Business Sales Associate in Berlin

About Us What if your work could drive change in a globally established industry, shaping processes that touch every corner of the world? At Forto, we are at the forefront of change, harnessing the power of AI to revolutionise logistics. We want to reinvent digital supply chains to be transparent, frictionless and sustainable. From day one, our mission has been to simplify global trade – creating a seamless and efficient logistics process. Your role & Mission As Data Director here at Forto, you will be responsible for creating a unified data organisation consisting of Data Science, Data Analytics and Data Engineering. You will dramatically raise the profile of data across the business, partnering with stakeholders in a number of domains to assess and support their data needs. You will own and implement a company wide data strategy, prioritizing competing demands into one cohesive and well understood approach. What you will do Be responsible for the teams (each with their own manager/technical lead) that own the 3 “pillars” of data at Forto: Data Engineering, Data Analytics and Data Science, bringing them into a unified org whilst also encouraging and respecting their specialised skills Ensure that the Data org operates a Centre of Excellence, supporting and educating the “customers” of data across the business. Break down siloes and form strong working relationships with stakeholders. Define and shape a data strategy fit for purpose across our analytical and agentic business needs. Own data governance and quality. Establish the policies, standards, ownership model, and forums that make data trustworthy. Manage day-to-day compliance with GDPR and emerging AI regulation, and set practical guardrails for data and AI use. Sponsor the data platform. Work with engineering and architecture to maintain a reliable, performant, cost-aware platform across ingestion, storage, transformation, BI, and ML. Make build/buy/partner recommendations and manage key vendor relationsh

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way. The Community You Will Join: Airbnb is seeking a Strategic Partnerships & Business Development Lead for Central and Eastern Europe, reporting to the Country Manager, Central and Eastern Europe. This role requires office presence in Berlin, Germany. In this role, you will lead the strategic business partnerships mandate in the territory and collaborate closely with the global Partnerships team as well as the Supply, Marketing, Communication, Product Marketing, Finance and Legal functions across the region, EMEA, and Headquarters in San Francisco. The Difference You will Make: The Business Development Lead at Airbnb leads business partnerships and business development activities in the territory. A Typical Day: Identifies opportunities for establishing partnerships and business development activities that support our business goals. Establishes and maintains partne