Senior Banking Specialist

About Booking Holdings
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: , Priceline, Agoda, KAYAK and Open Table. The mission of Booking Holdings is to make it easier for everyone to experience the world. For more information, visit  and follow us on X (formerly known as Twitter) @Booking Holdings.

The Role: BKNG has been on an exciting journey, continually expanding its product suite as it works to make it easier for everyone to experience the world.

Our Treasury team is looking for a self-starting Senior Banking Specialist to support banking solutions and infrastructure across varied products, business models and jurisdictions, including regulated entities where relevant.

The role spans bank relationship management, banking-wallet and commercial management, bank fees and interest, banking infrastructure, process improvement and Treasury strategy. You will help develop regulatory-compliant banking solutions and connectivity in collaboration with teams across the BKNG Group, elevating capabilities through continuous improvement, automation and robust controls.

You will be part of the Global Treasury team and work closely with colleagues across Banking, Front Office, Risk, Cash Management, Banking Technology and other Finance and business functions. The role requires strong teamwork, coordination and relationship-management skills, together with the tenacity to move complex topics and projects forward.

Objectives extend across regulatory, Legal, Tax, Product and technology topics. You will be comfortable working with experts and stakeholders from different countries and cultures, balancing business needs with enterprise risk, control and compliance requirements. You will also share knowledge and provide practical guidance to colleagues on specialised banking and technical Treasury topics.

You will be accustomed to a working environment that thrives on change, innovation, collaboration and self-initiative. As the organisation and its banking needs continue to evolve, the scope of the role will develop too, offering opportunities to take on additional projects and responsibilities.

• Support due diligence and solution design for collections, payouts and settlement flows across products, business models and jurisdictions, including virtual accounts, direct debit, instant payments, local and cross-border rails, cash pooling, sweeps, intraday liquidity and safeguarding-related account structures.

• Translate business, operational, regulatory and Treasury requirements into practical bank requirements, RFI/RFP input, business cases, implementation plans and controlled processes.

• Work with internal experts and external partners to assess local regulations, payment restrictions, purpose codes, sanctions and Fin Crime considerations, tax and legal documentation, resilience and contingency needs.

• Support improvements to end-to-end payment, collection, payout and repatriation processes, including clear ownership, controls and handoffs.

• Build effective working relationships with assigned core and non-core banks, fintechs and payment providers, and structure recurring service and business reviews with key partners, including agendas, performance insights, escalations and action plans.

• Review bank fees, account interest conditions and billing data for accuracy and adherence to agreed pricing schedules; investigate discrepancies and coordinate remediation or commercial follow-up.

• Prepare concise analyses and management information on service performance, bank fees, interest conditions, open issues and opportunities.

• Support bank-fee and interest-monitoring controls, including monthly reviews, variance analysis and evidence collection.

• Support bank-account openings, maintenance, rationalisation and closures across entities, currencies and banking partners, including documentation, approvals, mandates, signatory and contact updates, KYC and bank confirmations.

• Support audit, SOX, business-control, Fin Crime, business-impact assessment and business-continuity requirements within the assigned scope.

• Keep process documentation, country manuals, trackers and control evidence complete, current and easy for others to use.

• Effectively and efficiently, deal with all BAU banking issues and queries.

• Contribute to TMS, SAP/S4, Bank Account Management, bank-connectivity and reporting initiatives from discovery and design through testing, go-live and hypercare.

• Work with Banking Technology and bank partners on SWIFT, API, host-to-host, File Act and portal connectivity, as well as ISO 20022, MT101, MT940, MT942 and CAMT reporting.

• Validate bank files, statements, account…