Lead Data Scientist, AI Engineering & Generative AI

Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits Day One

Travel Discounts Worldwide

401(k) Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Recognition Rewards

Career Growth

Employee Assistance

Paid Vacation & Sick Time

People-First Culture

Job summary

Hilton Grand Vacations is seeking an innovative and strategic Lead Data Scientist, AI Engineering to help shape the future of analytics, machine learning, and generative AI across our business. If you're passionate about building production-ready AI solutions, leading technical innovation, and turning data into business impact, this could be your next great opportunity.

You will lead the strategy and delivery of advanced analytics, deploy predictive models and AI applications, mentor data

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in data science, CS, statistics, math, engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years in data science, ML, analytics, or AI engineering.
• Hands-on Python, SQL, Databricks in production environments.
• Experience building NLP and Generative AI with Azure OpenAI.
• Strong ability to translate technical concepts into business value.
• Preferred: hospitality, travel, pricing optimization, personalization, recommendation engines, Copilot, FastAPI, React, and enterprise AI platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy and delivery of advanced analytics, machine learning, and AI initiatives.
• Design and deploy predictive models, recommender systems, forecasting solutions, and generative AI applications.
• Build scalable AI products leveraging Databricks, Azure OpenAI, Python, and SQL.
• Develop LLM-powered workflows, RAG solutions, Copilot experiences, and AI agents.
• Partner across business and technology teams to deliver measurable revenue, productivity, and customer experience outcomes.
• Mentor data scientists and analysts while establishing engineering and AI best practices.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science, CS, Statistics, Math, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Python

SQL

Databricks

Azure OpenAI

Job description

Hilton Grand Vacations is seeking an innovative and strategic Lead Data Scientist, AI Engineering to help shape the future of analytics, machine learning, and generative AI across our business. If you're passionate about building production-ready AI solutions, leading technical innovation, and turning data into business impact, this could be your next great opportunity.

You will lead the strategy and delivery of advanced analytics, deploy predictive models and AI applications, mentor data