Continuous Improvement Manager (Data Analytics)
Who We Are
Accommodations Plus International (API) is a technology and services company focused on driving innovation across the travel and transportation industry. We partner with organizations in the airline, cruise, and rail sectors to deliver solutions that improve layover operations, enhance customer experience, and support long-term growth.
Our mission is to make layovers simpler and more efficient for crew members—and we bring that to life through deep industry expertise and a practical, results-driven approach.
Today, API's platform powers over 18 million crew room nights each year for 100+ airlines and travel operators worldwide. Our General Reach ensures that airline crews are rested, transported, and connected so global aviation runs on time.
At API, we're building a culture rooted in succeeding and thriving together. It's a place where people are encouraged to take ownership, develop their skills, and contribute to work that matters.
If you're looking to grow your career in a company that values steady progress, real impact, and long-term development, we'd like to meet you
Position Overview
We are looking for a highly analytical, technically skilled and self-driven professional to lead data analytics, automation and continuous improvement initiatives across the business.
This is a hands-on Manager role combining strong technical capabilities, business acumen and end-to-end ownership.
The successful candidate will use data, automation, AI and market intelligence to develop scalable solutions, support decision-making and deliver measurable business impact.
Essential Functions:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.




Key Responsibilities
Data Analytics: Lead complex analyses, identify trends and opportunities, and translate data into actionable business recommendations.
Continuous Improvement: Identify and lead opportunities to enhance processes and ways of working, delivering measurable and sustainable results.
Market Intelligence: Analyze external market information, including hotel, airline, travel and broader market data, to identify trends, benchmark performance and support commercial decisions.
AI & Innovation: Develop and apply AI-enabled solutions, including LLMs, AI agents and intelligent workflows, to enhance analytics, automation and business processes.
Automation & Technical Solutions: Lead the development of scalable solutions using Python and other automation technologies to streamline processes and enhance analytical capabilities.
Business Intelligence: Develop dashboards, analytical tools and performance reporting to support effective decision-making.
Data Quality & Governance: Develop validation, reconciliation and governance processes to support accurate, consistent and reliable information.
Commercial & Operational Analytics : Support performance monitoring, sourcing intelligence, savings validation and other commercial and operational analyses.
End-to-End Ownership: Lead initiatives from problem definition through development, implementation and performance measurement.




Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with cross-functional teams and communicate insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
Required Skills & Experience
Strong analytical and quantitative capabilities, with experience working with large and complex datasets.
Strong experience with Power BI, including data modelling, dashboard development, visualization and business intelligence solutions.
Advanced Excel and Power Query skills for data analysis, modelling, transformation and automation.
Good working knowledge of Python, with the ability to use it for data analysis, automation and solution development.
Practical experience with AI and LLM technologies, including their application to analytics, automation, information extraction and business workflows.
Strong experience with automation, including the design and implementation of automated workflows and processes.
Strong data management capabilities, including data validation, reconciliation and integration across multiple sources and systems.
Ability to translate business requirements into analytical and technical solutions and independently lead initiatives from concept through delivery.
Strong business acumen, problem-solving, communication and stakeholder management skills.
High level of ownership, curiosity and ability to learn and apply new technologies.
Preferred Skills & Experience
Experience in travel, hospitality, procurement, aviation or transportation.
Experience with CRM such as Salesforce and enterprise business systems.
Experience with workflow and process automation technologies.
Lean, Six Sigma or similar continuous improvement methodology.
Experience with databases

📌 Continuous Improvement Manager (Madrid)
🏢 Accommodations Plus International
📍 Madrid