Business Programs Manager

Expedia•Seattle, WA

About The Position

At Expedia Group, we help travelers explore the world, one journey at a time. As a global travel company powered by passionate people, trusted partnerships, and leading technology, we connect travelers, partners, and advertisers through our consumer brands, B2B network, and travel advertising business. Here, you'll do meaningful work that helps millions of people discover, book, and experience travel with more ease, confidence, and joy. Our five Behaviors-Traveler First, Think Big, Operate with Excellence, Ownership Mindset, and Succeed Together-help foster a supportive environment where people can grow their careers and have the flexibility, benefits, and support to do their best work. Join us and build for travelers everywhere. Business Programs Manager The Program Management team works across the many groups and products that make up TPSP to deliver large, complex initiatives. The Business Programs Manager will play a meaningful role supporting TPSP as well as broader Expedia Group. You will shape the future of Expedia by bringing a blend of operations experience, product knowledge, strategy, and program management competencies to our portfolio of high visibility initiatives. This role is unique and inherently cross-functional - you will collaborate across the multiple teams that develop and run our platform to envision and deliver solutions.

Requirements

Experience owning or influencing strategy & vision, roadmaps, and backlog prioritization
Proven ability to understand and discuss technical concepts, manage trade-offs, and evaluate opportunistic new ideas with internal and external partners
Demonstrated ability to deliver results by working across subject areas and organizational boundaries
Excellent influencing and relationship building skills as well as experience working with senior management and leadership
Experience working cross-culturally and leading cross-functionally, and ability to adapt personal style to different environments
Strong strategic and critical thinking skills; ability to see the “big picture” while also diving into details when needed
Creative decision maker who can work independently and apply quantitative rigor to analyses and tradeoff decisions
Strong program planning skills with experience structuring large initiatives in effective and meaningful ways
5+ years of related experience in a world-class consulting firm, technology platform product management, and/or large strategic program management
Bachelor’s degree in business, management, computer science, engineering, or related field required

Responsibilities

Lead large, long-range initiatives while delivering value incrementally by operating in an agile, rapid development environment
Operate effectively within the organization's formal and informal structures by building relationships across departments and understanding the roles and perspectives of diverse partner groups
Work across team boundaries with multiple product and program managers to appropriately prioritize work to align with overall initiative, organization, and company goals
Actively identify and drive resolution on cross-team risks and issues, scope changes, resource constraints, and other impediments
Continually build knowledge about our operations, products, capabilities, usage, and future traveler, partner, and agent needs
Craft solutions that empower our business to scale and adapt by partnering with our brand and business partners to solve problems