Director, AI & Data Programs (NL, Netherlands, Virtual, EUROPE)
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Job description
Lead the company-wide rollout of the Databricks data and AI platform across Advito, BCD Travel's consulting group, and act as an operating partner to the Head of Product and Product Owners. The role owns program planning, change management, adoption tracking and the operating rhythm of the Data & AI function.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time
- Work mode
- Remote
What you'll do
- Own the company-wide program to make Databricks the standard platform for data, analytics and AI across Advito, including scope, roadmap, sequencing and timing
- Set up and run the program with an integrated plan, risk and dependency tracking, and a regular steering meeting with executive sponsors
- Run change management as its own workstream: stakeholder mapping, communications, training, and a plain explanation for each team of what changes for them
- Track adoption with real measures, such as active users and time to insight, and adjust the plan when the numbers call for it
- Maintain one view of every AI and data initiative in the department, with status, owners, dependencies, dates and budget
- Run intake and prioritization so new ideas get a fair look and a quick yes, no or later
- Know the work well enough to question it: read a prototype, push on an architecture choice, test a vendor claim
- Help set standards for AI in production, covering accuracy testing, human review, monitoring, cost and Responsible AI
- Own the operating rhythm of the Data & AI function, including planning cycles, objectives and executive reporting
- Support budget tracking, business cases, and partner and vendor relationships alongside the Head of Product
- Lead a small team of data, AI and analytics practitioners, with clear ownership and regular coaching
- Report to executives and stakeholders clearly and honestly, including when something is behind
What we're looking for
- You've led a company-wide platform program
- You've run a large change across several business units or functions (a data platform migration, an enterprise analytics rollout) and you can show how adoption went after go-live
- You run a tight program: planning, governance, risk management and follow-through come naturally
- You've worked closely with AI, ML, agentic AI or LLM applications in production, you understand how data platforms and pipelines work, and you use AI tools in your own work
- Several years leading enterprise-level programs with their own budget, multiple vendor partners and executive sponsors
- Formal change management experience, with communication, training and champion programs you've measured the results of
- Experience working with offshore or nearshore development partners
- Experience managing people, including technical practitioners
- Strong stakeholder management across a matrixed, global organization, including people who don't report to you
- Bachelor's degree in a quantitative, technical or business field, or equivalent experience
Nice to have
- Databricks certification, or hands-on experience with Unity Catalog and platform governance
- Domain experience in corporate travel, T&E, procurement, payments or B2B spend data
- Experience developing managers as well as individual contributors
- Databricks experience is a strong plus
- PMP, PgMP, Prosci or Lean Six Sigma Black Belt credentials are welcome
Your team
Advito Data & AI function
Advito is the consulting division of BCD Travel, specializing in transforming corporate travel programs through smart analytics, unique supplier strategies and integrated traveler engagement.
Benefits
- Flexible working hours and work-from-home or remote opportunities
- Opportunities to grow your skillset and career
- Work at the forefront of travel technology and help shape the future of business travel
- Generous vacation days so you can rest and recharge
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About BCD Travel
Shape what's next with BCD
BCD Travel creates connections that move people and ideas forward. Through open technology and trusted human expertise, it helps companies and people navigate change, simplify complexity and make confident decisions about how and when they travel. Industry-leading meetings and events management and a global consultancy complete its suite of solutions and services.
Mission
BCD Travel creates connections that move people and ideas forward, helping companies and people navigate change, simplify complexity and make confident decisions about how and when they travel.
Key facts
- 15,000+ dedicated team members
- Business travel
- Serving clients in 170+ countries
- In 2025, BCD achieved $24.4 billion in sales
- Advito is the consulting division of BCD Travel
- Advito has an ISO-certified carbon reporting methodology, GATE4
What they value
- Curiosity drives innovation
- Growth is continuous
- Every voice matters
- Freedom to make an impact
- Sustainability