Booking Holdings Romania - Learning & Development Consultant

Booking Holdings Romania is a Center of Excellence based in Bucharest, Romania and was created to support the increasing business demands of the Booking Holdings Brands. The Center of Excellence provides access to specialized and highly skilled talent, leading industry standard processes, and collaboration opportunities across all of our Brands. As part of our Booking Holdings Romania team, you will have the opportunity to be a part of the world's leading provider of online travel, with a mission of making it easier for everyone to experience the world through six-primary consumer facing brands: Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, KAYAK, OpenTable and Rentalcars.com.

Role description

The Learning and Development Consultant will play an active role in drafting and implementing the Learning & Development strategy for Booking Holdings Center of Excellence in Romania. Collaborating with the Learning Lead, the consultant will focus on understanding employees' development needs, identifying skill gaps, and recognizing growth opportunities.

Based on a learning needs' analysis, the consultant will design and deliver learning products and programs for different audiences, whether internally or in partnership with external providers.

Key Job Responsibilities and Duties

• Conducts Learning Needs' Analysis and builds relationships with multiple stakeholders (leadership team, HRBPs etc.) in order to capture employees' development needs;
• Contributes to the development and constant update of the L&D strategy and is actively involved in its execution;
• Coordinates a diverse range of learning & development initiatives (craft & soft skills workshops and training sessions, leadership programs, team development & career development initiatives, learning newsletter, etc) from planning to impact evaluation;
• Identifies and collaborates with external vendors to deliver the best suited learning products & programs for the identified needs;
• Manages the LMS and e-learning platform;
• Handles administrative work and ensures accurate reporting for the L&D function.

Role Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or equivalent;
• 3-5 years of HR experience, with at least 2-3 years of experience in the design and delivery of learning initiatives for diverse audiences;
• Ability to build partnerships and working relationships with multiple stakeholders in a multicultural setting;
• Knowledge of Adult learning theories and diverse learning methods;
• Data driven and tech savvy with the ability to use tools & systems to create reports and dashboards;
• Strong planning and organizing skills, ideally with previous project management experience;
• Excellent English written and spoken skills;
• Strong communication skills, building and sustaining working relationships;
• Excellent customer service orientation and problem-solving skills;
• Ability to manage work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Benefits & Perks

• Contributing to a high scale, complex, world world-class product and seeing real-time impact of your work on millions of travelers worldwide.
• Working in a fast-paced and performance driven culture.
• Technical, behavioral and interpersonal competence advancement via on-the-job opportunities, experimental projects, hackathons, conferences and active community participation.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.

Booking Holdings is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We strive to move well beyond traditional equal opportunity and work to create an environment that allows everyone to thrive.

Pre-Employment Screening:

If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable law, a pre-employment screening may include employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the position.