Senior Product Manager

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.

Leadership/Team Quote

"We are building our new Flights platform from the ground up, bridging complex aviation-specific financial operations with Booking.com's massive global scale. This is a rare zero-to-one opportunity to architect the future-state finance engine for a key travel vertical while working alongside world-class engineering and enterprise finance teams."

Role Description

As a Senior Product Manager for Flights Finance Operations, you will lead the early-stage discovery, strategy, and zero-to-one execution for our global flight settlement and reconciliation capabilities. You will bridge complex aviation clearinghouse and settlement requirements with Booking.com's centralized finance infrastructure, shaping the target operating model and driving technical design for flows of funds. Operating in a highly collaborative and matrixed environment, you will unify legacy processes with scalable future-state systems to power our growing Flights platform.

Key Job Responsibilities and Duties:

• Own the 18-month product strategy and team objectives, converting complex aviation finance workflows into a clear technical blueprint for engineering teams.
• Lead early-stage zero-to-one discovery and end-to-end design for global flight financial reconciliation, settlement, and fund-flow systems.
• Manage product delivery, team backlog prioritization, and risk mitigation while ensuring strict adherence to baseline non-functional requirements (financial, legal, regulatory, security, and privacy).
• Collaborate with enterprise Finance teams (Treasury, Tax, General Ledger) and key cross-functional stakeholders to align on strategic priorities and resolve dependencies.
• Establish product success metrics, design experimentations, and apply advanced data analytics to guide strategy and prioritization decisions.
• Drive customer and operational insight synthesis, transforming system usage data, logs, and feedback into clear problem statements and scalable solutions.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Product Craft Experience: 3–5 years of dedicated product management experience with a proven track record of driving complex technical capabilities.
• Aviation FinTech Background: Hands-on product experience in financial operations within travel distribution (e.g., major global OTA, airline distribution finance, GDS like Amadeus/Sabre, or flight consolidator).
• Aviation Clearinghouse Mastery: Deep, up-to-date expertise in global IATA BSP, ARC, and modern settlement frameworks (including NDC and settlement-with-order models).
• Zero-to-One Track Record: Demonstrated experience building or scaling a flight financial reconciliation ecosystem from the ground up.
• Enterprise Stakeholder Navigation: Strong ability to consult, influence, and align cross-functional teams within large-scale matrix organizations.
• Technical & Data Fluency: Proven ability to partner with Engineering/EMs on architectural trade-offs, system dependencies, non-functional requirements, and advanced data-driven experimentations.
• Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

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.

Inclusion at Booking.com: Inclusion has 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.

Note: Location is ideally Amsterdam, Netherlands, or remote-friendly within European time zones with expected monthly travel to Amsterdam.

Booking.com is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We strive to move well beyond traditional equal opportunity and work to create an environment that allows everyone to thrive.

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