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 make it easier for everyone to experience the world.
About the team
Booking.com has a vision to make every trip a Connected Trip. As the Architect for Privacy, you will join the architecture team of the Marketplace business function. Marketplace is responsible for the overall traveller experience and is responsible for defining and driving our product vision.
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You will be joining Booking.com at an incredible moment in our history. The Connected Trip strategy is driving significant change to our technology landscape, making the importance of architecture greater than ever before. You will join a team of cross functional technology leaders who support the organisation in defining its strategy and providing architectural guidance to product development teams.
Key Job Responsibilities and Duties
- Take privacy requirements from the Legal team and turn these into epics that technical teams can deliver.
- Build a picture of the technical landscape of Booking.com as it relates to privacy. Work with system owners across the organisation to understand what customer data is collected, what consent is required, and ensure that we honour this consent.
- Identify which teams need to be involved across the business units to deliver the privacy requirements and ensure that these requirements are in the teams' backlog.
- Educate engineers across booking to understand the "why" behind privacy requirements and ensure that everybody considers privacy when building solutions.
- Support and justify the chosen technical solutions and build a bridge between technical and non-technical stakeholders to ensure feature development and strategy satisfy the business's short- and long-term needs.
- Seeks and remains open to feedback from direct and indirect stakeholders to continuously improve leadership skills
- Able to influence without having direct authority
Role Qualifications and Requirements:
- 5+ years experience operating as an individual contributor in senior software engineering roles
- Experience working on Platforms, E-commerce services, and complex technical environments is a must
- Experience documenting the current state of systems, and then communicating the desired end state to stakeholders
- Problem solver, can identify and analyse complex issues and develop a clear approach to solving them
- Excellent communication skills, can effectively communicate with stakeholders in different roles and levels, clearly communicate strategic vision and big picture but also specific details. Great written and presentation skills
- Good stakeholder management and influencing skills - Able to bring diverse stakeholders together to agree and move forward with an approach or plan
- Good analytical skills - Able to interpret data and trends, diagnose problems, and recommend effective action plans to resolve issues
- Ability to thrive and work in a fast-paced, results driven environment with multiple responsibilities
- Creativity and curiosity - A creative problem solver with a deep curiosity about our customers, business and product
- Strong teamwork and collaboration skills are essential
Benefits & Perks: Global Impact, Personal Relevance
- Annual paid time off and generous paid leave scheme including: parental (22-weeks paid leave), grandparent, bereavement, and care leave
- Hybrid working including flexible working arrangements, working from home furniture and ergonomic support, and up to 20 days per year working from abroad (home country)
- A beautiful sustainable HQ Campus in Amsterdam, that offers on-site meals, coffee, and snacks, multi-faith and breastfeeding rooms at the office*
- Commuting allowance and bike reimbursement scheme
- Discounts & Wallet credits to spend on our products, upgrade to Booking.com Genius Level 3, and friends & family Booking.com discount vouchers
- Free access to online learning platforms, development and mentorship programs
- Global Employee Assistance Program, free Headspace membership
DEI: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Booking.com
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) 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 create a unique workplace, it also creates a better and more inclusive travel experience for everyone."
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the interview process. Please contact us to request adjustments.
Career Development Opportunities:
- Bi-annual performance conversations, company-wide mentoring program, and internal development opportunities
- Unlimited access to online learning platforms: Udemy, Coursera, LinkedIn learning, O'reilly
Pre-Employment Screening
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