Director, Product - AdTech

KAYAK, part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), is a leading travel search engine. With billions of queries across our platforms, we help people find their perfect flight, stay, rental car and vacation package. We’re also transforming business travel with a new corporate travel solution, KAYAK for Business.

As an employee of KAYAK, you will be part of a travel company that operates a portfolio of global metasearch brands including momondo, Cheapflights and HotelsCombined, among others. From start-up to industry leader, innovation is at our core and every employee has an opportunity to make their mark. Our focus is on building the best travel search engine to make it easier for everyone to experience the world.

The KAYAK Network (KN) Team powers travel discovery across our global brands and hundreds of affiliate partners helping millions of travelers find and book their perfect trip. We build inspiring ad experiences and powerful tools that connect partners with the most relevant audiences.

As the Director, Adtech, you’ll own the strategy and execution of KAYAK’s advertising products, driving advertiser value, user engagement, and revenue growth. This is a highly technical role at the intersection of ad products, recommender systems, and bidding platforms.

This position is required to work from one of our Cambridge, MA office at least 3 days per week.

In this role, you will:

- Partner closely with technical, business and legal teams to shape strategy and deliver sustainable growth through ad monetization.

- Track and influence the metrics that represent success for your business unit

- Set quarterly goals for the team and uncover measurable impact to drive business outcomes

- Keep a pulse on industry trends, competitors, and emerging technologies to inform innovation.

- Collaborate with business and product design teams to identify opportunities and solve for partner and traveler needs across all segments.

- Conduct hands-on analysis of large, co...