Romain Berthomé is Head of Product at Booking.com, leading a multidisciplinary organisation of over 80 professionals across product, design, engineering, and data to make travel payments seamless and flexible for millions of users worldwide. Under his leadership, the team has scaled flagship products such as partner onboarding, checkout, and FX platforms, driving over $70B in annual transactions and $150M in new revenue.
With more than a decade of experience at Uber, Rocket Internet, and Johnson & Johnson, Romain has built a proven track record in scaling global organisations, defining multi-year product strategies, and unlocking business growth through user-centric innovation. A passionate endurance athlete, he brings the same focus and drive from the trail to the teams he leads.
Upcoming Talks
28 May 2026
Leading 80+ people across London, Amsterdam, and Bangalore, Romain Berthomé has learned that scaling product impact starts with scaling culture. In this fireside chat, he reveals how Booking.com builds high performing cross-functional teams grounded in trust, shared understanding, and business-driven decision making.
Outcomes:
- Learn how to prioritise focus and resources when managing large distributed teams.
- Build a culture rooted in customer understanding, data literacy, and product thinking.
- Enable autonomy while maintaining alignment across time zones and disciplines.
- Discover how to grow leadership capacity without losing team cohesion or velocity.