Principal Technical Program Manager

Role Description:

This role is based in Amsterdam. You would join the Program Delivery team as part of the Marketplace business unit. This team is responsible for managing complex technical program deliveries towards building the connected travel experiences for our customers.

Responsibilities:

• Spearhead delivery of enterprise-wide technical solutions to business problems as cross-BU initiatives.
• Champion and implement lean portfolio management and governance across large programs.
• Reduce the time from product strategy to development-ready backlogs.
• Align business leaders and departments on priorities and delivery principles.
• Visualise and track delivery of program outcomes using effective tools.
• Organise and run governance setups for large complex programs.
• Identify opportunities to remove complexity in end-to-end product solutions.
• Establish delivery approaches that break organisational barriers.
• Serve as an effective bridge between different disciplines.
• Introduce industry-leading agile delivery practices.

Qualifications & Skills:

• 12+ years in software delivery including 6+ years in a Technical program management role.
• Proven record of leading strategy-to-execution.
• Solid understanding of enterprise-wide architecture/solution.
• Deep understanding and proven experience in delivering complex software solutions.
• Managed enterprise platform and product delivery.
• Good understanding of API’s / modern software development practices.
• Expertise in technical program management methodologies.
• Exceptional ability to manage and partner with diverse stakeholders.
• Influence without authority, leading teams by example.
• Innovative problem-solver, adept at driving consensus.