Data & AI Governance Enablement Manager

About us

At , 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.

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 cataloging, classification, metadata, lineage
• Data Access and Usage Control, in compliance with regulatory requirements
• Data & AI Delivery Governance
• Data & AI Observability and Quality

This enables the maturity of Data and AI capabilities across , unlocking data and AI applications as assets for delivering innovative growth opportunities and cost saving operational efficiencies.

The Data & AI Governance Manager is an expert in Data & AI Governance, and will contribute to the strategy definition and implementation of Data & AI Governance frameworks, including data cataloging, classification, master data management, lineage, and quality, AI governance, and drive best practice across a broad range of Data & AI capabilities across the company.

Working with business and technology collaborators to define and implement a Data & AI Governance strategy that is clear, crisp and right sized for business objectives and compliance obligations across Booking.

Key to success in this role is the ability to translate an expert level of Data & AI Governance knowledge into communications and storytelling for executive sponsors and key stakeholders and deliver tangible benefits for the business.

This role is a mix of leadership (leading a small team of similar specialists) and individual contributor, and it demands skills as an evangelist and a partner - at a time where transformation and modernisation of our data ecosystem is an Org level priority.

• Contribute to the definition, review, update and roll-out of the Data & AI Governance framework and related standards and guidelines.
• Play an active role into co-creation with other departments involved in Data & AI Governance.
• Partner with the Data & AI Governance Solution Architect in ensuring architecture designs and tooling solutions are embedding Data & AI Governance principles and needs, throughout the Data & AI lifecycle in all strategic Data & AI initiatives and programs.
• Define criteria for the selection of Data & AI Governance tools, participate in PoC evaluations.
• Collaborate 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 a Data & AI Catalog is available for business and engineering teams, in a user friendly, clear and accessible for all consumers manner.
• Collaborate with Data & AI Stewards to design new strategies, solutions and rules for Data Quality, to ensure data accuracy, consistency and reliability.
• Collaborate with Data & AI Engineering Managers to develop strategies and standards for monitoring, failure detection, and data availability, to ensure data and algorithm timeliness and completeness.
• Lead proactive and reactive resolution of Data & AI Governance compliance risks, reporting key KPIs to relevant stakeholders, including the Data & AI Governance boards.
• 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.
• Manage a small team of Data and AI Governance specialists, ensuring people’s performance and…