Senior Compliance Specialist, FCRM & Ethics

KAYAK • Concord, MA

11d • $110,000 - $130,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

KAYAK, part of Booking Holdings, is a leading travel search engine. We are seeking a motivated, detail-oriented, and proactive Senior Compliance Specialist to join our dynamic in-house legal and compliance team. This versatile role is essential for the smooth operation of our Compliance & Ethics, Financial Crime Risk Management, and Regulatory programs. We are looking for an upbeat self-starter who is highly organized, thrives in a fast-paced technology environment, and is eager to make a lasting impact on our organization. This position requires a presence in our Concord, MA office three days per week.

Requirements

• 5 or more years of experience in compliance and ethics, FCRM, sanctions, AML/KYC, third-party risk, legal operations, or a closely related control function - equivalent experience, training, or transferable skills are considered.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams independently and meet deadlines in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills — you can explain a complex requirement clearly to someone who is not a lawyer or compliance professional.
• Sound judgment and the ability to recognize when a situation calls for escalation, even when the right answer is not obvious.
• Experience building productive working relationships across teams and functions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office or Google Workspace tools, including spreadsheets and presentation software.
• A positive, "can-do" mentality and a genuine eagerness to learn and contribute to a wide range of projects.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with one or more of the following areas: sanctions screening and OFAC concepts, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), anti-bribery and corruption, financial crime risks and controls, consumer protection regulation, or platform regulation (such as the EU Digital Services Act or Digital Markets Act).
• Experience working in a technology company, travel industry, or similarly fast-paced, multi-jurisdictional environment.
• Experience using compliance, workflow, or case-management systems (e.g., learning management systems, helpline platforms, or document management tools).
• Interest in using AI and automation tools to improve compliance workflows, documentation, or reporting.
• Compliance, FCRM, AML, sanctions, or ethics certification such as CCEP, CAMS, or ICA.

Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day operation of KAYAK's Compliance & Ethics, Financial Crime Risk Management (FCRM) programs, including policy guidance, training coordination, and monitoring activities.
• Help manage conflicts of interest disclosures, gifts and entertainment reviews, and anti-bribery and corruption processes.
• Coordinate Know Your Partner (KYP) and risk-based third-party due diligence for prospective and existing partners, including information collection, review, follow-up, documentation, and escalation.
• Assist with sanctions and restricted-country screening, supporting the Booking Holdings Financial Crime Risk Management Centre of Excellence and escalating issues to the appropriate team members as needed.
• Identify, document, and escalate potential FCRM, sanctions, ethics, and other compliance risks and issues.
• Support risk assessments by gathering information, documenting findings, and tracking approved mitigation actions.
• Contribute to compliance training and awareness initiatives, including the Ethics Ambassador Program and compliance communications to employees.
• Support regulatory monitoring efforts — tracking new and evolving requirements across US, EU, and UK jurisdictions and helping translate them into actionable guidance for the business.
• Help maintain and improve self-service compliance resources, including policies, procedures, process flows, trackers, evidence repositories, and the internal compliance knowledge hub.
• Support periodic monitoring, control testing, compliance audits, and preparation of concise reports and management updates.
• Identify and support opportunities to use approved AI-enabled tools and workflow automation to streamline compliance processes, while maintaining appropriate human review, data protection, and audibility.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners in People & Culture, Finance, Product, and Engineering on compliance-related matters.

Benefits

• Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per location, per year
• Company-wide week off a year
• No meeting Fridays
• Paid parental leave
• Generous paid vacation + time off for your birthday
• Paid volunteer time
• Development Dollars
• Leadership development
• Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings
• Travel Discounts
• Employee Resource Groups
• Competitive retirement and health plans
• Free lunch 2 days per week
• Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth
• Company-paid subscription to HeadSpace
• health benefits
• flexible spending account
• retirement benefits
• life insurance
• paid time off (including PTO, paid sick leave, medical leave, bereavement leave, floating holidays and paid holidays)
• parental leave benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed