Principal Product Manager, Growth

at  KAYAK

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, cruise, or vacation package. We’re also transforming the in-travel experience with our app and new accommodation software. For more information, visit www.KAYAK.com.
As an employee of KAYAK, you will be part of a global network that includes OpenTable and KAYAK’s portfolio of metasearch brands including Swoodoo, checkfelix, momondo, Cheapflights, Mundi and HotelsCombined. Many employees are dedicated to one brand, but we all have the benefit of using each others strengths and insights. Together, we’re able to help people experience the world through dining and travel.
KAYAK is looking for a Principal Product Manager to lead the Apps, Customer Acquisition & Retention and AI teams, focusing specifically on our growth efforts! This role requires a strong executive presence, technical savviness, and extensive travel domain and product management expertise. You will drive innovation, efficiency, and market-driven strategies to solve critical business challenges and exceed customer expectations.

IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL:

• Lead product execution for AI, Apps, & Customer Acquisition and Retention, aligning with the overall company vision and cross functional stakeholders.
• Drive the execution of the product roadmap, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery.
• Analyze A/B test and align them with business outcomes.
• Utilize data-driven insights from market trends, customer feedback, and the competitive landscape to inform product priorities and decisions.
• Simplify complex problems and present clear, actionable solutions.
• Execute in a fast-paced environment, pushing engineering teams for optimal performance.
• Foster a high-impact team, ensuring excellence in PM frameworks, artifacts (roadmaps, backlogs, PRDs) and data-driven decision making.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Design, Marketing, and Commercial teams to understand feedback and discuss trade-offs.
• Act as an expert in data gathering (SQL), analysis (ANOVA), and experimentation (A/B) to make decisions and recommendations
• Act as a storyteller, effectively communicating product vision and strategy across the company and to external stakeholders.