The Data & AI Governance department enables extending the governance theme of policies, standards, processes and technology for governing data and AI to driving excellence in our approach to leveraging secure, trusted, accessible data for data driven decision making through:
An overarching Data & AI Policy to include associated standards
Data & AI Governance including meta and master data management
Data & AI Delivery Governance
Data & AI Quality including both technical and business quality measures
Key Job Responsibilities and Duties:
Contribute to the definition, review, update and own roll-out of the Data & AI Governance framework and related standards and guidelines across the business units.
Collaborating with Risk and Compliance to understand Data Governance Risk position and appetite, to communicate, lead and measure mitigation activities and how Data & AI Governance can support the implementation and compliance for Data and AI across Booking.
Ensure alignment between Data & AI governance methodology, Data Privacy procedures and requirements, the IT Information Security strategy and any new regulatory compliance such as DMA/ DSA and EU AI Act by working closely with Legal teams.
Role Qualifications and Requirements:
Data and AI Governance:
Data Stewardship: Assist in defining Data Ownership and Stewardship structures, helping ensure clear accountability and supporting the onboarding process for data stewards.
Data & AI Governance Principles: Support the application and implementation of Data & AI Governance principles, processes, and standards to help maintain consistent governance practices.
Regulatory Compliance: Help ensure compliance with Data & AI regulatory policies, such as GDPR, DMA, SOx, and the EU AI Act, by staying informed about updates and assisting with incorporating them into governance practices.
Data & AI Governance Practices: Assist with tasks related to data cataloging, profiling, metadata management, data classification, data lineage, and workflows, helping ensure proper governance of key 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 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: Knowledge of Atlassian Jira and Confluence.
Experience Requirements:
1+ years of experience around Data Governance, or, alternatively, 2+ years of experience in working with Data, coming from Data Analysis, Business Analysis, Analytical background
2-3 years or relevant project management experience
Booking.com’s Total Rewards Philosophy is not only about compensation but also about benefits. We offer a competitive , 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
Living and working in Amsterdam, one of the most cosmopolitan cities in Europe
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
Competitive compensation and benefits package and some great added perks of working in the home city of Booking.com
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