Senior Director, EMEA Brand Marketing Full Time NEW

KAYAK, part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), is the world’s leading travel search engine. With billions of queries across our platforms, we help people find their perfect flight, stay, rental car and vacation package. We’re also transforming business travel with a new corporate travel solution, KAYAK for Business.

As an employee of KAYAK, you will be part of a travel company that operates a portfolio of global metasearch brands including momondo, Cheapflights and HotelsCombined, among others. From start-up to industry leader, innovation is in our DNA and every employee has an opportunity to make their mark. Our focus is on building the best travel search engine to make it easier for everyone to experience the world.

KAYAK is looking for a strategic, commercially minded Senior Director, Brand Marketing to lead EMEA brand efforts for KAYAK/momondo across key markets including the UK, France, Spain, Sweden, and Denmark. This role will shape how our brands show up across the region—driving culturally relevant, insight-led campaigns that deliver measurable business impact. Reporting to the SVP, Brand Marketing, you will own the EMEA brand budget and investment strategy, partnering closely with the EMEA GM and cross-functional teams (Creative, Media, PR, and Product Marketing) to prioritize resources, optimize performance, and unlock regional growth.

This role will be required to work from our London office 3 days per week.

In This Role, You Will

• Define and lead a full‑funnel, audience‑first brand strategy across EMEA that balances short‑term performance and long‑term brand building.
• Shape how KAYAK and momondo show up culturally across the UK, France, Spain, Sweden, Denmark and other markets, ensuring a modern, relevant, and differentiated voice.
• Localize global brand positioning and messaging so it resonates in local languages and contexts.
• Lead integrated, cross‑channel campaigns across TV, online video, OOH, audio, social, and owned channels.
• Partner with the Sr. Director of Creative to deliver a dual‑track approach that balances storytelling and conversion.
• Co‑develop messaging frameworks, tone, and CTAs to ensure consistency and clarity across assets.
• Move planning from broad demographics to intent‑ and audience‑driven strategies, with channel‑specific creative approaches.
• Set EMEA media priorities, own budget allocation decisions, and work with internal and agency teams to execute and optimize plans.
• Work with Brand Strategy & Measurement to run experiments, media‑mix modeling, and incrementality testing to prove impact.
• Hire, mentor, and grow regional brand leaders, fostering an inclusive, collaborative culture focused on clear priorities and scalable execution.
• Strong growth in direct traffic and branded search volume across EMEA
• Measurable improvements in brand awareness, consideration, and preference
• Highly effective, insight-driven campaigns that deliver both performance and brand impact
• A scalable, full-funnel brand marketing engine embedded across markets
• A high-performing team with strong cross-functional alignment

Please Apply If You Have

• 12+ years of experience in brand marketing, with significant leadership experience across multiple European markets (France and across the Nordics a plus)
• Proven track record of building and scaling full-funnel brand strategies that drive measurable business impact
• Experience developing of integrated campaigns across online and offline channels
• Comfort working in performance-driven environments with an understanding of measurement, testing, and attribution
• The ability to balance creative ambition with commercial objectives
• Experience managing and developing teams and collaborating across functions and influencing at senior levels
• Experience in consumer tech, travel, or digital marketplace businesses is a plus

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 – the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pile-up of work!)
• No meeting Fridays
• Paid parental leave
• Paid volunteer time
• Focus on your career growth:
• Development Dollars
• Leadership development
• Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings
• Travel Discounts
• Employee Resource Groups
• 5 weeks paid vacation + a day off for your birthday
• Private health & dental insurance
• Income protection and life assurance
• Employee Assistance Program – including 24/7 GP & free legal advice
• Pension plan contributions
• Discounted gym membership
• Bike2Work
• Season ticket loan
• Social events & Thursday happy hours
• Free lunch 2 days per week

Inclusion

At KAYAK, we want everyone to have the space to grow, share ideas and do great work. That’s why we’re focused on hiring the best talent from all walks of life and experiences, supporting them well and making sure no one feels like they have to fit a mold to belong here.

Need any adjustments for the interview, application or on the job? No problem – just give us a heads-up. We’ve got you.