Our Mission: Why Lighthouse?
At Lighthouse, we’re on a mission to revolutionize commercial strategy as hospitality’s most powerful AI platform. We take the world's largest hotel data network and transform it into real-time intelligence that drives action. We don't just deliver insights; we empower businesses to make decisions that move revenue.
With $370M in Series C funding and over $100M in ARR, we are scaling at lightspeed. Our 850+ teammates across 35 countries aren't just building software—they are leveraging cutting-edge AI to help hoteliers be the first to act. Tens of thousands of hotels across 185 countries trust Lighthouse to execute their commercial strategy, including every one of the top 15 global chains and thousands of independent hotels that consistently outperform their markets. With Lighthouse AI, the intelligence gets deeper. Decisions get smarter. Actions get faster. We help hoteliers be first to act.
Lighthouse Values: Our guiding light
We are Lumineers. Our shared values keep us on a collaborative path fostering a cultural and customer centric environment
- Pursuit of greatness: We’re innovators who care deeply about our customers’ success. Our team brings their best work, stays curious, and delivers excellence through attention to detail
- Meaningful work matters: We make every moment count by knowing what to deliver, why it matters, and how it drives Lighthouse forward
- Elevate each other: We don’t just work together - we grow together. What unites us is understanding each other as people and working toward shared goals
We’re more than just a workplace – we’re a community. Collaborative, fun, and deeply committed, we work hard together to revolutionize the hospitality sector. Are you ready to join us and shine brighter in the industry’s most exciting rocket-ship? 🚀
Job Details
- 💼 Finance Department
- 📍 Belgium - Ghent
- 🕜 Full-Time/Hybrid
You will join as a Senior AI Engineer for Finance, focused on transforming our internal operations. You will be at the forefront of using AI to solve complex business problems, optimize workflows with AI agents, design and build integrations for business scalability. This is a future-proof role where you will build innovative solutions and have a direct impact on how our business operates as a key part of a new, decentralized team of AI specialists.
Where you will have impact- Design and implement AI solutions that solve real-world business problems within our Finance teams.
- Collaborate directly with domain experts to deeply understand business challenges, workflows, and opportunities for automation and improvement.
- Design, build, and operate AI agent workflows and integrations to optimize our finance operations for scalability.
- Act as a key member of the broader cross-functional AI engineering team, sharing knowledge, best practices, and successful patterns.
- Work closely with our central AI infrastructure engineers to build robust and scalable solutions.
- Pitch your own ideas and co-create the roadmap for AI adoption within your domain, helping us build the perfect solutions.
- Drive projects with a solution-oriented and outcome-focused mindset, ensuring technology delivers tangible business value.
You'll join the Finance Strategy & AI Transformation team - a small, fast-moving team inside Finance with a clear mandate: build and operate AI-native workflows across the full employee lifecycle.
Your key collaborators:
- Director, Finance Strategy & AI Transformation: your manager. Sets the strategic direction and gets concepts to prototype stage. You own the how.
- Finance Project Manager: your delivery partner. Coordinates across the function and keeps projects on track. You manage technical dependencies and flag risks together.
- Enterprise Architect: our advisor on company wide architecture, standards and AI rollout.
- AI Solution Engineers: your advisor on integration design, technical frameworks & data governance.
- Finance Domain Leads: the owners of the Finance processes you'll be building on across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Financial Reporting.
What's in it for you?
- Flexible working environment: Work from home or at one of our global offices.
- Flexible time off: Autonomy to manage your work-life balance.
- Collaborative team: High-bar, friendly, creative, and passionate colleagues.
- Career development: Workshops, frameworks, tools, training, and processes to realize your full potential.
- Impactful work: Shape products relied on by 85,000+ users worldwide.
- Mobility options: Mobility budget or company car (based on your job category).
- Competitive compensation: Proactively maintained to value your work.
- Net allowance: to support home office related expenses.
- Vouchers: lunch vouchers & eco vouchers.
- Comprehensive health insurance: Extensive coverage for you and your dependents.
- Pension funding: Group insurance to secure your future.
- Referral bonuses: Earn rewards for bringing in new talent.
- A strong background in Software Engineering and Integration Engineering.
- Hands-on experience experimenting with various AI tools and building out new, AI-driven workflows in production.
- Proven business understanding and experience working in a business-facing role.
- A solution-oriented and outcome-driven mindset, focused on solving problems rather than just pure engineering craftsmanship.
- A hands-on and curious nature, with an interest in learning and understanding complex business processes.
- Fluent communication in English.
We welcome
- Familiarity with Finance technology - ERP, financial reporting, expense management tools.
- Experience building on top of LLM APIs (Claude, GPT, Gemini) in a production context.
- Familiarity with Finance data structures: chart of accounts, cost centres, budgets, financial reporting hierarchies.
- Experience with data platforms such as BigQuery or similar.
Technologies you will work with
AI tools, Gemini, Claude Code, Google Cloud Platform, Python, Finance systems.
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
Thank you for considering a career with Lighthouse. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that values equal opportunity for all. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, and disability. Our commitment to equality is part of our culture. If you require reasonable accommodation at any point during the application or interview process, please notify your recruiter.
Not ticking every box? No problem! We value diverse backgrounds and unique skill sets, and we encourage individuals from all walks of life to apply. If your experience looks a little different from what we've described, but you're passionate about what we do and are a quick learner, we'd love to hear from you!
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Skills Required
- Hands-on experience with AI tools like Gemini, ChatGPT, or Claude.
- Solid understanding of core finance processes and financial systems.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience with NetSuite administration and SuiteScript.
- Background in finance or digital transformation.
What We Do
Lighthouse is the leading commercial platform for the travel & hospitality industry. We transform complexity into confidence by providing actionable market insights, business intelligence, and pricing tools that maximize revenue growth. Trusted by over 70,000 hotels in 185 countries, and supported by 700+ employees, Lighthouse is the only solution that provides real-time hotel and short-term rental data in a single platform. We strive to deliver the best possible experience with unmatched customer service. We consider our clients as true partners — their success is our success. How can Lighthouse help you? Rate Insight Track competitor pricing to maximize revenue Market Insight Accurately predict future market demand Parity Insight Identify and solve parity issues portfolio wide Benchmark Insight Effectively navigate competitive performance trends Distribution Insight Optimize distribution channel performance Destination Insight Enrich your strategy with short-term rental insights Business Intelligence Monitor, optimize, and report on your performance Pricing Manager Boost revenue with AI-driven room price recommendations Channel Manager AI-powered channel management that transforms pricing and distribution for independent hotels Hotel Data Solutions Bespoke data sets to elevate your commercial strategy Short-Term Rental Data Solutions Power your short-term rental strategy with custom insights Revenue Management Services Master commercial strategy with expert revenue support
