Principal Product Manager, Design System

Expedia • Chicago, IL

2d • $208,000 - $358,500

About The Position

Expedia Group brands power global travel for everyone, everywhere. We design cutting-edge tech to make travel smoother and more memorable, and we create groundbreaking solutions for our partners. Our diverse, vibrant, and welcoming community is essential in driving our success. Why Join Us? To shape the future of travel, people must come first. Guided by our Values and Leadership Agreements, we foster an open culture where everyone belongs, differences are celebrated and know that when one of us wins, we all win. We provide a full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, a flexible work model (with some pretty cool offices), and career development resources, all to fuel our employees' passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey. We’re building a more open world. Join us. Principal Product Manager, Design System Introduction to the team: The Product Team creates high-quality end-to-end experiences for travelers, partners, and Expedia Group. Our customer-first mindset focuses on developing products that encourage loyalty and repeat business from our travelers and partners. We partner closely with teams across Expedia Group to achieve growth and results for our customers and company . This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about where design meets technology , how well-built systems can create beautiful consumer experiences with clear brand identities , and how AI is changing the way UI is both developed and engaged with . You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams across product, design, engineering, and brand to ensure our platforms are ahead of where our site a nd app experiences are going .

Requirements

• You have 12+ years of product management experience, with a strong focus on consumer-facing platforms or design systems.
• You have led cross-functional initiatives and know how to influence without authority across design, engineering, and brand teams.
• You think in systems and can balance consistency, scalability, and brand differentiation in complex environments.
• You have experience working with or leading design systems at scale, ideally supporting multiple brands or platforms.
• You communicate clearly and confidently, and you're comfortable working across time zones and disciplines.

Nice To Haves

• You may also have experience embedding accessibility standards into design systems.
• You may also have familiarity with AI-driven personalization and its impact on consumer experiences.
• You may also have partnered with teams focused on high-impact traveler experiences, such as home, shopping, checkout, or AI assistant features.
• You may also have a strong understanding of visual design principles and brand identity systems.
• You may also have experience with tools for prototyping and design, including component libraries and token-based design systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy and development of the design system powering Expedia, Hotels.com, Vrbo and many other brands. This includ es our co mponents, UI patterns, tokens , tools for prototyping and design, and visual assets used across web and mobile platforms
• Consistently bring in new opportunities to the system based on how consumer experiences are evolving to become more personalized, AI-driven and fluid
• Collaborate with product, design, engineering, and brand teams to ensure the system supports both consistency and creative flexibility across multiple brands and their unique visual identities
• Influence and drive change across a wide program of work , e levating visual standards across the products delivered at EG
• Embed standards, like accessibility, into the system so teams inherit them by default
• Partner with teams working on high-impact traveler experiences (e.g., home, shopping , checkout , AI assistant ) to ensure the design system continually evolves

Benefits

• full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, a flexible work model (with some pretty cool offices), and career development resources
• medical/dental/vision
• paid time off
• Employee Assistance Program
• wellness & travel reimbursement
• travel discounts
• International Airlines Travel Agent ( IATAN ) membership

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed