This role requires close coordination with cross-functional stakeholders—both internal and external—as you move initiatives from ideation through investment case approval, development, and launch. You will need to be able to navigate ambiguity, lead with data and structure, and influence across teams. With FinTech at the intersection of financial services and technology, some experience in both domains is highly valued. If you're passionate about combining strategic thinking with hands-on execution, and motivated by making a tangible impact in a fast-moving environment, we’d love to hear from you.
Key Job Responsibilities and Duties:
Craft and articulate a holistic narrative connecting company vision, strategic direction, and transformation initiatives across the FinTech portfolio.
Drive high-impact strategic solutions through a combination of strategic thinking, analytical depth, and stakeholder collaboration
Lead strategic initiatives or transformations, along both short and long-term implementation roadmaps and clearly defined deliverables.
Independently craft compelling narratives and adapt communication style for diverse audiences, ensuring clarity and impact.
Present strategically sound information (written and oral) customized to the seniority of the organization, including aligning with senior leaders.
Build strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including senior leadership, to gain buy-in and drive alignment
Build broad organizational influence, developing connections that expand the reach and strategic impact of the team’s work
Guide teams and workstreams to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams (product, technology, operations, legal, etc.) to ensure smooth execution.
Shape the mid-term vision and structure of the team, helping to define and drive what great looks like.
Manage, guide, coach and develop a team of strategy associates.
Qualifications & Skills
Solid expertise in financial services or payments, ideally within FinTech
Minimum 10 years of professional experience in similar areas, including team management skills
Experience in either strategy consulting or strategic role in Tech
Experience in managing individual contributors
Excellent analytical and conceptual thinking skills
Business case creation and refinement
Ability to explain difficult concepts in simplified terms
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
Ability to influence stakeholders and work closely with them to determine acceptable solutions
Excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills
Ability to work with ambiguity in fast changing environment
Booking.com’s Total Rewards Philosophy is not only about compensation but also about benefits. We offer a competitive , as well unique-to-Booking.com benefits which include:
Annual paid time off and generous paid leave scheme including: parent, grandparent, bereavement, and care leave
Hybrid working including flexible working arrangements, and up to 20 days per year working from abroad (home country)
Industry leading product discounts - up to 1400 per year - for yourself, including automatic Genius Level 3 status and Booking.com wallet credit
Contributing to a high scale, complex, world renowned product and seeing real-time impact of your work on millions of travelers worldwide;
Working in a fast-paced and performance driven culture;
Opportunity to utilize technical expertise, leadership capabilities and entrepreneurial spirit
Promote and drive impactful and innovative engineering solutions
Technical, behavioral and interpersonal competence advancement via on-the-job opportunities, experimental projects, hackathons, conferences and active community participation
Application Process:
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