Avolta is the world’s leading travel experience player. With a traveler-centric philosophy and a geographically diverse network, the travel retail and F&B; company addresses the needs of up to 2.3 billion passengers each year, with 5,500 outlets in more than 75 countries across six continents. Guided by their Destination 2027 strategy and boosted by their recent combination with travel F&B; giant Autogrill, the company is well positioned to realize their ambition to create a Travel Experience Revolution through their many locations at airports, motorways, cruise lines, seaports and railway stations amongst others.

Purpose of the Role The Integral Data Scientist Specialist will leverage advanced analytics and data science to unlock insights that drive strategic decisions and operational excellence across Avolta’s global IT landscape. This role is pivotal in transforming complex data into actionable intelligence, enabling innovation and supporting the company’s vision of revolutionizing the travel experience. This role will be based in Madrid with hybrid flexibility.

Responsibilities

Identifies emerging analytic trends, data needs, and innovative solutions to address business challenges

Collaborates with the Analytics Business Analysts and key stakeholders to generate hypotheses and develop models that answer impactful business questions

Design and implement statistical models to extract meaningful insights from large datasets

Parses, cleanses, and manipulates structured and unstructured data for analysis

Conduct quality assurance testing to ensure accuracy and reliability of models

Works with data sourcing teams to develop, test, implement, and maintain analytic models, including attribute identification, exploratory data analysis, and data transformation

Partners with business teams to review data sources, resolve inconsistencies,



and validate business logic for data discovery initiatives

Performs advanced text, quantitative, statistical, financial, and operational analyses.

Designs, builds, and scales end-to-end

ML pipelines , enabling efficient data processing, model training, deployment, and monitoring in production environments

What We Are Looking For

Experience:

Proven track record in data modeling using leading analytics tools and relational data structures

Technical Skills:

Strong programming skills in

Python, PySpark and SQL , with solid understanding of

databases, data modeling, and data structures

Machine Learning Expertise:

Strong foundation in

machine learning techniques , including

model selection, performance evaluation , and

validation ; experience with

model explainability, interpretability, and auditability

to ensure transparency and reliability in production environments

Big Data & Cloud:

Hands‑on experience with

modern cloud‑based data platforms , such as

Databricks

and familiarity with scalable data architecture

Collaboration:

Ability to work cross‑functionally with IT, business analysts, and data teams

Communication Skills:

Strong communication and storytelling abilities , with a clear focus on translating complex analytical concepts into actionable insights for non‑technical stakeholders and business users

Languages:

Fluent English (spoken and written)

Personal Competences:

Team worker, able to lead and support others, and contribute to growth within a collaborative and agile team environment

Data Product Mindset:

Experience

delivering end‑to‑end data products , from data ingestion and modeling to deployment and business adoption

Visualization Skills:

Experience with

data visualization tools , especially

Power BI , to effectively communicate insights and support decision-making

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📌 Global Data Scientist Specialist (Madrid)
🏢 Avolta
📍 Madrid