Manager, Operations

AlleyCorp; Gent; Hybride; EUR 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible working: work from home or at

Flexible time off

Collaborative team

Career development

Impactful work

Mobility options

Competitive compensation

Net allowance for home office

Lunch vouchers

Health insurance

Pension funding

Referral bonuses

Résumé du poste

Lighthouse is seeking a Manager, Finance Operations in Ghent to lead the Service team delivering billing support for complex customer accounts and to build a scalable operation. You’ll focus on performance, prioritization, and structured processes while collaborating with internal AI champions to improve workflows.

Join a fast-moving, global team with a strong emphasis on impact, cross-functional collaboration, and proactive service for enterprise accounts. Hybrid work options available.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of people management experience leading teams through change and daily operations.
• Experience in Finance Operations, billing, or quote-to-cash processes.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Account Management, and Finance.
• Familiarity with CRM systems, especially Salesforce, is valuable.

Responsabilités

• Lead Lighthouse’s Finance Operations Service team across regions.
• Provide high-quality billing support for complex customer accounts.
• Build a proactive, scalable operation with structured processes.
• Coach the team on performance, prioritization, and stakeholder communication.
• Partner with AI champions to identify and adopt workflow improvements.
• Ensure clear escalation paths and maintain visibility for stakeholders.

Connaissances

People management

Finance operations

Billing / quote-to-cash

CRM systems (Salesforce)

Outils

Salesforce

Description du poste

Our Mission: Why Lighthouse?

At Lighthouse, we’re on a mission to revolutionize commercial strategy as hospitality’s most powerful AI platform. We take the world's largest hotel data network and transform it into real-time intelligence that drives action. We don't just deliver insights; we empower businesses to make decisions that move revenue.

With $370M in Series C funding and over $100M in ARR, we are scaling at lightspeed. Our 850+ teammates across 35 countries aren't just building software—they are leveraging cutting-edge AI to help hoteliers be the first to act. Tens of thousands of hotels across 185 countries trust Lighthouse to execute their commercial strategy, including every one of the top 15 global chains and thousands of independent hotels that consistently outperform their markets. With Lighthouse AI, the intelligence gets deeper. Decisions get smarter. Actions get faster. We help hoteliers be first to act.

Lighthouse Values: Our guiding light

We are Lumineers. Our shared values keep us on a collaborative path fostering a cultural and customer centric environment

• Pursuit of greatness: We’re innovators who care deeply about our customers’ success. Our team brings their best work, stays curious, and delivers excellence through attention to detail
• Meaningful work matters: We make every moment count by knowing what to deliver, why it matters, and how it drives Lighthouse forward
• Elevate each other: We don’t just work together - we grow together. What unites us is understanding each other as people and working toward shared goals

We’re more than just a workplace – we’re a community. Collaborative, fun, and deeply committed, we work hard together to revolutionize the hospitality sector. Are you ready to join us and shine brighter in the industry’s most exciting rocket-ship?

Job Details

• Service Team | Finance Operations
• Belgium - Ghent
• Full-Time Hybrid

What you will do

As Manager, Finance Operations, you'll lead Lighthouse’s Finance Operations Service team, supporting the team deliver high-quality billing support for complex customer accounts while building a more proactive, scalable operation. This is a people leadership role focused on team performance, prioritization, stakeholder communication, and creating structure in a fast-moving environment.

What makes this role impactful: the team sits at the intersection of customers, Account Management, and internal Finance Operations workflows. You’ll help the team navigate backlog, escalations, and operational complexity while raising the bar on service, coaching, and process discipline. You’ll also play an important role in identifying where AI can improve the team’s effectiveness and partnering closely with internal AI champions to put those improvements into practice.

