Product Director

Hotelbeds is the world’s leading technology partner, connecting and empowering the world of travel. We’re game-changers, disruptors, the people who bring together local and global brands in accommodation, transport, activities and payments through our network of 300,000 hotels worldwide, 60,000 hard to reach high value clients such as tour operators, travel agents and loyalty schemes across 140 source markets. We are tech-driven, with a customer-first philosophy, and commercial teams whose knowledge and relationships on the ground are second to none. And of course we have an amazing team Our people, Team Hotelbeds, are the beating heart of the company who we encourage to ‘move fast, dream big and make the difference’ every day. In fact, we believe that it is tech + data + people that truly sets us apart in the market, alongside our ‘global approach, local touch’ mentality. We’re headquartered in Palma, Mallorca and employ around 3,500 people worldwide.

JOB DESCRIPTION:
Purpose of Role

The BTB Product Management director is responsible for a business’s product planning and execution all through the lifecycle of the business.

This is inclusive of defining the vision for the product, collaborating with other leadership teams from the engineering, marketing, commercial, and operations functions in order to ensure that both financial, customers and consumers satisfaction goals are met and making sure that the post launch performance is up to par and must sustain values for revenue and profits.

In addition to this, the Product manager Director ensures that the company’s overall strategy and goals are directly supported by those of the product promoting and advocating for its value and benefits internally and externally.

Position Accountabilities

1. Develop a Product Vision & Strategy in collaboration with stakeholders aligned and supportive of Hotelbeds overall business goals and roadmap: responsibility to build an understanding and cultivate in the organization the product’s vision, the business case, as well as compiling the product planning material necessary for driving product initiatives further with clarity and consensus.

2. Develops defines and oversees the product roadmap & manages it as required for the purpose of meeting deliverables for the business. At this capacity. incorporates the existing development backlog and makes priorities as determined by the business, consumer, and market needs. Makes sure that everything is being executed efficiently while they transform product ideas into well-developed products.

3. Aligns business and product development by establishing a core trio of Product, Engineering and commercial to focus on business deliverables, acting as one team: Places the executive management in a position to translate the product needs into requirements and to drive consensus within the product departments, which ultimately promotes the achievement of the product goals. Collaboration leads to clear and efficient product road mapping, product planning, prioritization, and an overall agile product development process.

4. Speaks with data, conducts relevant product researches, establishes & manages product KPis: establishing competitive intelligence and various market analyses that supplement and compliments analyses already conducted. Define what success looks like and accurate product development KPIs. Ensures the post-launch performance is up to par and must sustain values for revenue and profits.

5. Internally and externally evangelizes about the BTB product’s contribution to business achievements: Promotes the product and advocate for its value and benefits within the medium and long term company strategy.

6. Acts as a mentor to his/her reports and wider team, coaching them and helping them to drive exceptional performance performance and sets the highest standards in terms of hiring, training, development and retention.

Position Requirements

**Skills**:

- Strong business and strategic acumen
- Excellent problem solving capacity
- Effective organizational communication skills
- Extremely data driven
- Positive attitude

Experience

Ideally, 10-15 years experience in performance Product director or senior product managers positions with a proven track record in product planning, defining and launching successful products, unifying product portfolios, back ground in eCommerce and understanding the retail travel segment

Key Challenges

Contribute to define and promote a clear business strategy around BTB product

Create a strong relationships between technology and commercial

Build a new product team

You will have the opportunity to work for a company that is going through significant change in becoming the world´s leading travel services provider. We are looking for people that are ready to ride the wave in this exciting journey.

As well as an attractive benefits package you will be able to work:
- Within an innovative, engaging and multicultural