Data Product Director F​/M​/X

Data Product Director

Accor Tech & Digital is the innovation and technological transformation lab of the world leader in hospitality. Our teams, known as Heartists®, bring together the best of hospitality with the best of tech and digital. Our ambition is to provide our customers with personalized, memorable, and sustainable experiences. Here, we create new ways to travel within each of our 5,500 hotels, connecting closely with our 100 million clients in 110 countries.

Here, we are at the heart of an incredible playground for technological transition and the design of digital products and services for our customers and hotel teams. Here, your scope will know no boundaries; so join us and dare to make an impact on the world! Here is where your greatest challenge awaits you:
Within the Distribution & Hotel Services Tribe of the Data Division, we are looking for a Data Product Director to define the vision and roadmap for our data products, including, in particular, a key focus on integrating Artificial Intelligence capabilities.

Your mission:

• Define, steer and develop the product strategy and data usage, in collaboration with the Data Engineering Director for the functional area.
• Work with your business contacts to identify opportunities to leverage data in support of strategic and operational objectives.
• Work closely with the Data Science & AI teams to design, develop and deploy intelligent models and algorithms within our products.
• Draw up the roadmap for the development and continuous improvement of products and services and act as the functional lead for this.
• In partnership with the Data Engineering Director, work on packaging and marketing the product offering to your clients.
• Work in partnership with other Data Product Directors, Data Product Managers and Product Owners, as well as the Data Engineering and Data Management teams, to ensure products are delivered on time and within budget, and to monitor the quality of products delivered to users.
• Lead steering committees and communicate on the strategy, adoption plans and product improvements for the products under your responsibility.
• Define metrics for tracking product value and report on the achievement of objectives within your functional area.
• Manage the team of Product Owners for whom you have managerial responsibility.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a top engineering school (general engineering or IT) or holder of a Master's degree specialising in Big Data
• 5 to 10 years' experience as a Data or BI Product Manager in the development of data platforms and associated products and/or data applications
• Proven experience in people management
• Knowledge of database structures and data ingestion, integration and modelling processes
• A strong understanding of machine learning, artificial intelligence and statistics, and their application in tangible products
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong ability to articulate ideas clearly, customer-focused mindset, and the ability to synthesise information and communicate in an accessible manner
• Analytical skills, proactive in proposing solutions to resolve problems or optimise the product
• Experience in the hotel distribution sector is a plus
• Fluent in French and English

Accor dares to impact:

• The world
• Your career
• Specifically, at Accor Tech & Digital:
• Remote work available several days per week from France, with flexible work options: work from home, from our offices, or even from our hotels and coworking spaces through Worklib.
• Every Wednesday afternoon, dedicate your time to deep work and personal development.
• Work in a multicultural and English-speaking environment.
• Continuous improvement & training: hackathons, exceptional technology partnerships, dedicated talent management, certifications and a dedicated learning platform.
• ALL - Heartist® Program: unforgettable stays and experiences at all Accor locations and partner venues worldwide.
• Heartist® for Good Program: commit to supporting an association of your choice from those available on our volunteering platform (1 day offered per year by the Group during your working hours).
• An Employee Social Committee (CSE) supporting the financing of your cultural and sports activities.
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