<p><strong>Senior / Lead Applied Data Scientist</strong></p> <p>100% Remote (U.S. Based Only, Select States - See Below)</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>About the role</strong></p> <p>Weâre looking for a <strong>product-minded, AI-native Data Scientist</strong> who operates like a mini-founderâsomeone who doesnât wait for problems to be handed to them, but instead identifies opportunities, builds solutions, and drives measurable business impact end-to-end.</p> <p>Youâll own critical areas like <strong>search, recommendations, and personalization</strong>, directly influencing core marketplace metrics like <strong>Booking Conversion Rate and booking volume</strong>. Youâll partner with Product and Engineering, but you wonât depend on them to define your roadmapâyouâll <strong>create it, validate it, and ship it</strong>.</p> <p>Youâll spend most of your time:</p> <ul> <li>Identifying high-impact opportunities</li> <li>Rapidly prototyping and experimenting (often using AI tools)</li> <li>Deploying ideas into production</li> <li>Measuring and iterating based on real business outcomes</li> </ul> <p>If youâre someone who thinks like a PM, executes like a Data Scientist, and uses AI to move 10x faster than traditional teamsâthis role is for you.</p> <p><strong>What youâll do</strong></p> <p><strong>End-to-end ownership of Search, Recommendations, and Personalization</strong></p> <ul> <li>Improve ranking, relevance, and discovery across the marketplace</li> <li>Drive measurable lift in Booking CVR, rebooking, and engagement</li> </ul> <p><strong>Your own roadmap</strong></p> <ul> <li>Identify opportunities independently (no waiting for PM direction)</li> <li>Prioritize based on business impact, not technical novelty</li> <li>Push ideas into live experimentation quickly</li> </ul> <p><strong>Rapid experimentation & iteration</strong></p> <ul> <li>Design and analyze A/B tests and ot<br/><br/>Please mention the word **VERSATILE** and tag ROC4yMjguMTExLjcx when applying to show you read the job post completely (#ROC4yMjguMTExLjcx). This is a beta feature to avoid spam applicants. Companies can search these words to find applicants that read this and see they're human.