Description:

Are you ready to help shape the future of data in the travel industry? Amadeus is looking for a Product Management Principal Specialist to play a key individual contributor role in driving data governance, platform strategy, and innovation across the organization. If you’re passionate about data management, product strategy, and digital transformation, this could be your next big opportunity.

As a Principal Specialist, you won’t manage a team directly, but you’ll play a pivotal role in influencing and engaging a global community of product managers, data experts, and engineers. You’ll champion best practices in data governance and collaborate across business lines to maximize the value of data as a strategic asset.

Key Accountabilities:

Data Governance:

• Lead the creation and maintenance of a federated data governance model across business domains.
• Establish clear data ownership and accountability related to quality, security, support, and commercialization.
• Promote a data-sharing culture and informed decision-making across the company.
• Design and implement data strategies to treat data as a critical enterprise asset.
• Ensure proper use of the Amadeus Product Lifecycle (PLC) process for data-centric initiatives.

Data Platform Strategy:

• Develop strategies for data collection, storage, and sharing.
• Represent the TRD unit in company-wide data initiatives, collaborating with engineering teams.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy policies and enforce high standards of data quality.
• Drive cross-business line collaboration and support enterprise-wide digital transformation efforts.

Data Acquisition & Monetisation:

• Identify new data-driven opportunities and steer innovation for monetization.
• Lead data strategy initiatives and contribute to developing data platforms for both internal and external use cases.

Key Technical Skills:

Big Data, Data Governance, Data Management, Product Management, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Technologies, SAFe Agile, Collibra, Data Strategy, Data Quality, Platform Strategy, Microsoft Power BI, Qlik, Stakeholder Engagement, Budgeting and Planning

Requirements:

• Master's degree in Engineering (Information Technology, Data Science, or related field), or a Bachelor's degree with relevant experience.
• Minimum of 5 years in a complex or matrixed business environment, ideally at an international level.
• Strong foundation in data governance and product lifecycle methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with cloud technologies, big data platforms, and data governance tools (Collibra preferred).
• Working knowledge of machine learning and AI-driven tools and techniques.
• Familiarity with SAFe Agile framework.
• Experience with data visualization and analytics tools (Qlik, Power BI) is a plus.
• Background in the travel domain is an added advantage.

Why Join Amadeus?

At Amadeus, we don’t just build travel solutions — we make travel better for everyone. Here’s what you can look forward to:

• A mission with global impact
• A diverse and inclusive culture
• Opportunities for continuous learning and growth
• A caring, flexible work environment
• The freedom to innovate and lead change in a fast-evolving tech landscape