InterContinental Hotels Group

The Sr. Manager (Sr. Data Scientist), Pricing & Optimization will be expected to operate with minimal supervision and mentor other data scientists to complete analytical tasks and produce model-driven solutions. As a member of a cross functional team developing data science solutions for Point Sales Pricing and Optimization, the Senior Data Scientist will collaborate with data engineers and other subject matter experts to deliver results which support directional action by business teams across the Loyalty & Partnership, Marketing, Revenue Management, Sales, Operations and Technology functions. The Senior Data Scientist may partner with other data scientists to establish best practices and thought leadership for a machine learning platform to serve all of IHG.

Your day to day

• Develop a thorough understanding of business problems through interviewing stakeholders and subject matter experts.
• Address complex business problems using data science, pricing, experimentation, and optimization to drive insight and data-driven decision making.
• Analyze and model structured data using advanced machine learning methods and implement algorithms and software needed to perform analyses
• Derive what is critical and what is extraneous to solving the business problem. Understand the data requirements for formulating the solution
• Research new data sets and determine their quality and feasibility
• Manipulate data to support various statistical techniques
• Effective story telling with data. Interpret and communicate analytic results to analytical and non-analytical business partners and executive decision makers
• Identify trends or patterns in complex data sets and recommend courses of action or solutions
• Effectively communicate to various size and levels of audiences to include senior and executive leadership in both verbal and written format

What we need from you

• Master's Degree or Ph.D. in a relevant field of work or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience.
• Typically, a minimum of 7+ years of progressive work-related experience with demonstrated proficiency in advanced quantitative analysis.
• Excellent understanding of pricing analytics, optimization, machine learning techniques and algorithms, such as Price Elasticity, Optimization, Demand Forecast, XGBoost, Random Forest etc.
• Applied statistics skills, such as distributions, statistical testing, regression, etc.
• Experience with common data science toolkits in R and Python
• proficiency in query languages such as SQL.
• Experience with data visualization tools e.g. Tableau.
• Experience working with very large datasets, knowledge of distributed computing tools a plus.
• Strong structured coding skills
• Able to confidently utilize MS Word, MS Excel, MS SharePoint & MS Visio.
• The ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality

Location - Our hybrid work structure is an expectation of three (3) days a week in office. This expectation may be adjusted to evolve with the changing needs of the business.

The salary range for this role is $58,844 to $155,000. This role is also eligible for bonus pay. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401K, and other benefits to employees.

Who we are

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we work together to deliver True Hospitality for Good on a global scale. With corporate offices and over 6,000 hotel destinations worldwide, a career at IHG is the perfect way to broaden your horizons. You’ll experience our unique culture and brilliant colleagues who will support and inspire you. With a host of corporate opportunities to choose from, wherever you are on your career journey, and whatever you want to achieve there’s Room for You at IHG.

Over recent years, we’ve transformed our company. We have bold ambitions to drive performance and maintain our relentless focus on growth in order to be the hotel company of choice that guests & owners love.

We are a hospitality business at our core and value connections and being together helps us foster a unique sense of belonging that also supports productivity. That’s why here at IHG, we give our colleagues flexibility and balance – working in a hybrid way, blending office and remote working collectively. We recognise that every role is different, that’s why leaders work with teams to determine how and when they collaborate.

We provide a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life. These include impressive room discounts across our many properties, recharge days and volunteering days throughout the year. Through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace. We offer a unique and inclusive culture, where there is always Room for You to belong, grow and make a difference.

Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other category protected by applicable laws. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance. Always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

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Important information:

• The salary range listed is the lowest to highest pay scale we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the pay range will be based on several factors, including relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.
• No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until it is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or other form of compensation allocable to a particular employee remain in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
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