Senior Manager, People Scientist

Expedia Group brands power global travel for everyone, everywhere. We design cutting-edge tech to make travel smoother and more memorable, and we create groundbreaking solutions for our partners. Our diverse, vibrant, and welcoming community is essential in driving our success.

Why Join Us?

To shape the future of travel, people must come first. Guided by our Values and Leadership Agreements, we foster an open culture where everyone belongs, differences are celebrated and know that when one of us wins, we all win.

We provide a full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, a global hybrid work setup (with some pretty cool offices), and career development resources, all to fuel our employees' passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey. We’re building a more open world. Join us.

Senior Manager, People Scientist

We are seeking a highly skilled and technically proficient Senior Manager, People Scientist to join our dynamic People Analytics team. This role is pivotal in driving strategic decisions through data-driven insights and advanced analytics. The ideal candidate will be self-sufficient in manipulating data and possess a deep understanding of the latest trends and technologies in people analytics. 

Make an impact:

Seeking a high performing and influential individual contributor who consistently applies -and regularly enhances - the analytics capabilities, principles and playbooks to tackle the most complex business challenges and opportunities. Provides deep analytical support and expertise to a number of areas and mentors more junior colleagues. Interfaces regularly with executive (VP+) leadership.

In this role, you will:

• Drive the demand engine of People Analytics, proactively identifying business priorities and collaborating with senior partners. 

• Understand and translate business priorities into technical requirements and analytical insights that drive action for the business. 

• Provide strategic insights and recommendations to senior leadership based on data analysis. 

• Serve as a thought leader in people analytics, staying updated with the latest trends and technologies. Assist in defining the people analytics and people team strategy. 

• Conduct advanced data analysis to test, uncover trends, patterns, and insights related to workforce metrics, whilst applying advanced visualization techniques. 

• Lead, manage, and own analytics projects from inception to completion, ensuring timely delivery and quality by completing projects and deliverables within agreed timelines. 

• Monitor and flag data quality (integrity, accuracy, and security) in all analytics processes. 

• Provide training and mentorship to junior analysts and other team members on best practices in data analysis and reporting, ultimately attracting and retaining team talent. 

• Utilize statistical software, data visualization tools, and programming languages such as Python, R, SQL, and Tableau to build scalable solutions. 

• Select and design the right predictive model for existing datasets. Identify opportunities in partnership with our People Science team to leverage machine learning and AI in driving insights and implementing change in HR. 

• Apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills to interpret complex data sets into clear, business-focused stories. 

• Continuously seek ways to improve analytics processes and methodologies. 

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