Senior Strategy Manager

Booking Holdings; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 197,000 - 241,000; Full time

Job summary

Booking Holdings is seeking a Senior Strategy Manager to drive the development of our global strategy across Booking Holdings and Booking.com. You will collaborate with stakeholders worldwide to craft multi-year plans, assess build vs. partner vs.

buy options, and act as the linchpin between Strategy and cross‑functional teams. You will lead critical projects, mentor team members, and influence senior leadership to shape the direction of a multi‑billion dollar global business while navigating a

Qualifications

• Strategy development experience including financial modeling and option identification.
• Leadership experience guiding a talented team delivering strategic initiatives.
• Strong executive presence with clear, simple strategy communication.
• Ability to distill complex issues into concise, actionable recommendations.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional collaboration in a matrixed environment.
• Ability to operate in ambiguity and drive timely resolutions.
• Experience with experiences/events/ticketing marketplaces is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain multi-year strategic plans for expansion areas with brands and finance teams.
• Lead critical projects to solve complex strategic and operational challenges and drive outcomes.
• Build alignment with senior stakeholders on recommendations to transform the company over multi-year periods.
• Support regular business reviews by providing visibility and guidance for the Board on key programs.
• Coach and mentor Global Strategy team members on communications, analysis, and stakeholder management.

Skills

Strategy development

Leadership

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Business analysis

Stakeholder management

Ambiguity handling

Market/industry insight

Job description

Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) is the world leader in online travel and services that support the entire travel journey. Our platforms - including Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, KAYAK and OpenTable - utilize advanced AI, machine learning and other innovative technologies to simplify and personalize the travel experience for consumers and partners in over 220 countries and territories. Our mission is to make it easier for everyone to experience the world. For more information, visit BookingHoldings.com and follow us on X @BookingHoldings.

This role is eligible for our hybrid work model: Two days in our New York, NY office.

The Global Strategy team is responsible for the overall strategy of both Booking Holdings and its largest brand Booking.com. The team has members in New York, Amsterdam, and London, and we work collaboratively on initiatives across the senior leadership of Booking Holdings, Booking.com, Agoda, Priceline, Kayak, and OpenTable.

As a Senior Strategy Manager, you will drive the development of our Global Booking Holdings and Booking.com strategy. This will require working collaboratively with stakeholders across all levels of the business to develop multi-year strategic plans.

You will drive strategic and operational decisions through process and content leadership, help develop a unified perspective of our current capabilities and opportunities as well as evaluate build vs. partner vs. buy options. You will be the key point person between Strategy and cross-functional business teams in developing these assessments.

As a key leader on the team responsible for the overall strategic direction of Booking Holdings, you will be solving unique and complex problems that have major impacts on a multi-billion dollar global business. You will need to think creatively, identify actionable insights from complicated data and navigate a highly-matrixed global environment.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Being a thought leader in the travel and experiences market through a deep understanding historical and future industry, competitor, and consumer trends; having a clear perspective on the likely future shape of the market
• Developing and maintaining a multi-year strategic plan for potential strategic expansion areas together with our brands and finance teams, including evaluating new business models, initiatives, investments or deals
• Leading critical projects to solve complex strategic and operational challenges, including defining success, scoping analyses and driving to outcomes
• Building alignment with senior stakeholders (inc. SVPs and VPs) on key recommendations, ensuring significant transformation of the company over a multi-year period
• Supporting the regular Booking Holdings business review processes, by providing visibility and guidance for the Board of Directors on critical programs and strategic decisions
• Coaching and leading members of the Global Strategy team on key functional and personal skills such as communications and influencing, business analysis, and stakeholder management

What you have:

• Skilled in strategy development, including project scoping, hypothesis development, financial and business modeling, strategic option identification, consensus building, and implementation
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor a talented and driven team in the development and execution of strategic initiatives
• Strong executive presence and ability to communicate strategy clearly and simply
• Ability to distill complex business issues and strategies to highlight insights and actionable recommendations in a concise and persuasive manner
• Ability to lead cross-functional collaboration in a highly matrixed and complex environment
• Ability to operate in a dynamic environment and deal with ambiguity, willingness to actively drive resolution of issues in a timely manner
• Expertise in experiences and / or events / ticketing marketplaces highly desirable

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Through the Booking Holdings brands, we help our customers reach all corners of the earth. Our ability to provide great service rests on how well we understand our diverse customer base, which is why having a diverse team is so important to us. We bring together employees from all walks of life and we are proud to provide the kind of inclusive environment that stimulates innovation, creativity and collaboration.

There are a variety of job related factors that go into determining a salary range, including but not limited to external market benchmark data, geographic location, and years of experience sought/required. In addition to a competitive base salary, roles are eligible to be considered for an annual bonus and equity grant.

The base salary range for Connecticut and the NYC-metro area is $197,000 - $241,000.

• We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program designed to keep you and your family healthy, plan for the future and make the most out of life. For a glimpse of our benefits offerings, please see here . In addit