Principal Leadership Recruiter

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At , data drives our decisions. Technology is at our core. And innovation is everywhere. But our company is more than datasets, lines of code or A/B tests. We’re the thrill of the first night in a new place. The excitement of the next morning. The friends you encounter. The journeys you take. The sights you see. And the memories you make.

Through our products, partners and people, we make it easier for everyone to experience the world.

is going through a major transformation across its global TA function to align it to the future needs of the business. Significant investment is being made across people and technology. One strategic area of growth is ’s Executive Recruitment function, which operates across the Booking Holdings group, supporting all brands and leadership teams. Having established the Executive Recruitment function a couple of years ago it has built a strong internal reputation and delivered major senior mandates across  and other Booking Holdings brands.

The function has evolved from a primarily search‑delivery team to an enterprise‑level strategic talent advisory function, with an expanded mandate across Executive Hiring and Succession Risk Management.

The Principal Recruiter is a high‑impact talent acquisition strategist partnering with senior leaders (Sr Director to VP/SVP and C‑level) across  and the wider Booking Holdings group. The role advises on long‑term executive talent acquisition programs, complex cross‑brand searches, and proactive succession planning initiatives that have significant impact on business continuity and performance. In addition to leading critical executive searches, this role contributes to the group’s Succession Risk Management agenda by proactively identifying leadership gaps, mapping internal and external talent, and mitigating succession risk for business‑critical roles.

This will require influence across both senior business and People teams, while setting the benchmark for operational excellence, structured assessment and executive candidate experience. This role requires strong leadership traits including the ability to build relationships across brands, lead through strategic problem‑solving, communicate with clarity and credibility, and consistently maintain a high‑bar for execution in a complex global environment. This role reports into the Director Executive Recruitment.

Own and deepen relationships with SVP/VP and C‑level leaders across  and the wider Booking Holdings group, aligning executive hiring and succession strategy with business priorities and long‑term workforce planning.

Lead highly complex, cross‑brand executive searches across geographies. Deliver rigorous assessment, structured process excellence and an exceptional executive candidate experience while balancing internal and external talent considerations.

Contribute to the group‑wide Succession Risk Management agenda by proactively identifying leadership gaps, assessing internal “ready now” and “ready soon” successors, and building external pipelines to mitigate risk for business‑critical roles.

Provide data‑driven insights on talent markets, competitor landscape, compensation trends and executive mobility to inform strategic hiring decisions and leadership planning. Act as a trusted advisor in leadership forums and annual planning cycles.

Collaborate closely with Senior Leadership Sourcers, Lead Recruiters and People stakeholders to build sustainable executive talent pipelines across priority industries and functions. Continuously strengthen the Executive Recruitment function by driving best‑in‑class standards, scalable processes and disciplined governance, while leveraging external partners selectively and strategically where it adds clear value.

• Significant executive search experience, either within a leading search firm or as an in‑house Executive / Leadership Recruiter in a complex, global…