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Analyst, Commercial Analytics

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Cambridge · USD 90,000-105,000 · 2+ years experience · Full-time · Hybrid · Posted Oct 12, 2026

At a glance

Experience
2+ years experience
Employment
Full-time
Workplace
Hybrid
Location
Cambridge
Salary
USD 90,000-105,000 · Base salary

About the role

  • As an Analyst on the Commercial Analytics team, you will help turn commercial data into clear, actionable insights that directly support revenue decisions across flights, hotels, cars, and advertising.
  • You will work closely with colleagues across North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific in a globally distributed team.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze commercial datasets to identify trends, opportunities, and performance drivers across travel verticals including flights, hotels, cars, and advertising
  • Build and maintain dashboards and reports using data visualization and reporting tools to give commercial teams timely visibility into business performance
  • Respond to ad-hoc data and analysis requests from commercial teams
  • Monitor data accuracy, troubleshoot discrepancies, and maintain reporting reliability across existing data sources
  • Define and document key performance indicators (KPIs) in collaboration with commercial teams, and build models to support forecasting and goal-setting
  • Collaborate with data engineering and business intelligence colleagues to ensure data quality and translate commercial reporting needs into technical requirements
  • Contribute to global analytics projects such as inventory forecasting, partner-facing reporting tools, and the development of AI-assisted analytics solutions
  • Present findings and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, including senior commercial leaders.

Requirements

  • At least 2 years of experience working with data in an analytical, business intelligence, operations, or similar role
  • At least 2 years of hands-on SQL experience, writing queries to explore and manipulate large datasets
  • Hands-on experience with at least one data visualization or reporting tool (e.g., Looker, Tableau, Superset, Power BI, or a comparable platform)
  • The ability to communicate data findings clearly to people with varying levels of technical background, including in written summaries and presentations
  • Curiosity, attention to detail, and an enjoyment of working through ambiguous problems using data
  • Comfort working in a global, cross-functional environment with colleagues across multiple time zones

Preferred qualifications

  • Experience with Python or R for data manipulation, automation, or modeling
  • Familiarity with the travel, e-commerce, or digital advertising industry
  • Experience working with AI or agentic analytics tools
  • Exposure to large-scale data warehouse environments (e.g., Trino, Vertica, or similar)

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
  • Free lunch 2 days per week

Workplace

  • Required to work from the Cambridge, MA office at least 3 days per week

Skills

  • SQL
  • Looker
  • Tableau
  • Superset
  • Power BI
  • Python
  • R
  • Trino
  • Vertica

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Analyst, Commercial Analytics

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