**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 make. The journeys you take. The sights you see. And the food you sample. Through our products, partners and people, we can empower everyone to experience the world.
The Financial Systems team provides technology expertise to the finance department and is responsible for the implementation of all Financial Workflows and corresponding Financial Reports in SAP S/4 HANA, and connected 3rd party systems at Booking.com.
We want to change the way people work with SAP, Data and custom build applications by providing finance users a simplification of business processes, and empowers the finance community with better financial insights and reports.
Therefore we are seeking a Technical Product Manager that can join our FS Data Team who can help drive the technical innovation in our Financial Reporting based on BI and can assist with the delivery of all major Financial Reports for our Finance Users.
Key Job Responsibilities and Duties
- Serve in a techno-functional product role as the primary coordinator between stakeholders, BI Engineering teams and program teams across the reporting lifecycle - design, development, and testing.
- Hold regular business reviews to update stakeholders and management on progress, supported by periodic project status reports.
- Process Management: Maintain and optimize planning processes, facilitate SCRUM, and manage Jira (including customization, reporting, and workflows). Oversee capacity planning.
- Timeline Management: Track and communicate project timelines (developed by engineering), proactively highlighting risks and dependencies.
- Stakeholder Communication: Prepare meeting minutes, provide regular project status updates (tailored to audience), and manage stakeholder expectations. Facilitate external team communication (in collaboration with the Engineering Manager).
- Lead requirements gathering and producing clear, actionable PRDs
- Understanding Business Processes, assess how they affect reporting, and support the team in turning them into technical solutions
- Review other stream PRDs and provide feedback from a reporting perspective.
- Understand the program’s goals, set a prioritized roadmap, and keep a clean, business-aligned backlog
- Support the creation and rollout of data products
Role Qualifications and Requirements
- 3-5 years of relevant experience in delivering products, with SAP data and reporting technologies.
- Strong product experience assisting with roadmap planning and coordination with technical and finance teams
- Deep understanding of the direction of the business and the problems faced by platform users:extract and identify requirements from other business initiatives, customer requirements and prioritize them
- SAP implementation experience, knowledge of finance processes is a plus
- Data warehousing knowledge, SAP BI tool experience, and data-product exposure are preferred
- Demonstrate excellent communication and presentation skills internally and externally
- Experience working with Agile development methodologies. Collaboration with Engineering Managers and Finance Stakeholders
- Builds bridges between technical and non-technical stakeholders
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
- 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
- Need more flexibility in your work week? We are happy to consider part-time, and reduced working week opportunities* (min. 32 hours per week, subject to terms and conditions)
Inclusion at Booking.com:
Inclusion has 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:
- Let’s go places together: How we Hire
- This role does not come with relocation assistance
Pre-Employment Screening
If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable law, a pre-employment screening may include employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the position.