Senior Strategy Manager

Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG)•New York, NY

2d•$197,000 - $241,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Strategy Manager will help drive the development of Global Booking Holdings and Booking.com strategy. The role works collaboratively with stakeholders across the business to develop multi-year strategic plans and guide strategic and operational decisions. It leads the process and content for assessing current capabilities and opportunities, evaluating build-versus-partner-versus-buy options, and connecting Strategy with cross-functional business teams. As a key leader on the Global Strategy team, the Senior Strategy Manager will address complex strategic and operational issues with significant impact on a multi-billion-dollar global business. The role requires creative thinking, the ability to derive actionable insights from complex data, and effectiveness in a highly matrixed global environment. It also includes helping guide the company's strategic direction, aligning senior stakeholders, supporting Board-level business reviews, and coaching team members.

Requirements

Skill in strategy development, including project scoping, hypothesis development, financial and business modeling, identifying strategic options, consensus building, and implementation.
Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor a talented, driven team in developing and executing strategic initiatives.
Strong executive presence and ability to communicate strategy clearly and simply.
Ability to distill complex business issues and strategies into concise, persuasive insights and actionable recommendations.
Ability to lead cross-functional collaboration in a highly matrixed and complex environment.
Ability to operate in a dynamic environment, handle ambiguity, and actively drive timely resolution of issues.

Nice To Haves

Expertise in experiences and/or events or ticketing marketplaces.

Responsibilities

Develop a deep understanding of historical and future industry, competitor, and consumer trends in travel and experiences, and form a perspective on the market’s likely future.
Develop and maintain multi-year strategic plans for potential expansion areas with brand and finance teams, evaluating new business models, initiatives, investments, and deals.
Lead critical projects addressing complex strategic and operational challenges, including defining success, scoping analyses, and driving outcomes.
Build alignment with senior stakeholders, including SVPs and VPs, on key recommendations and support multi-year company transformation.
Support Booking Holdings’ regular business review processes by providing visibility and guidance to the Board of Directors on critical programs and strategic decisions.
Coach and lead Global Strategy team members in communications, influencing, business analysis, stakeholder management, and other functional and personal skills.