Senior Data Scientist

Join Our Team as a Senior Data Scientist

Holidu, one of the fastest-growing travel tech companies worldwide, is on a mission to make booking and hosting holiday homes free of doubt and full of joy. We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist to join our Business Intelligence department in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. This role is pivotal in leading the development and enhancement of our company-wide machine learning strategy.

Your Role

As a Senior Data Scientist, you will:

• Collaborate across various business departments to identify opportunities and solve critical business challenges using data science solutions.
• Design and implement advanced statistical models to analyze diverse datasets and solve critical business problems.
• Build and optimize predictive models such as booking cancellation forecasts, churn predictions, revenue optimization, and marketing channel allocation.
• Develop and refine ranking models, recommender systems, and user personalization models for our website.
• Take models from conception to production, continuously monitor their performance, and iterate to enhance accuracy and efficiency.
• Interface with diverse business stakeholders, ensuring alignment between data science initiatives and company goals.
• Demonstrate leadership in data science projects, leveraging your expertise to drive measurable business impact.

Your Skills and Experience

• Minimum 4+ years of experience as a Data Scientist, with a proven track record of applying data science methodologies to solve complex business problems.
• A degree in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.
• Expertise in statistics, predictive analytics, machine learning techniques, and proficiency in tools like Python and SQL.
• Experience with Airflow and dbt is a plus.
• Experience in Ranking is a plus.
• Strong understanding of business operations and experience collaborating with diverse stakeholders.
• Enthusiasm for data science and a drive to deliver world-class products that make a difference.

Our Tech Stack

• Data Science Environment: Python, Sagemaker
• Database: AWS Stack (Redshift, Athena, Glue, S3)
• Data Pipelines: Airflow, DBT
• Data Visualization: Looker
• Data Analytics: SQL, Python
• Collaboration: Git

Benefits

• Have an impact on the millions of people using our product every month.
• Grow with responsibility from day 1 and develop yourself further through regular feedback, workshops, and knowledge exchange.
• Use your personal development budget and 2 extra days off to enhance your professional skills by visiting conferences, buying books, attending courses, and more.
• Connect and have fun with international, diverse, and yet like-minded people at work, regular events, and 2 office days per week with your team.
• Get to know the world with the opportunity to work from other local offices for up to 8 weeks per year.
• Go traveling for 28 vacation days + the possibility to take up to 10 unpaid vacation days with interesting discounts on our Holidu Homes.

Location

This position is based in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, with a hybrid work model allowing for both on-site and off-site work.

Apply Now

If you are ready to embark on this exciting journey with us, apply online on our career page. We champion diversity in every aspect of life and encourage applications from all genders, corners of the world, and individual backgrounds. Please feel welcome to submit your application without a photo and details on your gender, date of birth, marital status, and nationality. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.