Security Program Manager

Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) is the world's leading provider of online travel and related services, provided to consumers and local partners in more than 220 countries and territories through five primary consumer-facing brands: Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, KAYAK and OpenTable. The mission of Booking Holdings is to make it easier for everyone to experience the world. For more information, visit BookingHoldings.com and follow us on X (formerly known as Twitter) @BookingHoldings.

This role is eligible for our hybrid work model: Two days in-office.

Booking Holdings is searching for a highly experienced Security Program Manager with a strong background in security and compliance. We're seeking a self-starter and highly motivated Technical Program Manager to lead and implement strategic security initiatives. The ideal candidate brings a proactive mindset, is comfortable navigating ambiguity, and has the drive to identify opportunities, shape programs, and deliver results across teams. A broad understanding of security and a passion for making things happen are essential to succeed in this role. This individual will be responsible for spearheading programs designed to elevate service and infrastructure security, guarantee adherence to regulatory standards, and prioritize customer safety.

In this role, you will get to:

The ideal candidate will possess a solid understanding of program management fundamentals and demonstrate the ability to effectively translate between business and technical disciplines. They will be adept at leading large-scale, cross-organizational security and technical projects and collaborating closely with security, risk, audit, and engineering teams.

Knowledge of the following is required: security-related standards and regulations, (agile) program management. Knowledge of some of the following domains is highly desirable: network infrastructure and Zero Trust design, risk management, cybersecurity operations, GenAI, threat management, incident management, and security product development.

Key Job Responsibilities and Duties:

• Deliver key security programs from inception to business-as-usual, with stakeholders across multiple teams, product groups, and business units.

• Ensure a realistic and objective delivery plan, based on an end-to-end technical solution, is in place, which is based on data and appropriate delivery metrics

• Coordinate the implementation of security improvements across multiple teams with different approaches and strategic priorities.

• Stakeholder and communication management, including working closely with Engineering, Product, Security, Legal, and Compliance to deliver these critical programs.

• Engage with regional business and technical stakeholders to identify security needs, and maintain a broad understanding of the regulatory landscape impacting Booking Holdings

• Work with a global cross-functional team of security engineers, product owners, and risk teams to identify security and compliance gaps and build roadmaps to address issues.

• Own delivery governance: provide predictable, proactive reporting tailored to the appropriate audience (Senior LT, Engineering Teams, and stakeholders) so that service and business owners have clear visibility on initiatives.

• Proactively identify ways to improve processes and capabilities to ensure we are compliant, efficient, and respond to business needs.

• Be able to influence architectural and technical aspects of services and processes. Furthermore, evaluate and identify risks within a given system design or architecture, and propose risk mitigation plans and obtain agreement from risk owners.

• Coordinate 3rd party service providers when required, including vendor selection and management of deliverables

• Be a "subject matter expert" in different cybersecurity domains, including familiarity with industry-standard frameworks, and assist the Security Senior Manager in identifying ways to increase the team's business impact and improve and streamline productivity.

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills coupled with strong business acumen and ability to identify and explain present and future needs for proposed security initiatives to senior management.

• Proven ability to collaborate and influence across the spectrum of internal and external business stakeholders.

• Create strong partnerships with critical teams in the Booking Holdings group and support formalising and embedding within all brands with key security initiatives.

What you have:

• Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience

• 8+ years relevant work experience, including technical program management experience or related discipline

• 3+ years' experience working with cross-functional technical teams and business units to design and deliver security and/or compliance products and programs

• CISA or CISSP is a plus

• A proven track record of translating high-level objectives and strategy into cross-organizational deliverables

• Self-starter driving security program delivery

• Leads security initiatives with autonomy

• Experience with Agile environments and certification is desirable.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks under pressure.

• Proven ability to collaborate and influence across the spectrum of internal and external business stakeholders.

• Create strong partnerships with critical teams in the Booking Holdings group.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Through the Booking Holdings brands, we help our customers reach all corners of the earth. Our ability to provide great service rests on how well we understand our diverse customer base, which is why having a diverse team is so important to us. We bring together employees from all walks of life and we are proud to provide the kind of inclusive environment that stimulates innovation, creativity and collaboration.

There are a variety of job related factors that go into determining a salary range, including but not limited to external market benchmark data, geographic location, and years of experience sought/required. In addition to a competitive base salary, roles are eligible to be considered for an annual bonus and equity grant.

The base salary range for Connecticut and the NYC-metro area is $135,000 - $165,000.

We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program designed to keep you and your family healthy, plan for the future and make the most out of life. For a glimpse of our benefits offerings, please see here. In addition to competitive health and wellness benefits, we currently offer other perks to eligible employees, such as: tuition reimbursement, fitness reimbursement, discounts, and more!

If this role resonates with you, we encourage you to click the "apply" button!

EEO Statement:

Booking Holdings is an equal opportunity employer in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws. We ensure equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without discrimination or harassment based on race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

Booking Holdings also extends this policy to every phase of the employment process including, but not limited to, recruitment, selection, placement, transfer, training and development, position elimination, restructure, promotion, compensation, benefits, layoffs, termination, and all other conditions or privileges of employment. Booking Holdings and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, please email reasonableaccommodation@bookingholdings.com with your request. M/F/V/D/S

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