At Booking.com, we are looking for a Machine Learning Manager to take a leadership role in our Performance Marketing department. You will lead a team of experienced Machine Learning Engineers and Scientists, accountable for maintaining ML infrastructure and driving strategic directions for optimizing our online bidding strategy on search platforms, managing one of the largest performance marketing budgets in the industry.
What You'll Do
- Lead the development of next strategic solutions and drive business impact for bidding and optimization of Booking ads on leading online travel agencies.
- Lead, coach, and mentor a team of machine learning scientists in a fast-paced environment focused on innovation and development of ML and optimization algorithms for performance marketing.
- Lead innovation management of the research cycle, from POC and model development to large-scale A/B testing, to drive customer engagement while maximizing the efficiency of marketing spend.
- Continuously drive measurable business impact by fully utilizing various optimization levers in the bidding and optimization space.
- Foster a culture of protagonism, ownership, and craft excellence within the team and build close collaborative relationships across the larger organization.
- Grow and develop team talent and facilitate ways of working that enable the team to deliver business impact.
- Work extensively with senior management to align on business objectives and financial goals.
What We're Looking For
- A proven record of leading applicative research teams that own the development of innovative machine learning and optimization solutions for large-scale domains.
- Proficiency in large-scale optimization methodologies and auction mechanisms.
- A proven record of team development and building a culture of high-pace innovation.
- A track record of delivering measurable business value through the development and implementation of large-scale machine learning models.
- Strong working knowledge of Python, SQL/BigQuery, and Spark.
- Excellent communication skills.
- A Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, or Physics.
Technical Stack
- Python
- SQL/BigQuery
- Spark
Team & Environment
You will lead a team of experienced Machine Learning Engineers and Scientists within the Performance Marketing department.
Benefits & Compensation
- Annual paid time off and generous paid leave schemes including parent, grandparent, bereavement, and care leave.
- Hybrid working with flexible arrangements and up to 20 days per year working from abroad (home country).
- Industry-leading product discounts up to €1400 per year, automatic Genius Level 3 status, and Booking.com wallet credit.
- Live and work in Amsterdam, one of Europe's most cosmopolitan cities.
- Contribute to a high-scale, complex, world-renowned product with real-time impact on millions of travelers.
- Work in a fast-paced, performance-driven culture.
- Opportunity to utilize technical expertise, leadership capabilities, and entrepreneurial spirit.
- Promote and drive impactful and innovative engineering solutions.
- Advance technical, behavioral, and interpersonal skills through on-the-job opportunities, experimental projects, hackathons, and conferences.
- Competitive compensation and benefits package.
Work Mode
This is a hybrid position based in Amsterdam.
Booking.com is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and 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.
