Senior Project Manager Job Title : Senior Project Manager Team Location : Amsterdam, the Netherlands 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. Order to Cash (O2C), within Finance and FinTech, manages the financial lifecycle with accommodation partners—from invoicing and payouts to receivables collection, cash allocation and revenue operations. Global Finance Analytics provides horizontal analytics and data science support across O2C, helping teams improve partner outcomes, operational effectiveness and financial performance.
Senior Project Managers possess a strong project management background. They have excellent communication skills, with demonstrated experience leading medium to large projects, They have solid experience assessing business needs, developing the implementation strategy and leading end-to-end activities for their respective projects The role is responsible to work with the various teams within Finance, FinTech, the Accommodations Business Unit (ABU) and other business units to support and proactively facilitate the work occurring between them and centralized functions.
They are responsible for the success of the projects they lead, including but not limited to: requirements gathering and needs analyses, getting buy-in for concepts from senior-level stakeholders, end to end plan, risks and dependencies identification and management, presentations of findings & requests for support, leading the project team, administration of the project documents & supporting meetings, as well as constant alignment of their initiatives to the goals of Booking, the Finance department, and the teams they work with.
They are challenged to learn & adapt to new tools & technologies as a part of being a champion of change. This role supports the high velocity of change and enables an agile development environment where releases are frequency & impact many layers of the organization This role will also get involved in running a strategy workstream from problem definition to delivering a solution including the implementation strategy or execute change management initiatives and communications plans.
As a secondary but important part of the mandate, the role carries portfolio management responsibilities for O2C (Order to Cash) team: supporting the Program Management function to build and run a Program & Portfolio Management structure that is in line with the rest of the organization, and ensuring the team's projects are managed and organized in a consistent manner. The team in scope may vary over time.
Key Responsibilities Craft Methodology and Standards: Apply structured methodology to and lead project/change management activities. E2E Project Management of Strategic Initiatives Lead independently End-to-end (E2E) high complexity strategic initiatives for Finance from scoping to execution, analysis, recommendation and implementation. Drive large business critical projects that bring significant value to the business.
Project Initiation and Planning: Drives the project scoping and planning working with different teams and creating associated documentation. Brings clarity to sponsor, teams and stakeholders by defining and documenting program objectives, requirements and success criteria, KPIs, roadmap/E2E planning, risk and dependencies, cost estimates and in general program deliverables. Project Implementation and Completion Drive project (s) plan execution, ensuring project objectives are met on agreed timelines.
Track and report progress. Ensure a project closing and correct handover to Business a