Strategy Director

About the role

Priceline has strong fundamentals and a clear strategic ambition to be America’s definitive travel deals brand. In today’s travel environment, we have both the moment and the platform to lead. Getting there requires the analytical rigor, structural clarity, and narrative precision to translate our ambition into a plan the whole organization can execute against. Reporting to the SVP of Strategy & Brand Marketing, this role serves as the analytical and strategic backbone of how Priceline sets direction, measures progress, and communicates its vision across the organization and Booking Holdings.

Responsibilities

• Shape the Corporate Strategy: Lead the analytical and synthesis work at the core of Priceline’s corporate strategy development, including researching the competitive landscape, sizing opportunities, building strategic frameworks, and helping define the 1-year and 3-year ambitions and pillar priorities that guide the business forward.
• Build the Analytical Picture: Conduct competitive benchmarking, market analysis, and customer and consumer research to develop a fact-based view of where the market is heading and where Priceline is best positioned to win.
• Synthesize and Structure: Translate complex inputs from business metrics, market data, leadership perspectives, and functional plans into concise, executive-ready narratives, frameworks, and recommendations that support strategic decision-making.
• Own the KPI Framework: Define and maintain the corporate KPI structure that measures progress against strategic priorities, ensuring the right metrics are tracked, owned, and reported with rigor.
• Connect Corporate Strategy to Functional Plans: Partner with leaders across Commercial, Product, Technology, Marketing, and other functions to translate corporate priorities into functional strategies, identify gaps, and drive cross-functional alignment.
• Drive Strategy Communication Deliverables: Build executive-ready presentations, briefs, updates, and written materials for Leadership Team meetings, Extended Leadership Team sessions, CEO updates, quarterly business reviews, and company-wide forums.
• Contribute to Cross-Brand and Booking Holdings Efforts: Support cross-brand strategy initiatives by developing analyses, recommendations, and deliverables that connect Priceline’s priorities to broader Booking Holdings conversations and opportunities.
• Operationalize the Plan: Help translate strategic priorities into action by mapping initiatives to owners, timelines, milestones, and success measures while building mechanisms to track and communicate progress.

Requirements

• 6–10 years of experience in strategy, with a background in management consulting, corporate strategy, or a combination of both strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical and research skills with experience conducting competitive benchmarking, customer and consumer research, market analysis, and business performance analysis.
• Exceptional written communication skills with the ability to structure complex ideas and develop compelling executive-ready presentations, briefs, and strategic narratives.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize information from multiple stakeholders and sources into clear recommendations, frameworks, and strategic choices.
• Comfortable operating at the intersection of strategy and storytelling, balancing analytical rigor with impactful communication.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and workstreams while maintaining quality and pace.
• Collaborative and relationship-oriented, with experience building trust across functions and influencing stakeholders without direct authority.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and creating structure in evolving business environments.
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or equivalent graduate degree preferred.
• Illustrated history of living the values necessary to Priceline: Customer, Innovation, Team, Accountability and Trust.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $170,000–$210,000. In addition to a competitive base salary, certain roles may be eligible for an annual bonus and/or equity grant.

Benefits

• Health & Wellness: Medical, dental, vision, and mental health resources.
• Time Off: PTO, holidays, a company-wide Priceline Pause reset week, and paid volunteer days.
• Work/Life Support: Ability to work up to 4 weeks per year from anywhere, parental leave, dependent care and family support resources, Summer Fridays, and office perks like stocked kitchens and catered meals (varies by location).
• Financial Security: Retirement plans with company contributions, life and disability coverage, and tax-advantaged accounts.
• Travel Perks: Employee-only discounts on hotels and flights, VIP deals, and Big Deal Bucks credits.
• Additional Perks & Discounts: Travel and partner discounts, tuition support, legal support, and pet benefits.
• Culture & Community: Employee Resource Groups, social events, recognition programs, and service awards.

Specific benefits and programs vary by location.