Project Description

Booking.com BV (the company behind Booking.com™, the market leading online hotel reservation service in the world) and/or its various support companies throughout the world are looking for people to support the business in the fast-growing hotel markets.

Booking.com Ltd, one of the support companies in the United Kingdom, is looking for a Junior Data Scientist to join our dynamic, pleasant and international work environment in Cambridge. You will be part of the small Booking.com Web Marketing team that are responsible for one of the largest global online advertising accounts.

Within Booking.com, data drives all our decisions. You will use analytical rigour to mine the data and find opportunities for improvements to the millions of advertisements we show customers on search engines, driving transactional growth and promoting the brand online. This is more than just data crunching and involves interacting with the wider Marketing team, other departments and the global search engines. You are based in Cambridge, but will also frequently travel to head office in Amsterdam.

This is an excellent opportunity for a gifted, analytically minded individual to progress in online search marketing. If you love driving ideas from conception through to fruition; one of the great parts of this job is being able to test your ideas and prove whether they work or not.

B.responsible

  • Help to implement the paid search marketing activities
  • Assist with paid search marketing/pay-per-click advertising
  • Bid management
  • Ad and campaign creation
  • Analysis of campaigns
  • Assist with reporting
  • Help to identify and develop new opportunities
  • Pro-actively manage paid search-marketing activities working within the agreed budgets/targets.

Ideal Candidate & Desired Competencies

The ideal candidate will be a self-motivated, analytical individual possessing the following key skills:

  • Enjoy analysing datasets to make decisions
  • Possess strong quantitative and analytical skills
  • Results & delivery focused
  • Be a good communicator

B.skilled

  • Fluent in English. (Multi-lingual beneficial but not required)
  • Educated to at least degree level in a quantitative discipline such as Engineering, Applied Mathematics etc
  • Strong analytical background (Programming / Statistical background beneficial but not required)
  • International travel required

B.offered

Salary: GBP 30.000 – 40.000 per annum

Opening date: 1st July 2015

Closing date: 1st August 2015

We are a performance-based company that offers career advancement and lucrative compensation, including bonuses and stock potential.  We also offer what we call the “Booking Deal” with other competitive perks and benefits.  IT also has monthly hackathons, training and attends/speaks at global conferences.

 

Senior Data Scientist

 

Booking.com BV (the company behind Booking.com™, the market leading online hotel reservation service in the world) is looking for data savvy professionals to join our team of data scientists. You will be working with stakeholders throughout the company to generate understanding, strategy and suggest actions based on data. As a senior data scientist you will be hands on, but also be expected to take on coaching of more junior co-workers and some management responsibilities. If you consider yourself to be that unique hybrid of data hacker, business analyst, communicator and mentor that maintains a strong customer focus and values pragmatism over perfection, then we’d like to hear from you.

There are several data science teams within Booking.com each consisting of 3-8 people. All of these teams have their own scope within the business; we have Data Scientists focusing on the front end of our website, content of the pages, demands of our products, customer satisfaction and loyalty. Every team takes full responsibility for all data analysis within their area; however there is also considerable collaboration amongst teams. We often align on business goals, learn from each other and socialize after work almost every Friday.

B.responsible

  • Transform large, complex datasets into pragmatic, actionable insights.
  • Leverage data to identify, quantify and influence tangible business gain.
  • Ability to see beyond the numbers, be the voice of data when communicating to decision makers, product owners and team leaders.
  • Have the capacity to thrive in our fast-paced environment, adapt quickly and take ownership of your work.
  • Challenge ideas and methods while working together with talented, highly skilled team members.

B.skilled

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in a relevant role
  • Experience solving real problems using data mining techniques and with statistical rigor
  • Masters, PhD, or equivalent experience in a quantitative field (computer science, physics, mathematics, engineering, bioinformatics, etc.)
  • Strong technical skills regarding data analysis, machine learning and programming. Strong working knowledge of Perl, Python, Hadoop, SQL, R and/or Excel.
  • Excellent communication skills; the ability to convey complex analysis results clearly and with conviction to all levels of stakeholders
  • Interest and experience in coaching, mentoring and the ability to grow into a leadership role

B.offered

We are a performance-based company that offers career advancement and lucrative compensation, including bonuses and stock potential.  We also offer what we call the “Booking Deal” with other competitive perks and benefits.  IT also has monthly hackathons, training and attends/speaks at global conferences.

This position is open to worldwide candidates and in the case of relocation, we will assist you with a generous relocation package, ensuring a smooth transition to working and living in Amsterdam.  We have successfully relocated 200+ IT professionals to Amsterdam in the last year!