorable experiences for travelers. Expedia Group's family of brands includes: Brand Expedia®, Hotels.com®, Expedia® Partner Solutions, Vrbo®, Egencia®, trivago®, Orbitz®, Travelocity®, Hotwire®, Wotif®, ebookers®, CheapTickets®, Expedia GroupTM Media Solutions, Expedia Local Expert®, CarRentals.comTM, and Expedia CruisesTM.

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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, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. This employer participates in E-Verify. The employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization.