Sr. Manager, Technical Program Management

Expedia•Seattle, WA

1d•$184,500 - $258,000

About The Position

At Expedia Group, the Sr. Manager, Technical Program Management leads complex, cross-functional technical programs from strategy through delivery, aligning multiple teams to measurable business and technology outcomes. The role establishes program vision, scope, milestones, dependencies, governance, and success metrics across interconnected initiatives. The position partners with engineering, product, architecture, operations, and senior leadership to drive execution, resolve risks, and make informed trade-offs. It builds operating mechanisms to improve delivery predictability, stakeholder alignment, resource planning, and transparent decision-making; identifies systemic delivery, technical, and operational risks; and develops mitigation plans to ensure issues are escalated and resolved effectively. The role also safely integrates and operates AI/ML-enabled solutions to improve program outcomes, applying familiarity with AI-driven systems, tools, workflows, and concepts to real-world products. Preferred experience includes leading and developing a team of six or more Technical Program Managers and owning TPM coverage across Experience Platform. The position may also involve platform program management, portfolio intake and prioritization, executive reporting, responsible adoption of AI-enabled tools, and leadership of a distributed team across North America and Europe.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, business, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
Significant experience leading technical programs across multiple teams, services, or technical domains, with ownership extending beyond a single project.
Demonstrated ability to manage complex dependencies, delivery risks, governance, executive communication, and cross-functional decision-making.
Strong technical aptitude, including the ability to understand system architecture, APIs, data flows, operational constraints, and software delivery practices.
Experience using data, program metrics, and operational signals to evaluate progress, improve execution, and drive outcomes.
Familiarity with AI-driven systems, tools, or workflows and AI/ML concepts.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading, coaching, and developing a team of six or more Technical Program Managers, and owning TPM coverage across Experience Platform.
Experience leading program management for a platform organization whose customers are other engineering teams, such as design systems, front-end or mobile platforms, developer tooling, or release management.
Experience running intake, prioritization, and adoption programs across consuming teams, and establishing operating rhythms, success metrics, and executive reporting.
Ability to translate business and product objectives into executable technical plans with engineering, product, and architecture leaders, influencing technical direction without direct authority.
Experience applying AI-enabled tools and workflows to program operations and leading responsible team adoption in line with Expedia Group policy.
Experience leading a distributed team across North America and Europe.

Responsibilities

Lead complex, cross-functional technical programs from strategy through delivery, aligning multiple teams to measurable business and technology outcomes.
Establish program vision, scope, milestones, dependencies, governance, and success metrics across interconnected initiatives.
Partner with engineering, product, architecture, operations, and senior leadership to drive execution, resolve risks, and make informed trade-offs.
Build and maintain operating mechanisms that improve delivery predictability, stakeholder alignment, resource planning, and transparent decision-making.
Identify systemic delivery, technical, and operational risks; develop mitigation plans; and ensure issues are escalated and resolved effectively.
Safely integrate and operate AI/ML-enabled solutions that improve program outcomes.
Lead, coach, and develop a team of six or more Technical Program Managers and own TPM coverage across Experience Platform, as preferred.
Run intake, prioritization, and adoption programs across consuming teams, and establish operating rhythms, success metrics, and executive reporting, as preferred.
Translate business and product objectives into executable technical plans with engineering, product, and architecture leaders, influencing technical direction without direct authority, as preferred.
Lead the team's responsible adoption of AI-enabled tools and workflows in line with Expedia Group policy, as preferred.
Lead a distributed team across North America and Europe, as preferred.