Hristina Racheva

Hristina Racheva

Senior Business Operations Manager at Skyscanner

Qualifications

Senior Business Operations Manager at Skyscanner, with 9+ years across the company

Former Head of Localisation at Skyscanner; founder of localisation consultancy Locawise

Localisation Programme Manager at Google; founder of the Locommunity mentoring network

Expertise

Localization

Internationalization

UX localization

Translation

Globalization

Product management

Head of Localisation at Skyscanner

Experience

Senior Business Operations Manager at Skyscanner

Apr 2026 — Present · 3 mos

Business operations role at Skyscanner, Barcelona.

Somatic therapist, Nervous System educator & Leadership facilitator at Self-employed

Mar 2025 — Present · 1 yr 4 mos

Coaching and facilitation work on relational intelligence, conscious leadership and nervous system regulation.

Academic Tutor, MA User Experience Design at Barcelona Technology School

Dec 2021 to Jan 2026 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Taught localisation masterclasses to UX designers, writers and product managers.

Product Manager, Experimentation at Skyscanner

Mar 2023 to Feb 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos

Product management focused on experimentation.

Head of Localisation at Skyscanner

Jan 2020 to Mar 2023 · 3 yrs 2 mos

Led the localisation function at Skyscanner.

Localisation consultant & career coach at Locawise

Nov 2020 to Feb 2025 · 4 yrs 3 mos

Localisation strategy consulting, international UX training and career coaching.

Qualifications

Senior Business Operations Manager at Skyscanner, with 9+ years across the company

Former Head of Localisation at Skyscanner; founder of localisation consultancy Locawise

Localisation Programme Manager at Google; founder of the Locommunity mentoring network

Expertise

Localization

Internationalization

UX localization

Translation

Globalization

Product management

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