KAYAK

Payroll

• Own and process payroll, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and full compliance with local regulations.
• Help manage payroll administration including data validation, calculations, reporting, and reconciliations (Source-to-Gross / Gross-to-Net).
• Process payroll changes including salary increases, bonuses, commissions, stock-based compensation, other benefits, mobility changes, and terminations.
• Maintain complete and accurate payroll records in accordance with SOX controls, company policies, and audit requirements.
• Ensure compliance with payroll taxes, social security, fringe benefits, stock-based compensation, global mobility matters, statutory filings, and remittances.
• Respond to statutory notices and manage annual filings and regulatory reporting.
• Support payroll audits and strengthen internal controls.
• Partner with People Systems and HR Operations to ensure seamless payroll data integrations (e.g., Workday, ADP, CloudPay), proactively identifying enhancements and automation opportunities.
• Support payroll vendor relationships and help hold providers accountable for performance and accuracy.
• Help develop and maintain payroll SOPs and calendars to ensure process clarity and operational excellence.
• Support month-end close activities, including payroll-related GL entries, reconciliations, PTO accruals, and reporting.
• Help maintain payroll balances and partner with Accounting on reporting and variance explanations.
• Assist with the investigation and resolution of complex payroll queries, escalations, vendor issues, and compliance matters.
• Serve as a trusted point of contact for employees and managers, delivering clear, timely communication.
• Own payroll queries through ticketing systems (e.g., FreshService).
• Help drive process improvements and operational efficiencies to future-proof payroll operations.
• Contribute to global payroll projects and support scalable solutions in an increasingly complex environment.

Senior Specialist, Global Payroll

• Manage monthly and fortnightly payroll cycles across all international entities via external providers (through Cloudpay and ADP), ensuring accurate and timely salary and statutory payments in multiple currencies.
• Own day-to-day payroll administration, including data validation, calculations, and reporting.
• Prepare and submit payroll inputs (new hires, terminations, promotions, salary changes, bonuses, commissions, equity, benefits changes, and other deductions).
• Review and validate payroll outputs, resolving discrepancies prior to approval.
• Ensure accurate and timely processing of all payroll elements, including salaries, bonuses, commissions, equity, benefits, and statutory deductions.
• Assist with year-end processing and related reporting.
• Maintain strong internal controls supporting payroll accuracy and completeness across jurisdictions.
• Ensure compliance with tax, social security, employment, and other local payroll regulations in each country, staying current on legislative and tax law changes.
• Administer and reconcile payroll taxes, ensuring correct employee and employer deductions and remittance to relevant authorities.
• Support tax return preparation and indirect tax compliance, including reconciliations and documentation for cross-border transactions.
• Contribute to a strong international finance control environment and support payroll setup as we expand into new countries.
• Support internal and external audits with accurate, well-organised, and audit-ready documentation.
• Prepare, review, and reconcile payroll reports, including variance analysis and period-end reconciliations.
• Provide clear, timely reporting and commentary to Finance leadership and other stakeholders.
• Act as a primary point of contact for payroll-related employee queries, responding with professionalism and efficiency.
• Handle inquiries related to discrepancies, missing hours, deductions, and other payroll issues, providing clear and timely resolutions.
• Manage payroll-linked benefits (health insurance, pensions, BIK, and other voluntary deductions) in line with company policies and local requirements.
• Provide helpful and responsive support to employees across multiple jurisdictions.
• Own relationships with external payroll providers (through Cloudpay and ADP), ensuring strong service delivery, accuracy, and controls.
• Work closely with the People team and other departments to ensure employee data is accurate and up to date ahead of payroll cut-offs.
• Coordinate on changes such as new hires, leavers, promotions, salary adjustments, benefits changes, and other data impacting payroll.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve processes, automation, accuracy, and efficiency across global payroll operations.

Payroll Specialist

SEO Marketing

• Define global guidelines and contribute to the development of our suite of in-house marketing technologies.
• Monitor industry shifts and emerging technologies, including AI and LLM-driven search, to design and execute rigorous testing frameworks that enhance the user journey.
• Lead high-impact projects from ideation to delivery, managing competing priorities and coordinating across multiple teams to ensure results are delivered.
• Communicate clearly with global teams, sharing optimization insights across the broader performance marketing team.
• Use advanced analytical skills to turn deep-dive performance data into clear, actionable recommendations for senior leadership and global teams.
• Provide day-to-day guidance and technical mentorship to junior team members, fostering a culture of excellence and training the team on advanced performance marketing processes.
• Act as a strategic partner to Engineering and Product teams, providing the domain expertise needed to develop and automate our in-house tools.

Senior Search Marketing Manager

Operations

• Own day-to-day support for one or more senior leaders (e.g., CEO staff, C-suite, or functional heads), acting as a trusted partner on priorities, time, and information flow.
• Maintain a clear view of what’s on their plate (meetings, projects, deadlines) and proactively adjust plans as priorities shift.
• Manage complex, fast-moving calendars with an eye toward impact, not just availability.
• Ensure key meetings have clear agendas, goals, and the right attendees, and that materials are ready and shared in advance.
• Coordinate leadership meetings, off-sites, and recurring rhythms (staff meetings, business reviews, All Hands), including logistics, setup, and pre-reads.
• Prepare and organize decks, briefs, and background materials so executives are fully prepared
• Attend meetings as needed to capture decisions, owners, and due dates, and convert notes into clean, actionable items.
• Create and improve simple systems (trackers, templates, dashboards) that support follow-up and timelines.
• Own the task tracking ecosystem (e.g., Asana, Jira, Sheets, or similar) for supported executives and their leadership teams.
• Log, update, and close out actions from meetings, emails, and conversations.
• Proactively follow up on overdue items and escalate responsibly when needed, keeping leaders informed.
• Plan and align travel, meetings, and logistics so executives can stay focused on content.
• Organize shared drives, folders, and workspaces; keep documents consistently labeled and easy to find.
• Keep org charts, distribution lists, and stakeholder maps current and accessible for executive use.
• Ensure compliance with meeting minutes recording, attendance logging, and other corporate governance requirements, as requested.
• Handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and good judgment.
• Identify broken or manual processes and propose simple, scalable fixes; standardize templates for recurring meetings, status updates, and readouts.
• Partner with People, Finance, Communications, Legal, and other teams on cross-functional projects as needed.

