BI Data Scientist

*This role can also be based in our Thailand or Malaysia offices.

Who are WebBeds

WebBeds is the fastest growing and most significant accommodation supplier to the travel industry. We are a global company offering ground services (hotels transfers tours activities) to travel professionals. Our products help our partners and customers to create amazing Travel experiences.
Our Products range from a Retail Online platform Integration Connectivity hub and distribution APIs to name but a few and our systems are 100% cloud hosted processing up to 5.0bn search requests daily. We deliver amazing outcomes using leading edge technology through innovative and creative thinking.
WebBeds is a subsidiary of Web Travel Group (ASX: WEB) an ASX 200 listed company operating a global digital travel business.

What makes us stand out

• We are a wholesale global travel organisation
• We have 1500 people speaking 50 languages in 120 cites across 50 countries
• We partner with over 430000 properties in more than 15000 destinations
• We work with more than 44000 travel companies in 139 source markets
• We have an amazing Technology team focused on delivering valuable outcomes using innovative tech and creative & lateral thinking

What will you do on your journey with WebBeds

WebBeds is the worlds fastest growing provider of accommodation distribution services to the travel industry. Our products incorporate distribution APIs payment integrations ERP integration Data Lakes User Interfaces and others. Our search API reach peaks of more than 50.000 requests per second each one consisting of tens or hundreds of hotels with continued expansion.
We design deliver and support innovative solutions through engagement collaboration and a fearsome passion for creating customer value is our mission as an IT organization.

With this in mind we strive to be at the leading edge of technology when it comes to build the platform that meets the needs of our Supply partners and customers. This translates to the use of latest technology including .NET Core versions K8S microservices architecture clouds hosting and orchestration CI/CD pipelines automated testing Proactive monitoring and alerting systems to name a few.

Our delivery teams have the creativity and freedom to express themselves by building innovative solutions to often complex problems and are challenged to reach higher levels daily. Our teams consist of product owners QA engineers Software Engineers and people from across the business all working collectively and collaboratively. We have a very strong technical team from which you will be able to learn but are encouraged by new ideas and fresh thinking that you will bring with you.

In this role you will:

We are seeking a highly skilled BI Data Scientist to transform data into strategic insights that drive business decisions innovation and performance enhancements. This role is central to building a predictive analytics function within our BI department expanding beyond descriptive analytics to include forecasting advanced modelling and actionable insights that fuel growth and efficiency across the organisation.

The BI Data Scientist will manage and analyse complex datasets ensuring data integrity uncovering trends and providing datadriven recommendations to support business objectives. Youll collaborate across data and commercial teams to meet data needs efficiently while setting a new standard for data insights.

Key elements to this role include but not limited to:

• Develop and implement predictive models machine learning algorithms and statistical analyses to drive deeper insights and forecasting
• Design build and implement market leading PowerBI dashboards that not only report on past trends but also visualise predictive insights uncover hidden patterns and provide actionable recommendations for the business
• Deeply understand business objectives by engaging users and stakeholders to design analytics solutions that meet strategic goals; communicate with stakeholders proactively throughout the project to gather input keep them updated on deadlines and coordinate with other teams
• Act as a trusted advisor when questions arise regarding BI solutions insights and metrics working with management to prioritize business and information needs
• Address unstructured complex business problems through advanced analytics and share strategic suggestions to improve data decisions for the business
• Work on data modelling metric development prototyping of predictive models and analytics solutions to identify growth and revenue optimisation opportunities
• Analyse and synthesise large datasets using advanced data science techniques to create cohesive practical insights that can drive the companys strategic initiatives
• Act as a subject matter expert on machine learning techniques including large language models (LLM
• Identify evaluate and implement process improvements to enhance data capabilities and contribute to an evolving data culture

The skills we would love to see in your suitcase!

• 5 years experience in data analytics and business intelligence with a strong background in machine learning (supervised and unsupervised learning LLMs) and predictive analytics to drive projects from concept to production
• Degree in Mathematics Economics Computer Science Information Management Statistics or similar relevant field
• Advanced knowledge of and experience with PowerBI and BI solutions development including MS PowerApps and Power Automate
• Proficiency in SQL for data extraction manipulation and modelling
• Strong experience with programming languages like Python or R for advanced data analysis statistical modelling and machine learning
• Practical experience with data mining data modelling and segmentation techniques
• Knowledge of statistical analysis methods and experience with statistical tools (Excel SPSS SAS etc)
• Knowledge of machine learning techniques such as regression classification clustering and time series forecasting
• Demonstrated ability to tackle ambiguous openended problems using analytics to uncover trends and make informed business recommendations with attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong communicator with ability to explain complex analytics concepts to nontechnical stakeholders; skilled in presenting insights and recommendations to drive buyin and alignment with business goals
• (Desirable) Handson experience in cloudbased data platforms (Azure AWS) for data processing and model deployment

The successful BI Data Scientist will be an innovative selfdriven person with high levels of integrity. They will be working closely with local and remote teams and therefore need to be highly communicative but also work well independently. They must be well organised and have the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.

Why choose us as your next destination

We are super proud of our dedicated team of friendly energetic & passionate professionals. Our people are key to the success of our business & everybody at WebBeds has their own unique role to play as we continue to drive the company forward.

Over 50 different languages are spoken by our workforce but whether working from offices in Dubai or London or out in the field in Johannesburg or Buenos Aires we all share the common goal to take pride in what we do & to deliver our partners with unbeatable service & support.

• International highly skilled group of experts from all around the globe
• Dynamic environment with the chance to grow influence & impact change
• Disruptive fastgrowing market leader within travel & endless possibilities
• Culture built on collaboration empowerment and innovation

  
  

  
  

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