Competitive Intelligence Analyst

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. 

Competitive Intelligence Analyst

We are seeking a driven and detail-oriented Junior Data Analyst to join our Competitive Intelligence team within the dynamic Travel Tech industry. As part of the Data Operations team, you'll play a critical role in gathering, analyzing, and leveraging competitive data to drive our lodging supply strategies. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals eager to launch their career in data analytics, gaining exposure to various teams and initiatives in a fast-paced and ever-evolving environment.

Do you thrive in a collaborative setting, where fast-paced problem-solving and data-driven insights are key to driving business growth? As an Analyst in our industry-leading Competitive Intelligence team, you'll contribute directly to the expansion of our lodging supply, actively supporting the acquisition of new business partners. If you're passionate about turning data into actionable strategies, this role is tailored for you!

What you'll do:

• Create information flows to support business execution
• Drive data collection, scheduling, and build quality control monitoring to create and enrich datasets of lodging supply.
• Monitor supply acquisition and ensure data quality of leads supplied to sales acquisition teams.
• Be creative and innovate to improve and enrich lodging supply datasets .
• Fulfill ad-hoc requests for data and analysis.
• Solve problems and communicate solutions effectively to diverse stakeholder groups
• Partner with internal group of customers to support them and understand their business needs:
• Establish trust and a collaborative working relationship.
• Provide a high level of daily customer service as the team's primary liaison to a large (across many countries) group of customers.
• Partner with internal data teams to identify and resolve data integrity issues.

Who you are:

• Top-class eye for business, combined with a problem-solver mindset and attention to detail.
• High level of intellectual curiosity and focus on delivering value.
• Excellent understanding of how to effectively visualize highly complex data.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Technically adept with a strong bias to action
• Advanced SQL skills are a must – proficiency in querying, analyzing, and managing data through SQL is critical to this role
• Intermediate knowledge of Python (or similar programming languages like R) is recommended.
• Strong system modeling skills (e.g., UML) are highly recommended.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) is preferred.
• Bachelor's degree is required (MBA or other advanced degree is preferred) in a numerical field (Business, Economics, Statistics, or Computer Science).
• Any other qualification (e.g., program management) is a plus.

Accommodation requests 

If you need assistance with any part of the application or recruiting process due to a disability, or other physical or mental health conditions, please reach out to our Recruiting Accommodations Team through the Accommodation Request.

We are proud to be named as a Best Place to Work on Glassdoor in 2024 and be recognized for award-winning culture by organizations like Forbes, TIME, Disability:IN, and others.

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