Lead Functional Architect - Airline IT Offer

Job Title Lead Functional Architect - Airline IT Offer The airline industry is evolving, and airlines are taking full control of their products through Offer Management Systems. At Amadeus, the Offer Business Domain is leading this transformation with a market‑defining solution covering the full Offer value chain, including pricing, merchandising, ancillary services, revenue management, and NDC. As a Lead Functional Architect , you will act as the Customer Success Engineer for the Offer & NDC stream of the Solution Centre dedicated to a major full‑service carrier. You will be at the heart of one of our strategic partnerships. This is a unique opportunity to build deep customer intimacy, drive innovation across cutting‑edge Offer and NDC capabilities, and influence how a global airline delivers next‑generation, rich offers and retailing experiences. In this role, you’ll become the trusted partner guiding the airline through its transformation journey—blending customer understanding, technical fluency, and product vision. You’ll orchestrate priorities, coordinate with Delivery Trains and domain experts, manage budgets and risks, and ensure that every evolution delivers tangible value. If you thrive at the intersection of technology, customer success, and leadership, this role will put you in the cockpit of a high‑visibility, high‑impact mission. You will be the key link between airline customers and Amadeus delivery teams. You will translate airline strategies into actionable plans, align stakeholders across commercial, product, and R&D teams, and ensure successful implementation of Offer & NDC solutions. Your role will focus on driving customer value, fostering collaboration, and ensuring airlines achieve their strategic goals. Solution Shaping & Proposal Leadership • Analyse customer requirements and shape best‑fit Offer/NDC solutions. • Anticipate customer needs. Proactively suggest business use cases and new developments grounded in a deep understanding of the airline’s strategy and operations, combined with Amadeus (1A) capabilities, product roadmaps/directions, and current/future availabilities. • Coordinate technical, product, and architectural inputs across R&D to deliver cohesive, high‑quality responses. • Translate complex product capabilities into compelling business benefits. Define product adoption paths. • Ensure the best overall usage of the airline’s contract with Amadeus to maximise total business value: leverage contracted entitlements, align proposals with commercial frameworks, and optimise the mix of product adoption and services. • Identify, qualify, and drive upsell opportunities (products and services) with the account team and support proposals through to closure. Execution Leadership • Act as the orchestrator ensuring alignment between all contributing Amadeus teams, in particular Development, Product Analysts, QA, and Architects in the multiple SAFe Trains of Offer & NDC. • Secure smooth handover from solutioning into delivery teams. • Build and track delivery plans, capacity requirements, budget, and execution timelines. • Keep alignment with business objectives across the full lifecycle by coordinating tightly with the airline in agile mode—from planning of development to integration points, acceptance criteria, deployment in Production and support to business adoption. • Track progress toward business objectives, escalating risks and driving mitigation plans. Governance & Stakeholder Engagement • Establish and operate a robust governance model with the Offer & NDC Business Domain aligned with the Solution Centre framework, ensuring consistent communication, transparency, and joint decision‑making across all phases of the engagement. • Lead structured engagement with both internal and external stakeholders—including senior decision‑makers from the airline, Amadeus management, Delivery Trains, Product Management, Solution Centre governance, and the Account Team—to maintain alignment on priorities, risks, dependencies, and expected outcomes. • Drive continuous measurement of value realisation, establishing KPIs and success criteria linked to the airline’s business objectives and using these insights to guide prioritisation, improvements, potential upsells, and the strategic narrative delivered to senior stakeholders. • Animate and motivate a virtual, cross-functional team—ensuring engagement, clarity of purpose, and collective ownership—to successfully deliver on the objectives above What we can offer you A critical mission and purpose - At Amadeus, you'll power the future of travel with a critical mission and extraordinary purpose. A truly global DNA - Everything at Amadeus is global, from our people to our business, which translates into our footprint, processes, and culture. Great opportunities to learn - Learning happens all the time and in many ways at Amadeus, from on-the-job training to formal activities, and daily interactions. A caring environment – Amadeus fosters a caring environment that supports both professional growth and personal well-being. A complete rewards offer - Amadeus provides attractive compensation packages, including salary, bonus, caregiving and health benefits and health benefits. A flexible working model - Embrace our flexible working model, enabling you to excel wherever and however you work best. A diverse, equitable, and inclusive community – We are committed to enabling each employee to reach their full potential by fostering a culture of belonging and fair treatment. A Reliable Company - Trust and reliability are fundamental to shaping our relationships with customers, partners, and employees. #LI-EMEA Diversity & Inclusion Amadeus aspires to be a leader in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the tech industry, enabling every employee to reach their full potential by fostering a culture of belonging and fair treatment, attracting the best talent from all backgrounds, and as a role model for an inclusive employee experience. Amadeus is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, beliefs, disability or any other characteristics protected by law.