Group Product Manager

Booking Holdings, Inc.; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Work from abroad up to 20 days/year

Product discounts

Job summary

Booking.com is seeking a Group Product Manager for Traveler Experience to lead a shift to preventive, AI-enabled resolution across Connected Trip. You will shape end-to-end strategy with SPD, coordinating product, AI, workflow automation, and human care at scale.

You will guide a team of PMs, drive cross-functional alignment, and deliver differentiated, high-value traveler experiences while balancing delivery with long-term platform health.

Qualifications

• Typically 8–12 years of relevant experience in product management, portfolio ownership, and developing PMs.
• Experience in high-volume, operationally complex, or regulated environments such as Customer Service or travel.
• Proven experience with service transformation, self-service platforms, CRM/case management (e.g., Pega).
• Demonstrated success in improving customer journeys and omnichannel workflows at scale.
• Excellent analytical skills with metrics, experiments, and trade-off management.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and communication across matrix teams.

Responsibilities

• Set Portfolio Strategy & Outcomes: translate goals into roadmaps and clear trade-offs across traveler value, loyalty, and cost to serve.
• Transform End-to-End Traveler Journeys: tackle root causes of friction across core resolution paths.
• Build AI-Enabled & Preventive Service: evolve self-service, workflow automation, AI agents, and explainable AI handovers to humans.
• Scale Differentiated Services: develop personalized routing for high-value travelers and urgent moments.
• Lead Portfolio Delivery & Health: oversee delivery flow, vendor integration, and platform health.
• Lead and Develop Product Talent: coach and mentor PMs within the value stream.

Skills

Product leadership

Domain expertise

AI & automation

Journey transformation

Data & prioritization

Cross-functional influence

Tools

Pega

Job description

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.

Role Description

Customer Service plays a critical role in protecting the traveler experience when things go wrong—and in preventing problems before they occur. As the Group Product Manager for Traveler Experience, you will lead the shift from fragmented, reactive support toward a seamless, preventive, personalized, and AI-enabled resolution experience across the Connected Trip. You will partner closely with Service Process Design (SPD) to shape a cohesive end-to-end strategy, bringing product, AI, workflow automation, and human care together at scale. By connecting traveler needs with unified agent capabilities and intelligent operations, you will make Customer Service a true competitive advantage for Booking.com while leading and developing a talented team of Product Managers.

Key Job Responsibilities and Duties

• Set Portfolio Strategy & Outcomes: Co-create the Traveler Experience strategy with Service Process Design, translating business goals into executable roadmaps, objectives, and clear trade-offs across traveler value, loyalty, cost to serve, and operational feasibility.

• Transform End-to-End Traveler Journeys: Partner across teams to tackle root causes of friction in core resolution paths—such as cancellations, relocations, complaints, and Genius-related experiences—ensuring seamless cross-channel support.

• Build AI-Enabled & Preventive Service: Lead the evolution of self-service, workflow automation (Pega), AI agents, back-office tooling, and intelligent routing, ensuring safe, privacy-aware, and explainable AI handovers to human agents.

• Scale Differentiated Services: Develop personalized capabilities and routing for high-value travelers, Genius segments, and urgent moments to maximize satisfaction, retention, and lifetime value.

• Lead Portfolio Delivery & Health: Oversee delivery flow, vendor integration, legacy modernisation, and platform stability, balancing short-term execution with long-term technical and operational health.

• Lead and Develop Product Talent: Lead, coach, and mentor Product Managers and Senior Product Managers within the value stream, building a high-performing product organization and contributing to the wider Booking.com product craft.

Qualifications & Skills

• Product Leadership Experience: Typically 8–12 years of relevant experience, with a strong track record in product management, portfolio ownership, and developing Product Managers/Senior Product Managers.

• Domain Expertise: Experience in high-volume, operationally complex, or regulated environments such as Customer Service, travel, marketplaces, e-commerce, or contact centers.

• AI & Automation Knowledge: Proven experience with service transformation, self-service platforms, CRM/case management (e.g., Pega), agentic workflows, or AI-enabled products.

• Journey Transformation & Personalization: Demonstrated success improving customer journeys, service recovery, omnichannel workflows, or differentiated/loyalty service experiences at scale.

• Data & Prioritization Mastery: Excellent analytical skills with experience defining metrics, running experiments, and managing complex trade-offs between customer, business, and technical needs.

• Cross-Functional Influence: Exceptional leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills, capable of driving alignment across multidisciplinary teams in a matrix environment.

Benefits & Perks - Global Impact, Personal Relevance

Booking.com's Total Rewards Philosophy is not only about compensation but also about benefits. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, as well unique-to-Booking.com benefits which include:

• Annual paid time off and generous paid leave scheme including: parent, grandparent, bereavement, and care leave
• Hybrid working including flexible working arrangements, and up to 20 days per year working from abroad (home country)
• Industry leading product discounts - up to 1400 per year - for yourself, including automatic Genius Level 3 status and Booking.com wallet credit

Inclusion at Booking.com

Inclusion has been a core part of our company culture since day one. This ongoing journey starts with our very own employees, who represent over 140 nationalities and a wide range of ethnic and social backgrounds, genders and sexual orientations.

Take it from our Chief People Officer, Paulo Pisano: "At Booking.com, the diversity of our people doesn't just build an outstanding workplace, it also creates a better and more inclusive travel experience for everyone. Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. It's a place where you can make your mark and have a real impact in travel and tech."

We ensure that colleagues with disabilities are provided the adjustments and tools they need to participate in the job application and interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Application Process

Let's go places together: How we Hire

Booking.com is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We strive to move well beyond traditional equal opportunity and work to create an environment that allows everyone to thrive.

Pre-Employment Screening

If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable law, a pre-employment screening may include employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the position.