Director, Finance Transformation

Job Summary

KAYAK, part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), seeks a Director, Finance Transformation (Finance Systems) to lead the strategic direction for our global finance systems. This role requires working from our Norwalk, CT office 3 days per week.

About the role

The Director, Finance Transformation (Finance Systems) will set the strategic direction for KAYAK's global finance systems, ensuring technology investments align with business goals and support a scalable, well-governed architecture. They will oversee governance for NetSuite configurations, customizations, and upgrade cycles, balance agility with SOX requirements, and define integration architecture to improve data integrity.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple product areas to ensure prioritization, governance, and delivery drive measurable business value at scale.
• Influence senior stakeholders, develop top-tier product talent, campaign and drive the Finance departments AI roadmap and strategy, and build a cohesive, future-ready systems ecosystem.
• Focus on strategic outcomes such as accelerated financial closes, reduced manual effort, and strengthened controls to ensure the finance tech stack acts as a high-leverage asset for the entire organization.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in finance systems, enterprise technology, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience with NetSuite ERP and familiarity with O2C, P2P, and R2R processes.
• Experience implementing AI-driven or automation-first solutions in a finance or enterprise context.
• Clear, direct communication skills, with experience presenting structured recommendations to senior leadership.
• A proactive approach: anticipate risks and help the organization move forward rather than waiting for problems to surface.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting, Engineering, Computer Science, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Benefits and Perks

• Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
• Focus on mental health and well-being
• Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth
• Company-paid subscription to HeadSpace
• Company-wide week off a year
• Paid parental leave
• Paid vacation + time off for your birthday
• Paid volunteer time
• Career growth: Development Dollars, Leadership development, Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings, Travel Discounts, Employee Resource Groups, Competitive retirement and health plans, Free lunch 2 days per week
• Salary range: $200,000 - 220,000.00 not inclusive of annual bonus and recurring RSU grants