Director of Enterprise Data & Analytics (Financial Systems)

Director Enterprise Data & Analytics (Financial Systems)

About Booking.com

Established in 1996 in Amsterdam, Booking.com has grown from a small Dutch start-up to one of the largest ecommerce companies in the world. Booking.com is the largest business within Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) and accounts for the vast majority of Booking Holdings' total revenue. Booking Holdings is a leading Fortune 500 e-commerce conglomerate with a market cap of roughly $166 billion (2025). Booking.com currently employs approximately 13,000 employees in 140 offices in 70 countries worldwide.

With a mission to make it easier for everyone to experience the world, Booking.com invests in digital technology that helps take the friction out of travel. Booking.com connects travelers with the world's largest selection of incredible places to stay, including everything from apartments, vacation homes, and family-run B&Bs to 5-star luxury resorts and even tree houses. The Booking.com website and mobile apps are available in over 44 languages, offer more than 28M total reported listings, and cover over 174,000 destinations in 229 countries worldwide. Offering 30 different types of places to stay, including homes, apartments, B&Bs, hostels, farm stays, bungalows, even boats, igloos, and treehouses. So whether travelling for business or leisure, customers can instantly book their ideal accommodation quickly and easily, without booking fees and backed up by its promise to price match. Via the customer experience team, customers can reach Booking.com 24/7 for assistance and support in over 44 languages, any time of the day or night.

• Think customer first. We obsess about adding value for our customers - guests, partners, colleagues - to make it easier for everyone to experience the world.

• Own it. We deliver on our promises, make informed decisions and prioritize to get the important things done today.

• Learn forever. We are resilient, take time to reflect, and seek to learn - from colleagues, from the outside world and from our failures.

• Succeed together. We celebrate team success, through making connections, building trust and valuing the diverse perspectives of others.

• Do the right thing. We get the right results the right way. For each other, our communities and the world around us.

• Fintech is handling payments processes for 40+ global currencies.
• Top 5 Global payment merchants. one of the largest ecommerce merchants in any catalogue
• Global organisation with Fintech offices in London, Amsterdam and collaborating with our centre of excellence in Bangalore at Booking Holdings.
• In the western world, we are building the largest embedded finance organisation in any category.

• Strategic Transformation: Lead the multi-year journey from HANA (Gustav) to Snowflake (BDX), including redesigning Data Marts, enhancing the operating model, and moving to open standards to drive the Financial Data analytics universe.
• Risk & SOX Management: Oversee critical SOX controls and regulatory reports (e.g., DAC7) issued from the system. You are responsible for safeguarding the business against critical risks during period-end closing.
• Enterprise Product Maturity: Mature Enterprise Data Products for future success, including migration to RISE, preparing for advanced analytics, and building scalable hybrid solutions for Cloud and On-Premise systems.
• Dual-Platform Oversight (Interim): During the transition, manage the smooth delivery of activities across both Gustav and BDX platforms, ensuring high-seniority focus on both technical infrastructure and business content.
• Stakeholder Leadership: Act as the strategic partner for Finance Towers and VPs, aligning technical roadmaps with the company strategy and "Architecture North Star."
• Developing Teams & Talents: Lead a team of Senior Engineering Managers (SEMs) and Engineering Managers (EMs), with a vision to grow the organization to include Technical Product Managers and Principal Data Engineers over the next 1-2 years.
• Leading in: Actively and rigorously drive complete ownership of the financial data domain, defining success metrics and proactively reflecting on the ROI of technical efforts.

• Significant years of Leadership Experience in Data Engineering or Data Science & Analytics within a global e-commerce environment.
• Technical Transformation: Proven track record leading large-scale migrations from legacy SAP/HANA systems to modern cloud stacks like Snowflake (BDX).
• Compliance & Finance: Deep understanding of SOX compliance, statutory reporting, and the complexities of working in a multi-ERP and Multi-Brand environment.
• Data Infrastructure: Solid understanding of technology platforms, infrastructure, and setting up Cloud pipelines using tools like SAP Datasphere.
• Executive Influence: Experience working with multiple senior stakeholders (Finance, Architecture, VPs) to handle frequently changing requirements and priorities.
• Educational Background: Master's degree preferred; fluency in English with excellent presentation and storytelling ability is essential.

• Successful BDX / Snowflake Implementation: Ensure a flawless migration to the new platform, as the price of failure impacts company-wide compliance and statutory reporting.
• Operating Model Evolution: Transition the team from its current state to the "To-Be" structure involving Global Product Management and specialized Engineering tracks.
• Data Quality & Integration: Define data contracts and create scalable solutions for transaction flow and payments sub-ledger migration.

• Character traits: Open mind, learning attitude, and a proactive, collaborative spirit.
• Strategic Execution: A strategic thinker who is also focused on execution and able to "roll up sleeves" to manage critical system complexities.
• Resilience: Able to function in a fast-moving environment with a healthy disregard for organizational boundaries when necessary to achieve high-pace execution.
• Customer-Centric: Keep the customer (internal Finance stakeholders and partners) at the center of all data solutions