Data Scientist II - Finance

• Own end-to-end data science solutions, from problem framing and experimental design through analysis, recommendation, implementation and impact measurement.
• Design and execute statistically robust experiments to optimize collection interventions and maximize recovery while protecting partner experience.
• Analyze payout and collection journeys to identify opportunities that help O2C pay partners successfully and collect receivables effectively.
• Translate ambiguous business challenges into clear hypotheses, analytical approaches and actionable recommendations.
• Partner with O2C operations, product, Finance, FinTech, data and engineering teams, and communicate results clearly to senior stakeholders.
• Build scalable and reproducible solutions and ensure quality through validation and peer review.
• Measure impact through collection and recovery performance, payout outcomes, write-off, partner experience and adoption, while supporting junior colleagues.

• Proven experience applying data science to complex business problems and delivering measurable outcomes.
• Strong knowledge of experimental design, A/B testing, statistical inference and quantitative decision-making.
• Strong SQL skills and proficiency in Python or R, with experience preparing and modelling large datasets.
• Familiarity with modern data platforms and workflows such as Snowflake, Spark, dbt, ETL and data-quality practices.
• Strong stakeholder management, data visualization and storytelling skills, with the ability to influence decisions.
• Experience in finance, payments, collections, operational optimization or mentoring junior colleagues is desirable.

Booking.com's Total Rewards Philosophy is not only about compensation but also about benefits. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, as well unique-to-Booking.com benefits which include:

• Annual paid time off and generous paid leave scheme including: parent, grandparent, bereavement, and care leave
• Hybrid working including flexible working arrangements, and up to 20 days per year working from abroad (home country)
• Industry leading product discounts - up to 1400 per year - for yourself, including automatic Genius Level 3 status and Booking.com wallet credit

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