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Team and company backgroundBooking.com's strategic vision for the "Connected Trip" is to create a truly seamless travel experience — one that integrates flights, attractions, car rentals, taxis, insurance and protection products, and more into a single, cohesive journey. While Booking.com has long been a global leader in accommodation, our focus is now on unifying all travel verticals to deliver a streamlined, end-to-end experience for our customers.

The Insurance & Protection team plays a critical role in this vision. Our mission is to expand and enhance our product offering so travellers can enjoy complete peace of mind when booking any part of their trip.

As part of the Trips business unit, Insurance & Protection helps bridge the Booking.com of today with the Booking.com of tomorrow—driving the transformation from a single-product company to a multi-product ecosystem. At the heart of this evolution is a more personalised, effortless, and connected travel experience for every customer.

The RoleWe are seeking insurance or financial services professionals to support the management of the existing products and ongoing initiatives, as well as the launch of new and innovative insurance and protection products, with the overall goal of offering travellers complete peace of mind when booking any part of their trip at Booking.com.

Key Responsibilities

Support the development of new and existing insurance and protection products

Management of projects by working directly with our tech, product, design, copywriting, data, operations, legal, compliance and finance teams to support the design and launch new products

End‐to‐end ownership of complex initiatives with the ability to drive to a solution

Lead the review of the commercial and product performance of the products and proposing future enhancements and iterations

Support the identification & alignment on key dependencies between Insurance & Protection and other departments

Work with third‐party insurance carriers to develop new product offerings

Deliver output materials for business reviews, board updates, weekly updates

Support the execution of the Insurance & Protection team's strategic priorities

Conduct market and competitor analysis, feeding this into the market strategy and product design

Work with external advisors on the development of licensing and regulatory strategies, as well as new and ongoing compliance requirements

Serve as the 'bridge' between the insurance industry and the non‐insurance Booking.com business

Support cross‐functional initiatives

Support internal Booking.com projects that are key enablers for the Insurance & Protection team

Work hand‐in‐hand with other departments to deliver project outcomes

Track and report on project statuses and results to Insurance management team

Skills & Experience

Educated to a degree level or equivalent

3+ years experience within the insurance or financial services industry

Experience working in a regulated industry, and understanding of risk management and compliance topics in this context

First class commercial problem solving, analysis and decision‐making ability, with proven capability to take high levels of ownership and accountability and operate independently

Ability to take ownership, entrepreneurial, proactive with a positive attitude, a self‐starter

Project management fundamentals

Experience of working across multi‐cultural geographies and executing global launches / roll outs

Ability to work across local jurisdictions and ability to pick up quickly on market practice

Experience in managing cross‐functional stakeholders with a particular focus on non‐insurance experts and complex matrix organisations

Confident, clear and concise communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts in oral and written communications

Commercially minded, with experience of constructing and presenting business cases, supporting models, and financial projections

Ability to distill complex business issues and strategies to highlight insights and actionable recommendations in a concise and persuasive manner

Benefits & Perks – Global Impact, Personal RelevanceBooking.com's total rewards philosophy is not only about compensation but also about benefits. Our rewards are aimed at making it easier for you to experience all that life has to offer — all the messy, beautiful, and joyful bits — on your terms. So you can focus on what really matters. We offer competitive compensation as well as thoughtful, valuable, and even fun benefits which include:

A great, brand new office in the heart of Amsterdam

29 days' paid holiday plus bank holidays

On‐site meals, coffee, and snacks, including healthy and vegan options

Health & well‐being benefits such as mental health support, access to health insurance, etc.

Employer contribution pension

Industry‐leading parental leave and adoption leave

From day one of your employment with us, we offer 22 weeks' fully paid leave for all new parents, regardless of gender or the way you become a parent

Great discounts on accommodation, car rentals and other group benefits

Carer's leave. 10 days' fully paid leave per year for colleagues who are caring for ill family members.

Hybrid Working (NL): We believe in office attendance at least 40% of your time whilst empowering you with the flexibility to plan where to do your best work

Inclusion at Booking.comTake it from our Chief People Officer, Paulo Pisano: "At Booking.com, the diversity of our people doesn't just create a unique workplace, it also creates a better and more inclusive travel experience for everyone. Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. It's a place where you can make your mark and have a real impact in travel and tech."

Read all about DEI and the Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) at Booking.com here.

Total Reward PhilosophyThe benefits and perks offered by the company can be found here.

Career Development OpportunitiesLearn more about Your Career Journey here.

Become a Mentee and benefit from a mentoring relationship with a more experienced person to help you identify and achieve your professional and personal development goals.

Booking.com is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We strive to move well beyond traditional equal opportunity and work to create an environment that allows everyone to thrive.

Pre‐Employment ScreeningIf your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre‐employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable law, a pre‐employment screening may include employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the position.

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