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Senior Data Scientist, Sales & Guest Intelligence

The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2 wk ago
EngineeringFull-time

Job Summary

The Data Scientist, Sales & Guest Intelligence plays a pivotal role in advancing a data-informed sales organization by transforming complex data into actionable insights that elevate guest engagement, personalization, and conversion.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and deploy predictive models to support sales strategy, including Conversion propensity models, Lookalike modeling for prospect expansion, and Guest lifetime value and repeat booking likelihood.

  • Apply statistical and machine learning techniques (regression, clustering, classification, time-series) to uncover actionable insights.

  • Design and execute A/B and multivariate tests to measure the causal impact of sales interventions, outreach strategies, and personalization initiatives.

  • Partner with Sales and Marketing teams to build a culture of rigorous experimentation, ensuring decisions are grounded in measured impact rather than prediction alone.

  • Design and refine segmentation frameworks that define high-value guest personas.

  • Translate segmentation into practical targeting strategies for Sales and Marketing teams.

  • Enable a more personalized sales approach by integrating insights into CRM workflows and agent interactions.

  • Support the development of tailored guest experiences based on behavioral and predictive signals.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align personalization strategies across channels.

  • Work across CRM, reservations, and marketing data to create a unified view of the guest.

  • Build and maintain analytical pipelines and scalable models that support business needs.

  • Partner with Data Engineering and BI teams to ensure data quality, accessibility, and consistency.

  • Establish and maintain standards for model monitoring, performance tracking, and drift detection to ensure production models remain accurate and reliable over time.

  • Conduct regular bias audits across segmentation and propensity models to ensure equitable and compliant guest targeting practices.

  • Document model design, assumptions, and limitations in a clear, accessible format to support transparency and organizational knowledge-sharing.

  • Translate complex analytical outputs into clear, concise insights for business stakeholders.

  • Present findings and recommendations to senior leadership to influence sales and commercial strategy.

  • Provide guidance and mentorship to junior data scientists and analysts, elevating the analytical capability of the broader team.

  • Contribute to the development of shared modeling standards, best practices, and reusable frameworks across the data science function.

  • Foster a collaborative, growth-oriented environment where technical rigor and commercial thinking are equally valued.

Competencies

  • Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, or a related quantitative field (Master's or PhD preferred)

  • 5–8 years of progressive experience in data science or advanced analytics, with demonstrated expertise in machine learning, predictive modeling, and commercial application of data insights.

  • Strong proficiency in Python (e.g., Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn) and SQL

  • Strong background in Customer segmentation and behavioral analytics, as well as predictive modeling and data mining

  • Familiarity with experimentation frameworks, A/B testing methodologies, and causal inference techniques

  • Experience with model monitoring, documentation, and governance practices

  • Strong ability to connect analytical outputs to commercial execution and sales decision-making

  • Experience translating customer intelligence into operational engagement strategies preferred

Preferred Experience

  • In luxury hospitality, travel, cruise, or high-touch sales environments

  • Familiarity with CRM platforms (e.g., Salesforce) and customer lifecycle data

  • Experience with cloud data environments (e.g., Snowflake, Sigma Computing, Spark, Databricks)

  • Exposure to personalization strategies, Clienteling, recommendation systems, or marketing analytics

  • Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills

  • Demonstrated experience mentoring analysts or data scientists and contributing to team capability building

  • Experience in customer prioritization, recommendation systems, clienteling analytics, or commercial personalization strategies

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