Technical Product Manager - Data Foundations

About Us: 

At Booking.com, data drives our decisions. Technology is at our core. And innovation is everywhere. But our company is more than datasets, lines of code or A/B tests. We’re the thrill of the first night in a new place. The excitement of the next morning. The friends you encounter. The journeys you take. The sights you see. And the memories you make. Through our products, partners and people, we make it easier for everyone to experience the world.

About the team:

The Data Foundations product group comprises a suite of horizontal products / services that support both data producers and consumers in getting the most out of the platform, supporting both target segments with foundational capabilities expected out of an enterprise grade data & ML platform. Platform products like distributed compute, compute marketplace, distributed storage, Identity and Access Management, Discovery & Lineage, Privacy make up the data foundations product group.

Key Job Responsibilities and Duties:

As a Technical Product Manager for the Lineage Sourcing product, you set the product vision, GTM strategy and drive adoption of enterprise wide lineage tooling, across OLTP and OLAP data and AI systems, and its integration with various other governance tooling like the enterprise policy platform, the enterprise knowledge graph and the enterprise wide data & AI product discovery UX. 

The primary mission of this product is to enable managed sourcing of table and eventually column level lineage (where applicable) from the majority of multi-modal data production and consumption pathways across the enterprise - across data storage systems (OLTP/OLAP/HTAP) and across workloads running OLTP (Java, Python) and OLAP / HTAP workloads (Spark, dbt, python, SQL etc). 

The product would roll up into multiple products / tools enterprise wide - surfacing crucial lineage information to power data & AI product discovery experiences, visibility around movement / transformation of data as it moves through systems enterprise wide, and serve multiple personas from control functions to legal functions to application developers to data / reporting analysts to data engineers and ML/AI  engineers / scientists and of course governance personas across the business, which fosters trusts in the data / AI product being used, enables targeted impact analysis before a change needs to be introduced and elevates the overall trust and governance posture of the data landscape enterprise wide.  

The role would require balancing value elements for the both user segments - the data & AI practitioners of the business as well as the compliance / control / legal functions. And requires a deep and wide understanding of enterprise data production and consumption patterns, in large scale distributed enterprise data systems.  

The ideal candidate would bring in demonstrated experience in solving for similar problem spaces, at a similar of higher scale, and be passionate about identifying opportunities for their product(s), be deeply passionate about understanding specific needs for each segment of their target customer base, while solving for the compliance challenges around multi-modal data processing the enterprise and our users face today.

• User-focused individual who keeps the customer at the heart of everything they do, while having strong commercial awareness.




• Data-driven. Base your decisions on facts rather than opinions.




• A go-getter who isn’t afraid to roll up sleeves and dives into a project to achieve success by problem solving.




• Passionate about data & machine learning and building a platform that can be leveraged by the whole company. Constantly looking for ways to improve and streamline the capabilities.




• Open-minded team player with excellent communication skills.




• Agile and innovative with the tenacity to thrive in a constantly changing environment.




• Self-motivated and results-driven with a take charge attitude to manage the full development cycle of a product.




• Friendly, knowledgeable, and motivational to others. Open to diversity in all shapes and sizes.

Role Qualifications and Requirements:

• Experienced with distributed data & AI Platforms, including wide and deep understanding of various distributed data processing and AI processing capabilities. Familiar with data processing in production, at scale. Understanding of batch and stream processing, as well as native cloud solutions powering such pathways.




• Demonstrated experience in delivering 0→1 products in an enterprise data & AI platform, at a significant scale.




• Demonstrated ability to navigate complex, matrixed product and engineering organizations, ability to navigate significant complexity, driving end user value in demanding environments.




• Solid understanding of various data, analytical and AI assets / products (from datasets > workflows / pipelines > metrics > reports > prompts > features > agents) and how their dependencies are intertwined in a distributed data & AI platform.




• Strong understanding of asset discovery funnels across various journeys on distributed data & AI platforms, across a wide range of personas, and how classification feeds semantic context of various assets, to make such discovery journeys more relevant, context aware.




• Ability to identify core success metrics across various parts of data production and consumption funnels




• Experience with public Cloud offerings (AWS and GCP) and building on top of cloud platform primitives.




• 6+ years of experience in a Product Management, Engineering or Technology Strategy role.




• Good knowledge of data science / analytics techniques




• Master of making data-driven decisions, managing backlog, setting and monitoring KPIs




• Experience with stakeholder management (finance, budgeting, team management, recruitment, external customers).




• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills are essential.




• Ability to rapidly adapt to the evolving technology landscape, keep abreast of the rapidly evolving data and AI industry are paramount. 




• Experience with web analytics software such as Google Analytics is a plus




• Experience running A/B tests (or exposure to A/B testing concepts) is a plus




• Previous involvement with high traffic (50,000+ visitors per day) on the platform development side, preferably E-commerce is a plus

Benefits & Perks - Global Impact, Personal Relevance:

Booking.com’s Total Rewards Philosophy is not only about compensation but also about benefits. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, as well unique-to-Booking.com benefits which include:

• Annual paid time off and generous paid leave scheme including: parent, grandparent, bereavement, and care leave




• Hybrid working including flexible working arrangements, and up to 20 days per year working from abroad (home country)




• Industry leading product discounts - up to 1400 per year - for yourself, including automatic Genius Level 3 status and Booking.com wallet credit 




• Living and working in Amsterdam, one of the most cosmopolitan cities in Europe




• Contributing to a high scale, complex, world renowned product and seeing real-time impact of your work on millions of travelers worldwide




• Working in a fast-paced and performance driven culture




• Opportunity to utilize technical expertise, leadership capabilities and entrepreneurial spirit




• Promote and drive impactful and innovative engineering solutions




• Technical, behavioral and interpersonal competence advancement via on-the-job opportunities, experimental projects, hackathons, conferences and active community participation




• Competitive compensation and benefits package and some great added perks of working in the home city of Booking.com

 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at Booking.com: 

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion have been a core part of our company culture since day one. This ongoing journey starts with our very own employees, who represent over 140 nationalities and a wide range of ethnic and social backgrounds, genders and sexual orientations. 

Take it from our Chief People Officer, Paulo Pisano: “At Booking.com, the diversity of our people doesn’t just build an outstanding workplace, it also creates a better and more inclusive travel experience for everyone. Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. It’s a place where you can make your mark and have a real impact in travel and tech.” 

We ensure that colleagues with disabilities are provided the adjustments and tools they need to participate in the job application and interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Application Process: 

Recruiter Phone screen

Business Interview 1

Business Interview 2

FIT Final Interview

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• This role does not come with relocation assistance.

 Booking.com is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We strive to move well beyond traditional equal opportunity and work to create an environment that allows. 

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