Principal Product Data Scientist (Sean Stroud)

Job Title: Principal Product Data Scientist

About

Tripadvisor Group connects people to experiences worth sharing, aiming to be the world's most trusted source for travel and experiences. They leverage their brands, technology, and capabilities to connect a global audience with partners through rich content, travel guidance, and marketplaces for experiences, accommodations, and restaurants. At Tripadvisor Experiences, data is paramount, driving decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Operate as the most senior technical leader in the Product Data Science function.
• Shape the vision, set the technical direction, and drive strategic impact through innovative analytical solutions.
• Lead and define the Data Science strategy for Product, ensuring advanced analytics, data science, and AI methodologies are central to product development and customer experience improvement.
• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to senior Product and Engineering leadership.
• Drive the development and adoption of next-generation data science tooling, platforms, and frameworks.
• Spearhead the exploration and integration of emerging AI technologies, such as Agentic AI and AI Agents, identifying and developing high-impact use cases.
• Champion best practices in experimentation, causal inference, and uplift modeling.
• Take ownership of the most complex, high-profile analytical projects.
• Mentor, coach, and develop other Data Scientists and Analysts.
• Lead initiatives to scale impact through automation, self-service, and democratization of data science capabilities.
• Develop sophisticated customer segmentation and predictive models.
• Communicate complex analytical and technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in data science or a similar quantitative role, with a proven track record of supporting and influencing a product organization.
• Expert Level proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Deep, hands-on experience with statistical modeling, experimentation, multi-arm bandit, and a wide range of machine learning techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to define, implement, and operationalize crucial product and feature-level metrics from scratch.
• Proven track record of driving strategic impact through a proactive and collaborative approach.
• Experience scaling analytics capabilities.
• Leader in critical thinking.
• Outstanding leadership skills, with experience in mentoring, coaching, and developing teams.
• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Engineering, Physics, Economics, or a related quantitative field.