Kayak
Data Science Manager
Concord Office. Posted 21 days ago
The role
You will lead the Concord-based data science team, setting technical direction and making architecture decisions. You will manage experienced Data Scientists and work on AdTech, auctions, and a shared experimentation platform.
What you will do
- Own strategy and roadmaps for AdTech/Auction and the shared Experimentation Platform.
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of experienced Data Scientists.
- Drive technical direction across modeling, experimentation, and ML solutions.
- Evolve and simplify the Experimentation Platform.
- Turn business challenges into measurable outcomes through ML solutions.
- Champion rigorous experimentation and data-driven decision-making.
- Collaborate across Data Science, Product, Engineering, and Operations.
Required qualifications
- Strong technical foundations in statistics, machine learning, software engineering, and systems design.
- Demonstrated experience delivering impactful ML solutions in production environments.
- Meaningful people leadership experience including hiring, coaching, and performance management.
- Ability to lead across organizational boundaries and build alignment.
- Strong ownership, judgment, and systems thinking.
- Fluency with AI-assisted workflows.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with PyTorch, Polars, CometML, Arize, Docker, Airflow, Trino and Git/Github.
- Familiarity with Agile ways of working, such as sprint planning and team ceremonies.
Benefits
- Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
- Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth
- Company-paid subscription to HeadSpace
- Company-wide week off a year
- No meeting Fridays
- Paid parental leave
- Generous paid vacation + time off for your birthday
- Paid volunteer time
- Development Dollars
- Leadership development
- Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings
- Travel Discounts
About the company
KAYAK is a leading travel search engine and part of Booking Holdings. It operates a portfolio of global metasearch brands including momondo, Cheapflights and HotelsCombined.