Executive Operations Partner

• Own and process payroll, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and full compliance with local regulations.
• Help manage payroll administration including data validation, calculations, reporting, and reconciliations (Source-to-Gross / Gross-to-Net).
• Process payroll changes including salary increases, bonuses, commissions, stock-based compensation, other benefits, mobility changes, and terminations.
• Ensure compliance with payroll taxes, social security, fringe benefits, stock-based compensation, global mobility matters, statutory filings, and remittances.
• Respond to statutory notices and manage annual filings and regulatory reporting.
• Support payroll audits and strengthen internal controls.
• Partner with People Systems and HR Operations to ensure seamless payroll data integrations (e.g., Workday, ADP, CloudPay), proactively identifying enhancements and automation opportunities.
• Support payroll vendor relationships and help hold providers accountable for performance and accuracy.
• Help develop and maintain payroll SOPs and calendars to ensure process clarity and operational excellence.
• Support month-end close activities, including payroll-related GL entries, reconciliations, PTO accruals, and reporting.
• Help maintain payroll balances and partner with Accounting on reporting and variance explanations.
• Assist with the investigation and resolution of complex payroll queries, escalations, vendor issues, and compliance matters.
• Serve as a trusted point of contact for employees and managers, delivering clear, timely communication.
• Own payroll queries through ticketing systems (e.g., FreshService).

Backend Engineer

• Extract data from databases, write scripts to parse, clean, combine, and process them
• Communicate with APIs via REST or SOAP interfaces.
• Configure enterprise applications for large customers.
• Develop tools to assist in the debugging of existing products.
• Have an opportunity to work together with a team of experienced developers.

Java Software Engineer

Product Manager

• Define and drive the expansion of the traveler and travel manager experience across all countries and platforms, including our mobile website and app.
• Support the expansion of our booking and servicing capabilities on K4B to attract new customers and improve the experience of our existing customers.
• Along with our account management and agency partners, collect feedback from and respond to users.
• Become an advocate for our travelers and travel managers - understanding and documenting their motivations and goals. Use that knowledge to define and prioritize user problems and needs, maintaining a robust roadmap of features.
• Craft feature requirements, weighing impact against goals and technical feasibility.
• Work with cross-functional teams, as product and project manager, to define specifications and help launch features against realistic benchmarks and goals
• Coordinate the roll-out of new product features across all existing customers, working closely with Product Marketing, Marketing, Sales and PR / Comms.
• Measure and analyze insights from product changes, chasing agreed upon metrics and the opportunities our data, user research and A/B experiment results might reveal.
• Stay up to date with our competitive landscape and stay informed about both travel and e-commerce spaces, especially within Flights, and the latest capabilities across multiple platforms.

Senior Product Manager

Account Manager

• Develop and execute KAYAK’s NORAM flight commercial strategy across airlines, OTAs, consolidators, and emerging distribution models
• Drive revenue and marketplace competitiveness through optimized commercial models, leading complex negotiations from strategy and goal alignment to execution
• Identify growth opportunities across both OTAs and direct airline partnerships, including NDC, EDIFACT/GDS channels, direct APIs and hybrid distribution models
• Analyze performance at route, carrier, and point-of-sale levels to inform negotiation strategy and commercial prioritization
• Solve marketplace challenges with creative, data-driven commercial strategies that go beyond standard industry playbooks and create mutual value for KAYAK and its partners
• Work with internal teams and external partners to improve connectivity, content parity and accuracy, fare mapping and competitiveness and merchandising performance
• Build and maintain strong relationships with executives and key decision-makers at our most important current and prospective partner companies
• Collaborate with product and marketing teams to improve user experience and conversion, while driving results for our partners including yield, attachment, up-sells and more
• Lead and develop a high-performing flight and ancillary commercial team
• Provide strategic guidance and insights to the executive team on market trends, competitive intelligence, and new opportunities for growth
• Represent KAYAK as a senior commercial leader in industry forums and strategic partner engagements

Senior Director, Flights Commercial Partnerships

Product Designer

• Be autonomous and collaborative. Take full ownership of your design work and full responsibility for communication with your teammates. Own the success or failure of your projects.
• Interface directly with cross-functional teams and customers to collect the insights and constraints that inform your design decisions.
• Rapidly produce multiple concepts and prototypes for design solutions that drive user and business impact.
• Apply systems thinking to approach scalable design solutions and the areas they impact, both now and in the future.
• Conduct qualitative user research, analyze findings, and translate insights into actionable improvements to your product area.
• Facilitate alignment within cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders by clearly communicating design rationale, scope, and measurable success criteria.
• Influence strategic direction for your product area while synthesizing feedback from across the organization and iterating thoughtfully on proposed solutions.

Senior Specialist, Global Payroll

Payroll Specialist

Senior Search Marketing Manager

Senior Specialist, Global Payroll

Executive Operations Partner

Senior Specialist, Global Payroll

Payroll Specialist

Senior Specialist, Global Payroll

Payroll Specialist

Java Software Engineer

Senior Product Manager

Senior Product Manager

Senior Product Manager

Senior Director, Flights Commercial Partnerships

Senior Product Designer