Head of HR Business Partnering, Booking Holdings
$207.9-254.1k
+ annual bonus and equity grant
Online travel agent
Posted today
Online travel agent
1001+ employees
Posted today
$207.9-254.1k
+ annual bonus and equity grant
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make it easier for everyone to experience the world.
Role
Who you are
- Significant (15 years+) HR Business Partnering experience, including substantial time supporting senior executives in complex, global, and fast-changing environments
- Significant global experience partnering with senior leaders across multiple regions, with strong ability to navigate cultural nuance, market complexity, and matrixed ways of working
- Proven ability to shape people strategy for a business undergoing growth, transformation, or operating model evolution
- Experience leading HR teams across multiple geographies and operating effectively in a global matrix
- Strong commercial and organizational acumen, with the ability to connect people decisions to business outcomes
- Track record of influencing senior stakeholders and earning credibility as a trusted advisor at executive level
- Strong judgment and comfort handling sensitive, high-stakes people matters across diverse regulatory and cultural environments
- Ability to balance enterprise consistency with regional nuance and local market requirements
- Experience supporting commercial, sales, partnerships, marketplace, or B2B business models
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Head of HR Business Partnering to lead the people strategy for Agoda’s B2B business globally. This is a senior HR leadership role for someone who can operate as a trusted advisor to business leaders, shape organizational direction, and build an HR partnership model that enables growth, transformation, and high performance across multiple regions
- This leader will partner closely with the B2B executive team, including the Chief Commercial Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and functional Heads, to translate business priorities into people strategies across organization design, leadership effectiveness, talent planning, capability building, employee engagement, change management, and performance. The role is accountable for setting and driving the global people strategy for the B2B business, ensuring the organization, leadership, and talent agenda supports business performance, transformation, and long-term scalability
- With global responsibility across APAC, EMEA, and the Americas, this leader will oversee and align three regional HR teams supporting the business across those markets. They will elevate leadership effectiveness and the quality of people management, strengthen succession and talent pipelines for critical roles, and ensure the business receives high-quality, coordinated support from the broader People function globally. The role will also serve as a trusted advisor on complex and business-critical people matters, balancing enterprise consistency with regional nuance and local market needs
- The successful candidate will bring a balance of strategic thinking and execution excellence, with the credibility to influence senior stakeholders and the leadership capability to align regional HR support behind a consistent global people agenda while remaining responsive to local business and market needs
- The role will report to the COPO for BPD and Agoda and partner directly with the B2B Management Team
- Strategic Business Partnership
- Strategically partner to the B2B leadership team, shaping and delivering the global people agenda in line with business strategy and transformation priorities
- Influence and provide valuable expertise to executives on org effectiveness, team design, leadership capability, succession, workforce planning, and culture across a globally distributed business
- Act as a thought partner on how to scale the B2B business in a way that strengthens performance, accountability, and collaboration across regions and functions
- Global HR Team Leadership
- Lead the HR Business Partnering team for the B2B business across APAC, EMEA, and the Americas
- Partner with COEs
- Organization Design and Transformation
- Partner with business leaders on organizational health, decision rights, spans and layers, and team effectiveness
- Drive significant change initiatives, including restructuring, role redesign, leadership transitions, and integration of new ways of working
- Talent and Leadership
- Drive talent reviews, succession planning, and development strategies for critical roles and leadership pipelines across the global B2B organization
- Coach senior leaders on performance, feedback, team dynamics, and leadership effectiveness
- Partner with TA, C&B, L&D, and other People functions in the rest of the BKNG group to attract, retain, and develop high-impact talent globally
- Performance and Culture
- Strengthen performance standards and manager capability across the organization through clear expectations, rigorous talent conversations, and effective people practices
- Shape and drive the company’s culture by aligning people practices, leadership behaviours, and employee experience with the organization’s values, strategy, and business goals
- Guide leaders through complex people matters with sound judgment, consistency, and a balanced approach to business and employee needs
- Cross-Functional HR Leadership
- Influence enterprise-wide people initiatives by bringing a strong business lens and helping tailor solutions for the needs of a scaling global B2B organization
- Build strong partnerships across regions and functions to ensure consistency where needed and flexibility where valuable
Our take
Booking Holdings is the global heavyweight in online travel and related services, with a footprint spanning over 220 countries and territories. The parent company of familiar names like Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, Rentalcars.com, KAYAK, and OpenTable, it's the quiet force powering millions of trips, dinners, and adventures around the world.
The company is continuously strengthening its portfolio too, by expanding what its brands can offer. For instance, Priceline's partnership with Musement (the leading tours and activities company) means travelers can now book experiences and excursions right alongside flights and hotels.
And on the tech front, Booking Holdings is investing in its future with a new technology center, focused on enhancing its finance systems and driving smarter collaboration across fintech and other vital areas. In a fiercely competitive area, Booking Holdings really does stand tall as a market leader and is ready to ride the continued wave of travel demand.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Health Benefits
- Insurance Coverage
- Retirement Plan
- Additional Benefits
- Travel Benefits
- Time off
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Hybrid Working
- Mental Health Support
- Fitness Reimbursement
Company HQ
Norwalk, CT
Leadership
Glenn Fogel
(CEO & President)Glenn joined Booking Holdings in 2000 as VP of Corporate Development and has held various roles since, becoming CEO and President in 2017.
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