Demand and Portfolio Manager (Tourism)

Gürok Grup; Fatih; On-site; TRY 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Gürok Group is seeking a Demand and Portfolio Manager (Tourism) to drive digital transformation across Tourism business units. You will connect business needs with Technology & Digital teams, manage end-to-end portfolios, and prioritize initiatives based on value, feasibility, and resources.

Ideal candidates have 6+ years in business analysis or portfolio management within tourism, strong English skills, and experience with Jira and Agile methods.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in business analysis or portfolio management, preferably in tourism.
• Excellent command of English, written and spoken.
• Experience with Jira and Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban).
• Knowledge of software development processes and digital projects.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Bridge Tourism units and Technology & Digital teams by analyzing needs and documenting requirements.
• Lead end-to-end portfolio and roadmaps for Tourism businesses.
• Prioritize demands based on value, impact, feasibility, and resources.
• Identify technologies to improve digitalization and customer experience.
• Monitor portfolio KPIs and report to senior management.

Job description

Gürok Group has increased its awareness and power in the market with its successful leader and senior management team in its journey to become a worldwide brand offering innovative products and services. As of this point, it has started to work to increase its speed in business applications, customer experience and practices, digital products and services and technology in order to support its development, main strategy and business transformation. In alignment, it renewed its Information Technologies structure and carried out digital transformation planning and road map studies. It has adopted a new generation organizational structure; operating model and technology, in which the technology teams will especially be fully integrated with business units, and where business knowledge and technology will serve the digital transformation in the most efficient way.

In its digital transformation journey, Gürok Information Technologies Team is looking for a “Demand and Portfolio Manager (Tourism)” to contribute to the digital transformation of our Tourism businesses.

About the Role

• Acting as a bridge between Tourism business units and Technology & Digital teams by identifying and analyzing business needs, leading requirement analysis, workflow design and related project documentation,
• Managing the end-to end product and project portfolio and roadmaps for Tourism businesses, including planning, prioritization, progress, dependencies and risk monitoring,
• Evaluating and prioritizing demands based on business value, strategic impact, feasibility and resource requirements,
• Identifying emerging technologies and opportunities to enhance digitalization, customer experience and operational efficiency,
• Monitoring portfolio KPIs, conducting cost benefit analyses when required and providing regular reports to senior management.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Tourism and Hotel Management, or a related field,
• Minimum 6 years of experience in business analysis, requirements management, product/project portfolio management, software development processes or project management, preferably within the tourism sector,
• Excellent command of English, both written and spoken,
• Experience in software/application development, digital projects, requirements analysis and business process modeling,
• Experience in global hotel chains or international hospitality organizations is a plus,
• Knowledge of project and portfolio management tools such as Jira and Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban),
• Customer- and solution-oriented mindset,
• No restrictions on domestic and international travel.

What We Offer

• Competitive and comprehensive benefits, including complementary and private health insurance
• Dynamic and friendly work environment,
• Opportunity to work with new technologies,
• Continuous learning and development opportunities,