Role Description:
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.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

Data and AI Governance:

• Data Stewardship: Manage and define Data Ownership and Stewardship structures, ensuring clear accountability and proper onboarding of data stewards.
• Data & AI Governance Principles: Apply and enforce Data & AI Governance principles, processes, and standards to ensure consistent and effective governance practices.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure adherence to Data & AI regulatory policies, such as GDPR, DMA, SOx, and the EU AI Act, by staying updated on compliance requirements and integrating them into governance frameworks.

• Data & AI Governance Practices: Oversee data cataloging, data profiling, metadata management, data classification, data lineage, master data management, and workflows, ensuring robust governance of critical data elements.

  Project Management:

• Craft Methodology and Standards: Apply structured methodology to and lead project/change management activities.

• E2E Project Management: Lead independently End-to-end (E2E) low/medium [Project/Workstream] and/or support high complexity [Project] from scoping to execution, analysis, recommendation and implementation.
• Project Initiation and Planning: With limited supervision, drives the program scoping and planning working with different teams and creating associated documentation.
• Project Implementation and Completion:Drive project plan execution, ensuring project objectives are met on agreed timelines, track and report progress and ensure a project closing and correct handover to Business as usual.
• Project Governance: With limited supervision design and implement project governance and delivery structure to ensure efficient delivery, communication and decision making
• Delivery/Impact:Drive the progress and successful delivery or initiatives that bring value to the business.
• Stakeholder Management: Primary point of contact for Project(s) related queries. Ability to work and productively interact with different stakeholders up to Senior Managers and Senior Director Level
• Success Metrics:Define and measure the success metrics of the Project(s) in scope.
• Facilitator:Lead independent workshops to support the delivery of the Project(s)
• Project Management Tooling: Utilize Atlassian Jira and Confluence to manage project workflows, track progress, and collaborate effectively across teams.
• Change Management: Apply change management methodologies, with a understanding of the change curve and process, to guide teams through transitions and ensure smooth adaptation to changes.

ROLE QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• 2+ years of experience around Data Governance, or, alternatively, 3+ years of experience in working with Data, coming from Data Analysis, Business Analysis, Analytical background
• 3-5 years or relevant project management experience
• PMP or Agile Project Management or equivalent certification is preferred.