Here at Sojern, we are on a mission to empower travel marketers to move travelers from dream to destination. Powered by machine learning and travel data, Sojern is quickly becoming the #1 travel marketing platform serving thousands of hotels, attractions, airlines and destinations worldwide.

We made Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 list 6 years in a row, were recognized on the Top Company Cultures list by Entrepreneur Magazine, and were named a Best Place to Work by AdAge. We are headquartered in San Francisco with teams based in Dubai, Dublin, London, Paris, Omaha and Singapore.

Our team is passionate about travel and the core values that define our culture: Win as a team, Embrace Inclusion, Be Genuine, Deliver Wow, and Center Around the Customer.

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We are creating a new team focused on improving customer outcomes with experimentation, measurement and analytics which will drive outsized impact to Sojern’s bottom line. And because it is a new team, it will have major visibility and impact within the broader Optimization team.

The Optimization team at Sojern is a cross-functional group of around 25 people including product managers, analysts, applied scientists, data scientists and engineers. We develop systems to automate and optimize the targeting and efficiency of advertising campaigns, iterate on methods for measuring advertising performance, and apply machine learning at scale for thousands of customers. We deliver through the full data product life-cycle including analyzing, prototyping, production coding, testing, measuring and then iterating.

• You have at least six years of work experience as a data scientist or analyst, ideally within the Ad Tech ecosystem.

• You have at least one year of experience either leading a team of analytical data scientists or leading multi-stakeholder data science projects. 

• You have designed and evaluated experiments (A/B tests) in an industry setting.

• You have applied linear models to drive product decisions.

• You have utilized complex data sets to drive decision making.

• You have defined product metrics and helped create data-driven product roadmaps.

• You have an MS or PhD in a quantitative discipline, or equivalent experience.

• You mentor your colleagues and lead without dictating. 

• You ensure that your team has what they need to deliver.

• You organize, plan and document.

• You know how to wrangle, explore and model data.

• You are comfortable with advertising metrics.

• You create readable notebooks using the standard data science toolkit, preferably in Python including Pandas, Jupyter, Sklearn, & Statsmodels.

• You can clearly explain how concepts from statistics such as hypothesis testing, sampling and/or Bayesian statistics can be applied to business opportunities.

• You effectively communicate with data scientists, engineers and product managers.

• You measure and then iterate. 

• You collaborate with analysts and other scientists to discover why.

• You use your grit and initiative to fill in gaps and drive projects to completion.

• You bridge the gap between different teams.

• Your team’s contributions ensure that our data products are delivering for our customers by designing, running and interpreting trustworthy A/B tests.

• Your team’s contributions help increase Sojern’s revenue by digging in on the data and identifying areas and approaches for product improvements. 

• Opportunities: Be part of a growing team with training and support to help you grow

• Ownership: Lead creative and challenging projects

• Give Back: We give 40 hours a year to volunteer and organize office volunteer programs with local organizations

• Culture: Strong core business values, focus on teamwork, vibrant, social and fun environment

• Travel Perks: IATA membership, Hotel Stay Policy
• Recognition: Bonusly program
• Wellbeing programs : Wellness Coach, Spring Health, Employee Assistant Programs
• Cell & Wifi allowance

• Flexibility: Remote and Hybrid work options 

• Equity: Sojern offers all employees Stock Options

• Flexi-Fridays: No Meetings on Fridays and Occasional 1/2 Days

At Sojern, we work to create a brave space that seeks out, embraces, and promotes diverse thoughts, beliefs, and experiences of Sojernistas globally.

We are building a workforce that represents the customer base we are serving and the world we live in. A diversified workforce is an innovative workforce. Just as there is no one archetype traveler, there is no one archetype employee. We foster diversity and inclusion across the company, actively seeking to amplify underrepresented voices and apply diverse perspectives to ensure products, policies, and programs are relevant for our employees and clients alike.

Embracing our differences and celebrating them moves us towards our goal of making travel inclusive of all. Sojern has over 15 employee-led Affinity Groups, including Embrace Inclusion, So-Proud, Sojern Women's Group, Sojern Gives Back, and more, which are the core of our culture, fostering belonging, inspiring learning, and creating opportunities for all Sojernistas across the globe.

At Sojern, we value diversity and always treat all employees and job applicants based on merit, qualifications, competence, and talent. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.