Senior Analyst, Data Science & Revenue Management

Overview

Awarded World’s Best Small Ship Cruise line, Windstar Cruises is known for intimate yacht style experience and unique voyages to the world’s best small ports and hidden harbors. Its three sailing yachts and four all-suite yachts carry just 148 to 342 guests and cruise around the world. Our mission is to imagine and deliver personalized and immersive experiences 180 degrees from ordinary. We enrich people’s perspective through inspired travel.

Our Mission: We imagine and deliver personalized and immersive experiences 180 degrees from ordinary

Our Vision: Enriching people’s perspective through inspired travel

Our Values: Welcoming, Innovative, Now, Discipline, Serve, Teamwork, Authentic, Responsible

Job Summary:

The Senior Analyst, Data Science & Revenue Management, is a hybrid role that combines advanced analytics and data science with commercial decisionmaking in the cruise sector. This role spends approximately 65% of time applying analytics and data science to drive actionable business insights and 35% of time supporting revenue management functions (pricing, forecasting, deployment, and performance analysis). This individual will act as a bridge between business and data, translating commercial questions into analytical solutions and ensuring insights are practical, measurable, and adopted by stakeholders. 

Responsibilities

Data Science & Analytics (approximately 65%) 

• Apply statistical analysis, forecasting techniques, and exploratory data analysis to business problems 

• Develop analytical models, dashboards, and tools to support revenue optimization  

• Implement and validate KPIs and measures on the centralized data model and semantic layer 

• Support validation and UAT of new data pipelines 

• Automate recurring analyses and reporting to improve efficiency and consistency  

• Validate data quality and ensure analytical outputs align with business reality  

• Communicate insights clearly through visualizations and executiveready summaries 

• Improve documentation and knowledge transfer for analytics consumers 

• Provide business intelligence through dashboards  

• Be an analytics partner for Accounting and Revenue translating business questions into analytical requirements and ensuring outputs align with approved definitions 

Revenue Management (approximately 35%) 

• Support pricing, yield, and deployment decisions across itineraries, sailings, and cabin categories  

• Analyze booking trends, pickup, load factors, and revenue performance  

• Assist in demand forecasting, scenario analysis, and whatif modeling  

• Partner with commercial teams, as needed for to drive tactical and strategic decisions 

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of data science, business intelligence, or revenue management experience 

• Bachelor’s degree in an analytical field (e.g. statisics, data science, revenue management)  

• Experience in Cruise, Travel, Hospitality, or transportation industry strongly preferred 

• Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem solving skills with a business mindset 

• Proficiency in analytical tools such as: 

• Python or R 

• SQL 

• BI and Data visualization (e.g. Power Bi, Tableau, etc) 

• Understanding of database structure and data management  

• Understanding of pricing, forecasting, and demand management concepts  

• Strong organization, technical aptitude, management and collaboration skills. 

• Ability to communicate complex analysis in clear, actionable terms 

To apply to this position, please visit our job portal: https://www.xanterrajobs.com/windstar-cruises-home/jobs/38571?lang=en-us

Benefits:

For full-time employees, Windstar offers a comprehensive benefits package including: Medical, Dental & Vision; HSA & FSA; Life & Disability; Accident, Hospital & Critical Illness; Pet Insurance; Vacation, Sick Time and paid Holidays; 401(k) with Company Match; Employee Assistance Plan; Education Assistance and Employee Discounts & Travel Deals.

EEO: 

Windstar is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status.