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Job Summary
The Accommodations Business Unit plays a vital role in the company’s future success and has many processes / mutual critical metrics and relationships to handle and maintain with other Business Units and Functions. The Business Operations team in Accommodations is responsible for the governance and programme management of critical initiatives within the unit and the unit’s dependencies with other Business Units and Functions across the company - essentially establishing the connective tissue between strategy and operational execution.  
The Program Manager Accommodations will be part of the Strategy & Business Operations / PMO  team and is responsible for the governance and E2E program management of several streams of work (or portfolio’s) within Accommodations. The Program Manager will partner with various teams across the company to support, and proactively work with them, to facilitate the work occurring between them and other business units and centralized functions. The Program Manager will support the teams in identifying and handling the relevant dependencies in order to minimize risks and challenges.
First and foremost, the Program Manager will ensure that the team's roadmaps/plans focus on agreed business priorities, dependencies and strategies, and they deliver against the shared objectives and main activities with key achievements that have been set by the Accommodations Leadership Team. 
 
B.Responsible
 
Lead independently:
High complexity (strategic/ critical priority) end-to-end (E2E) projects  
Multiple medium complexity projects with global impact (cross-functional) from prioritisation to execution, analysis, recommendation and implementation
Responsible with limited to no supervision to define scope, kick-off, lead and implement every phase of complex department programs, specifically:
Drive vision for initiative/program towards clear business objectives, scope, requirements & success criteria
Build clear planning documents and roadmaps together with involved teams, including setup and maintenance of dependency management
Establish a solid governance routine which involves (sr) mgmt updates and reporting. Holds collaborators and business partners accountable of next steps and objectives and proactively identifies risks and issues
Enables teams & leaders to make quality decisions and supports prioritization exercises
The scope of the roles goes beyond program management. Strategic and business thinking is required to improve the quality of all programs and initiatives.
Establish a productive working relationship between Accommodations and other Units / Functions to deliver against our strategy.
Support the delivery of Accommodations strategy through an actively run roadmap. Build clear planning documents together with relevant collaborators.
With limited supervision, find opportunities to improve the impact & experience for our customers (internal or external), partners and our business, translating this into business cases.
Show best practice behaviors on project management methodology.
Supports the budget and planning yearly cycle, driving some workstreams 
Set up and run cadence for regular business performance review (e.g., MBR, QBR) at department level, supporting the creation of reports for the leadership team. 
 
B.Skilled
Strong program management skills/experience (minimum of 7-8 years) including experience with a range of different methodologies and techniques. [Preferably having a background in Agile Project management, PMI certification and / or LEAN.]
Must have experience working in or with i) a Product organization and ii) commercial & sales  roles/elements 
Proven track record to independently lead high complexity (end-2-end) projects, drive multiple medium complexity projects and/or manage program portfolio of projects. 
Have a proven business understanding, independently use quantitative and qualitative data to drive decision making.
Analytical skills and mastering data handling and measuring success, ability to tell a clear story with data/insights.
Change management experience & mind-set.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, passionate about collaboration. 
Strong stakeholder management, building and maintaining lasting relationships and connections with diverse teams, across the organization and outside.
Ability to influence and steer leadership, senior management and groups.
Ability to break up a complex problem into concrete and easy to understand solutions.
Able to function well within ambiguity and in a constantly changing environment.
Experience in Product development and/or Operations is a plus.
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