For more than 40 years, Accelya has been the industry’s partner for change, simplifying airline financial and commercial processes and empowering the air transport community to take better control of the future. Whether partnering with IATA on industry-wide initiatives or enabling digital transformation to simplify airline processes, Accelya drives the airline industry forward and proudly puts control back in the hands of airlines so they can move further, faster. 

Role Purpose As Senior Manager - Artifical Intelligence at Accelya, you will manage the AI engineering team, overseeing model development and driving AI engineering practices that ensure Accelya's AI capabilities deliver outstanding airline customer value. Duties & Responsibilities • Lead and manage the AI/ML engineering team, providing technical direction and people management • Define AI/ML engineering standards, MLOps practices and model governance frameworks • Oversee model development across airline domain AI applications, ensuring quality, reliability and ethical AI use • Partner with product, engineering and data leadership on AI product strategy and technical feasibility • Drive responsible AI practices, including bias monitoring, explainability and model transparency • Report on AI engineering performance and strategic initiatives to the CTO and CPO Required Experience & Skills • 6–10 years of AI/ML experience with at least 3 years managing ML engineering teams • Proven track record of delivering production AI/ML systems at scale • Deep expertise in ML engineering, LLMs and responsible AI governance • Strong leadership and product-technology collaboration skills • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field; Master's or PhD preferred Preferred Experience & Skills • Proven experience building and leading teams delivering production LLM and ML applications in enterprise software • Deep knowledge of how AI is transforming the airline technology competitive landscape, including FLYR's AI-first approach, PROS AI pricing intelligence and Amadeus AI capabilities • Track record of using AI engineering analytics to demonstrate product AI value and drive responsible AI governance • Understanding of how agentic AI will reshape airline software products and what engineering capability is needed to lead in this space What do we offer? • An open culture with a creative and challenging opportunity to satisfy your intellectual needs • Flexible working hours • Smart working: a hybrid remote/office working environment • Work-life balance • An excellent, dynamic and multicultural environment to work in About Accelya Accelya is a leading global software provider to the airline industry, powering over 200 airlines with an open, modular software platform. Owned by Vista Equity Partners, we bring together 2,000+ employees across 10 global offices. We are proud partners of AWS and pioneers in NDC expertise. Find out more at www.accelya.com

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