Senior Director of Engineering (Connected Trip Experience & Data) in London

As a Senior Director Software Development, you are responsible for leading the Connected Trip Experience, Foundational capabilities and Data within the Marketplace Business Function, a department of self steering teams who develop products and constantly innovate to delight our customersLeading the Technology organisations for Connected Trip Product Experience, Foundations and DataDeeply partnering with Product & Data, planning and delivering to meet our objectivesEmbedding Gen AI into our Customer Experience, Ways of Working and Data platformsContinually raising the maturity and capability of the organisation so that we are fast, sharp and focusedEnsuring your organisation is engaged, focused and resilientDesired Outcomes:Deliver on Connected Trip product and Data & AI ambitionEvolve and execute our technology strategy improving tech maturity, scalability, agility, and efficiency, and ensuring future-proofingEmbed Data & AI deeply into the organisation from a Customer, Builder and Platform perspectiveDeeply embed customer centricity into the habits of your organisationHighly engaged, motivated and focused organisation empowered to deliver at speedTechnology thought leadership and partnership in and out of Marketplace to drive our strategy forwardEnsure the technology strategy is clearly communicated and understood across the organization, and drive adoption and executionDrive alignment and buy-in from both tech and non-tech stakeholders by effectively influencing and collaborating at all levelsLead, inspire and motivate your Engineering function through leading by example and setting expectations around what success looks like, giving ownership and providing clarity when necessaryLine manage Directors and Senior Managers as well as top technical talent, such as PrincipalsCommunicate strategy in a compelling manner to multiple teams and relevant stakeholdersFoster inclusion by holding self and others accountableDrive people centric initiatives that enable workforce diversityOrganisational design, strategy and budget to ensure we are set up to deliver on our strategic agendaPartner in and outside of our Business unit to lead and shape the people agenda across Booking.comCreate a learning environment by coaching, two-way feedback, helping people extract and share personal learnings, and support teams to constantly adaptFoster a positive engineering culture who innovate, work as a team and celebrate successBuild a world class team through nurturing, attracting, and retaining tech talent from around the worldEmpower your teams to do their best work at Booking.comBe curious, learn, iterate and shape our cultureDeputise for the VPCreate long-term plans that align with the overall focus of the businessLead, influence and own delivery within your function including department goalsPartner with other functions and business units to deliver on our strategic agendaMaintain focus on the end goal, minimise risk and remove roadblocks for our strategic agendaEnsure clear and effective communication at all levels: proactively keep all stakeholders informed of what’s happening, upcoming changes, projects, issues and risksFoster mastery in engineering craftsmanship across Booking.com including shaping ways of workingOwn Technology-wide topics and help lead and grow the departmentEmbed Agile ways of working and values within the organisationIdentify problems and significantly improve, change or adapt existing methods and techniques drawing from personal experiences and feedbackDrive a DevOps cultureShape, define and build new products, processes and operational plans in alignment with the commercial and financial needs of the businessLead, take ownership and shape the technology strategic objectives and roadmapsBe a strategic thought partner and influence senior stakeholders across the Accommodations and the broader business to set and align the strategic direction of your functionMake decisions in complex and ambiguous situations, and guide others in their decision making by recognizing and challenging assumptions, introducing relevant data and multiple perspectivesEnsure that the Booking architecture principles and engineering practices are adhered to, and that there is direction and alignment for each productAnticipate the need for changes based on context, and set renewed courses of action to engage teams and achieve goals, while striving to make the impact clear and understandableDrive innovation in your functionOwn the architecture across your functionBenefitsHealth insuranceFree access to Headspace for you and your loved onesGlobal Employee Assistance ProgramMeditation and Breastfeeding rooms at the officeBooking Cares - 2 days per year to volunteer and learnLife insuranceDisability insurancePension planAnnual paid time offParental leave - 22 weeksGrandparent leave - 10 daysCare leave - 10 daysBereavement leave - up to 4 weeksAnniversary leaveWorking from Home Furniture and Ergonomic SupportWorking from Abroad - up to 20 days per yearDiscounts & Wallet credits to spend on our productsUpgrade to Booking.com Genius Level 3Friends & Family Booking.com discount vouchersFree access to online learning platformsDevelopment and mentorship programs to support career growthAccess to trainings and workshopsTeam development opportunitiesLocal discount programsGame rooms in officesOn-site meals, coffee and snacks including vegan optionsFirst hand experience of building customer centric experiences at scale on AI, Mobile, and web platforms in partnership with ProductDeep engineering and technology leadership background who can influence and shape our technology narrative including engineering best practice, AI adoption and modernisationDemonstrable experience of partnership with senior stakeholders in and out of technology across matrix organisationsDemonstrable experience at building and growing a collaborative, high trust and focused organisationExperience of leading technology organisations at scaleDemonstrable experience of leading organisations involved in data & AI products & servicesBuilding a DevOps cultureDemonstrable experience of setting, leading and influencing both the Engineering and Business strategy to the medium and long-termWell versed in Engineering CraftsmanshipDemonstrable experience of working in Agile environments and more importantly an Agile culture and ethosStrong commercial acumenDemonstrable experience of building, shaping and leading a cross functional Engineering function or business unit at scale (150/200+ people)Experience with managing and coaching teams of senior tech leaders including building and growing teamsExcellent communication skillsIndependent, pragmatic and proactive work attitudeExperience with large scale platforms and high traffic (100,000+ visitors per day), preferably E-commerce sites or marketplace companiesBe able to deputise for the VP of EngineeringCloud based technologiesExtensive years of Tech Leadership experienceBe humble and humanMust understand technology and have a proven track record of designing and building high quality web and mobile applications especially high volume consumer facing applications
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