Data Scientist Lead at Findhotel

Are you an experienced leader with a strong background in Machine Learning and Programming? Do you have proven experience applying Machine Learning to solve real business, product, and user problems? Will you join us on a journey to disrupt the trillion-dollar travel industry?
FindHotel believes travel is the one thing that opens minds to new ideas, cultures, and ways of thinking. Our mission is to get every traveler the best accommodation deal, worldwide. From adventure travel and backpacking to honeymoons and family vacations, we genuinely care that every traveler is able to make the best-informed accommodation choice, with the absolute best conditions, for every trip.
We are looking for a Data Scientist Lead to join our Marketplace tribe. The Marketplace tribe owns the platform that is connected between accommodation offers suppliers and demand channels which expose them to millions of users. Empowering our users to find their ideal accommodation requires dealing with complex challenges, many of those are solved, or planned to, by core data products like real-time Pricing and Request optimisation, Hotel and Offer Sorting Order, Content Mapping, Deal Prediction and Recommendation, and more.
 
What you will do:

Lead the vision, design, and effort of turning our huge datasets into advanced data-driven products solving core business and user problems;
Manage a strong and experienced team of two Data Scientists and work on expanding it. Provide technical guidance across several domains, and ensure appropriate methods are used to balance impact, time-to-delivery, and technical debt. Foster a learning environment and support team members in levelling up their skills;.
Use a variety of data science, statistical, and engineering techniques to generate insights about user behaviour and market dynamics, and work closely with the Product team to turn those insights into product opportunities and data-driven solutions;
Take-on projects end-to-end, from business questions all the way to production;
Work hands-on and collaborate closely with Product Managers, Data & Software Engineers to productionise your product solutions;
Become an internal and external thought leader in knowledge domains the team specialises in.

 
Who you are:

You have an M.Sc. or higher degree in a technical field such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or equivalent industry experience;
You have 5+ years of experience as a Data Scientist in non-academic settings, including at least one year of managerial experience;
You have proven experience being the focal point for data-driven solutions in a Product team, tackling a wide range of problems, using technical, statistical, and machine-learning techniques to find insights and turn them into product solutions;
You are product-oriented and have an impact-focused mindset. You are capable of identifying valuable problems, devising appropriate solutions, and delivering results - while maintaining the right balance between agility, accuracy, and engineering best practices;
You have a strong grasp of at least one of the following domains: classic Machine Learning algorithms, NLP, or Image Processing;
You have experience in building scalable algorithms integrated into a high scale real-time decision-making platform;
You have advanced knowledge of a programming language used for data modelling, such as R or Python;

You are familiarity with modern ML frameworks and services;
You are interested in and willing to learn about the travel industry;
Software engineering experience - advantage.

 
Why join us now? 

We aim to help 10M customers book on FindHotel annually by 2023, up from 2M in the past 12 months. We do that using data, transparency & industry leading features and managed to overcome the corona crisis remarkably fast;
The company is evolving quickly to position itself among the global leaders in the travel industry. It is an exceptional journey to make; challenging, exciting and a marvel to be a part of;
We place huge importance on rewarding our employees for the value they generate by giving Stock Appreciation Rights to all employees.

 
Do you want to know if FindHotel is the right place for you? Find out by reading about the attitude that thrives at FindHotel.
 
What we offer:

Plenty of chances to learn and grow within an open, diverse culture that promotes knowledge sharing, trust and transparency;
A great compensation package + perks and benefits (including significant stock appreciation rights);
Flexible time off (take as many holidays as you need) and a chance to work remotely;
You will be part of a highly international team that enjoys working, eating & playing together in one of the best office locations in Amsterdam;
We value good food and offer catered lunches from various cuisines; great coffee, ice-cream in the fridge and the occasional barbecue in our garden;
We enjoy getting together to celebrate our wins with company events in Amsterdam and abroad;
A budget for your dream home office;
Access to free mental health support via OpenUp.

 
We encourage people from all ethnic groups, genders, sexuality, ages and abilities to apply. If this job description resonates with you, we want to hear from you!
 
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