Senior Manager AI Data Scientist

This Senior Manager role will lead the data science and governance foundation for the US & Canada division’s AI and advanced analytics initiatives, supporting generative AI and machine learning capabilities across Sales, Marketing, and Revenue Management. The position will focus on ensuring that all AI‑powered tools—including LLM‑driven solutions, traditional machine learning models, and business‑rule–based systems—are supported by robust, scalable data pipelines, governance frameworks, and monitoring processes.

The Senior Manager will guide the end‑to‑end technical approach for AI use cases, determining the optimal methodologies to balance cost, complexity, efficiency, and business value. This role requires hands‑on expertise with data engineering and data science technologies, including SQL, Python, ML frameworks, and experience working with LLMs and retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) patterns.

The individual will collaborate closely with analytics teams, business stakeholders, and technology partners to operationalize AI use cases, ensure ongoing model health, and support Marriott’s continent‑level AI strategy.

• Applied Learning - Seeks and makes the most of learning opportunities to improve performance of self and/or others.

• Business Acumen - Understands and utilizes business information (e.g., data related to employee engagement, guest satisfaction, and property financial performance) to manage everyday operations and generate innovative solutions to approach business and administrative challenges.

• Technical Acumen - Understands and utilizes professional skills and knowledge in a specific functional area to conduct and manage everyday business operations and generate innovative solutions to approach function-specific work challenges.

• Revenue Management - Knowledge of revenue management concepts, processes and strategies such as average daily rate, revenue per available room, sales cycles and trends, account management, pricing and inventory management. Skill in using a Yield Management system and interpreting pricing and inventory reports.

• Analysis - The ability to analyze and summarize detailed data to make inferences and recommendations. Included is the creation and maintenance of spreadsheets for storing data.

• Research - Skill in collecting information from a variety of sources relating to market data, historical cycles, travel and tourism trends, and real estate market dynamics. The ability to know when to seek addition information and where to look to find it.

• Inventory Management - The ability to manage rooms and function space restrictions and thresholds using systems or manually in order to maximize revenue/profit across all segments.

• Computer Skills - The willingness to learn and ability to use computer systems and software packages to input, access, modify, store, or output information or to execute programs and analyses. This includes the ability to enter and retrieve data from computer systems using a keyboard, mouse, or trackball.

• Economics and Finance - Knowledge of economic principles and practices, P&L statements, operating budgets, forecasting and scheduling, and the reporting of financial data.

• Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of sales and marketing concepts including principles and methods for showing, promoting and selling products or services as well as marketing strategies and tactics.

• Basic Competencies - Fundamental competencies required for accomplishing basic work activities.

• Basic Computer Skills - Uses basic computer hardware and software (e.g., personal computers, word processing software, Internet browsers, etc.).

• Mathematical Reasoning - Demonstrates ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly, correctly, and in a way that allows one to solve work-related issues.

• Oral Comprehension - Demonstrates ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

• Reading Comprehension - Demonstrates understanding of written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

• Writing - Communicates effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law.

All positions offer a 401(k) plan, stock purchase plan, discounts at Marriott properties, commuter benefits, employee assistance plan, and childcare discounts. Benefits are subject to terms and conditions, which may include rules regarding eligibility, enrollment, waiting period, contribution, benefit limits, election changes, benefit exclusions, and others.

Full-time positions also offer coverage for medical, dental, vision, health care flexible spending account, dependent care flexible spending account, life insurance, disability insurance, accident insurance, adoption expense reimbursements, paid parental leave and educational assistance. Click here to learn more.

Washington Full-time Management Applicants Only: Employees will accrue paid sick leave, 0.01282 PTO balance for every hour worked and be eligible to receive a minimum of 7 holidays annually.

Washington Full-time Non-Management Applicants Only: Employees will accrue paid sick leave, 0.00128 PTO balance for every hour worked and be eligible to receive a minimum of 7 holidays annually.

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