People Operations Specialist

• Join KAYAK, a leading travel search engine and part of Booking Holdings, in a full-time hybrid role in London. • Join the People Operations team that keeps the employee experience consistent and high quality. • Support employees and managers across the full employment lifecycle, with a focus on EMEA. • Keep global People Operations running accurately, compliantly and with care. • Work closely with HR Business Partnering, Payroll, Talent Acquisition and People Systems. • Commute to the London office at least 3 days a week.

• Bring around 2 years of experience in People Operations, HR Operations or a similar HR role. • Show exposure to employees across more than one country or jurisdiction. • Bring working knowledge of employee lifecycle processes, particularly in the UK, Germany or Lithuania. • Stay curious about employment practices in other jurisdictions. • Take an interest in employment compliance and know when to escalate an issue. • Explain processes and policies clearly in writing and in person to all levels. • Manage multiple tasks and shifting priorities without losing accuracy. • Work well within a distributed, global team across functions and time zones. • Commute to the London office at least 3 days a week.

• Bring experience with Workday or a comparable HRIS. • Show exposure to HR system reporting, testing or configuration. • Bring experience with global mobility and immigration processes. • Show experience using AI or automation tools to streamline HR workflows.

• Respond to employee and manager requests through the ticketing system, escalating complex cases where needed. • Process lifecycle events in Workday across multiple countries, including hires, onboarding, offboarding, role changes and absences. • Support global mobility and immigration needs with internal and external partners. • Administer benefits, parental leave and other statutory leave, and support global payroll readiness. • Monitor employment legislation and help implement agreed process changes. • Keep employee records in Workday accurate and audit-ready, flagging gaps as they appear. • Use AI and automation tools to improve day-to-day efficiency and quality. • Build and maintain standard Workday reports, test configuration changes and keep documentation current. • Spot process gaps and update SOPs and operational guidance. • Contribute regional compliance knowledge to global People Operations projects.

• Take 5 weeks of paid vacation plus a day off for your birthday. • Enjoy a company-wide week off each year and no-meeting Fridays. • Get private health and dental insurance, income protection and life assurance. • Receive pension plan contributions. • Work from almost anywhere for up to 20 days a year. • Access company-paid SpringHealth therapy sessions and a Headspace subscription. • Take paid parental leave and paid volunteer time. • Grow with Development Dollars, leadership development and on-demand e-learning. • Use travel discounts, discounted gym membership, Bike2Work and a season ticket loan. • Get free lunch 2 days a week plus social events and Thursday happy hours.

KAYAK is a leading travel search engine and part of Booking Holdings, handling billions of queries to help people find flights, stays, rental cars and vacation packages. It operates a portfolio of global metasearch brands including momondo, Cheapflights and HotelsCombined, and is also building KAYAK for Business for corporate travel. Innovation has been part of its DNA since its start-up days.