Where you will have impact

• Lead and develop a growing global team. Manage and coach a distributed Service team across regions, creating clarity, accountability, and momentum. Support performance across the team, address individual challenges when needed, and help team members grow into more senior, higher-impact operators.
• Bring structure to backlog and escalations. Step into a high-volume environment with competing priorities and create a clear plan for how work gets triaged, assigned, and resolved. Improve how the team handles escalations so issues are communicated clearly and progress stays visible to stakeholders.
• Strengthen proactive service for key accounts. Help the team move beyond reactive case handling by building a more proactive rhythm for enterprise and VIP customers. Create operating habits that improve follow-up, anticipate billing needs, and support stronger customer relationships.
• Partner across teams to solve complex billing challenges. Work closely with Account Managers and internal stakeholders on accounts with complex contract setups, invoicing structures, and ongoing adjustments. Ensure the right people are aligned, risks are surfaced early, and communication stays strong throughout.
• Improve operational discipline and prioritization. Bring experience from service, billing, or operations environments to help the team work more effectively through ticket queues, changing workloads, and cross-functional dependencies. Keep the team focused on what matters most without getting lost in day-to-day chaos.
• Champion practical AI adoption. Collaborate with internal AI experts to identify where AI can support the team’s workflows, communication, and efficiency. You do not need to build technical solutions yourself, but you should be excited to spot opportunities, guide adoption, and help the team embrace new ways of working.

About our team

You’ll be part of the Finance Operations organization, working closely with leaders and peers across the business. The Service team supports more complex customer needs than first-line support, especially for larger accounts that require careful handling, strong coordination, and thoughtful communication.

This is a team that has grown significantly in scope and geographic coverage. With team members across multiple regions and close collaboration with other leads in Ghent, the environment calls for a manager who can balance people leadership with operational focus. It’s a strong opportunity to join a function that is evolving quickly and to help shape how the team scales from here.

What's in it for you?

• Flexible working environment: Work from home or at one of our global offices.
• Flexible time off: Autonomy to manage your work-life balance.
• Collaborative team: High-bar, friendly, creative, and passionate colleagues.
• Career development: Workshops, frameworks, tools, training, and processes to realize your full potential.
• Impactful work: Shape products relied on 85,000+ users worldwide.
• Mobility options: Mobility budget or company car (based on your job category).
• Competitive compensation: Proactively maintained to value your work.
• Net allowance: to support home office related expenses.
• Vouchers: lunch vouchers & eco vouchers.
• Comprehensive health insurance: Extensive coverage for you and your dependents.
• Pension funding: Group insurance to secure your future.
• Referral bonuses: Earn rewards for bringing in new talent.

Who you are

• 3+ years of people management experience, with a track record of leading teams through change, performance conversations, and day-to-day operational demands.
• Experience in Finance Operations, billing, quote-to-cash, or a similar operational environment where backlog management, escalations, and cross-functional coordination are part of the role.
• Strong operational mindset. You know how to bring order to busy workflows, set priorities, and keep a team focused even when volume is high and complexity is increasing.
• You're proactive and disciplined about prioritization. You can look at a backlog and escalations and decide what matters most, then communicate that clearly to your team and stakeholders. You won't get lost in the operational chaos.
• You're genuinely interested in AI and see its potential to reduce manual work. You'll work closely with your team's AI specialist to identify opportunities and coach the team to adopt new tools, even if you're not writing code yourself.
• You have strong cross-functional communication skills and can manage relationships with Sales, Account Management, and other teams. You're comfortable being the escalation point for sensitive or complex cases and can keep stakeholders aligned.
• Comfortable working with CRM and operational systems, with Salesforce experience especially valuable. Experience with other CRM platforms is also relevant.

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging

Thank you for considering a career with Lighthouse. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that values equal opportunity for all. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, and disability. Our commitment to equality is part of our culture. If you require reasonable accommodation at any point during the application or interview process, please notify your recruiter.

Not ticking every box? No problem! We value diverse backgrounds and unique skill sets, and we encourage individuals from all walks of life to apply. If your experience looks a little different from what we've described, but you're passionate about what we do and are a quick learner, we'd love to hear from you!