Senior Director, Data Strategy & Engineering
Location: Hybrid – Langley, UK or US.
How you’ll make an impact
Lead the next stage of Travelport’s data platform, data science and data product work. Shape a strategic data culture that drives commercial value across AI, machine learning, analytics and platform modernization.
Your role in action
- Define and lead Travelport’s data strategy across AI, machine learning, analytics, data products and platform modernization.
- Lead a multidisciplinary data capability across data science, data engineering, analytics and partner‑delivered data products.
- Create a clear path from data science proof of concept to production product, including prioritisation, governance, quality and operating model.
- Partner with Product and Commercial teams to shape data products that are valuable, differentiated and commercially viable.
- Work with Cloud Engineering and Architecture to build a cost‑aware AWS data platform that can support high‑volume travel data, streaming use cases and production AI workloads.
- Champion Infrastructure as Code, automated deployment, CI/CD, secure‑by‑design engineering, FinOps discipline, and platform reliability practices.
- Help define how Travelport scales AI safely and economically across complex, high‑volume transaction environments.
- Lead vendor and partner relationships where they support data platform delivery, data products or managed delivery capability.
- Bring technical judgement to senior conversations about what we should build, what we should stop doing, and what needs to change in the platform.
Could this be you?
- You’ve led data strategy, data architecture, data engineering or applied AI/ML teams in a complex technology business.
- You have recent experience building or modernising cloud data platforms that support machine learning, advanced analytics or data products.
- You understand the full path from data quality and governance through to pipelines, model development, MLOps and production adoption.
- You can work credibly with senior product, commercial and engineering leaders.
- You’re comfortable making trade‑offs across architecture, cost, delivery pace and business value.
- You have strong AWS experience, or equivalent cloud experience with the ability to adapt quickly.
- You understand how AI products depend on strong data foundations, clear ownership, operational discipline and good judgement.
- You can challenge assumptions without slowing the organisation down.
Benefits
We offer a package that includes 25 days annual leave per annum, hybrid working model, pension contribution, private medical, life assurance and personal travel insurance.
Your journey at Travelport starts here – apply now!
We are an equal opportunities employer and will consider all qualified applicants purely on their skills and abilities. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation, if needed.
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