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.
Our brand-new FinTech business unit - with teams in Amsterdam, Bangalore, London and Shanghai - develops new products and drives innovation to help us continue removing financial friction from the travel process. That makes buying and selling travel-related products and services simpler for both travelers and partners.
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The Financial Systems team provides technology expertise to the finance department and is responsible for SAP, HANA, and connected 3rd party systems at Booking.com. We want to change the way people work with SAP, by building a finance application platform that supports simplification of business processes, and empowers the finance community with better financial insights.
We run our SAP environment on HANA and in February 2016 we migrated to Simple Finance. In 2019 we started our journey to S4 HANA.
We are seeking a Product Manager to join FinSystems Payments and O2C area.
Key Job Responsibilities and Duties
- Own the SAP Payments vision to enable the product teams in Financial Systems, leveraging its capabilities through a blend of multiple software products and platforms
- Own the end to end product life cycle of new features/initiatives right from conceptualization till post delivery activities;
- Execute Benchmark to understand new technologies available in the market that can be leveraged to improve our finance experience with SAP.
- Research and identify customer and stakeholder needs and effectively manage their expectations;
- Work closely to motivate and drive the product vision with engineering leads, Architects, SREs, core and senior engineers, who build and operate the product;
- Manage a backlog of new features and enhancements for the product;
- Engage other product leaders within Booking.com to define development priorities for the product;
- Analyze, understand and share learnings to build a strong knowledge base of the product.
- Representing the work of the team in a convincing and engaging way
- Manage stakeholder expectations with timely, concise and clear progress updates, adapted to stakeholder needs and via different mediums (verbal, written, presentation)
- Manage expectations up to Group Product Manager level and occasionally Director level
Qualifications & Skills
- Minimum of 3-5 years of product management or BA experience in a Product-based company, preferably with a focus on SAP implementation and or Payment Technologies.
- Demonstrable experience in building SAP Finance solutions
- Deeply understand 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 ruthlessly.
- 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)
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:
- 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.