Sr. Technical Program Manager (Emerging Business - AdTech)

Expedia Group•Chicago, IL

1d•$171,500 - $274,500

About The Position

Expedia Group is hiring a Sr. Technical Program Manager for its Emerging Business - AdTech organization. The role leads complex, cross-functional technical programs from planning through delivery, coordinating engineering, product, and business stakeholders around measurable outcomes. It establishes program strategy, milestones, dependencies, risks, and operating mechanisms across services, teams, or technical domains, and drives execution through clear communication, data-informed decisions, structured problem solving, and timely escalation. The role partners with technical leaders on system and API design, data modeling, architecture decisions, and delivery plans for scalable solutions. It improves predictability and operational excellence through metrics, process improvements, and mechanisms that strengthen quality, reliability, and efficiency. It also safely integrates and operates AI/ML-enabled solutions, applying familiarity with AI-driven systems, tools, workflows, and concepts to real-world products.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical, business, or equivalent field, or equivalent practical experience.
Significant experience leading technical programs involving multiple engineering teams, services, or interdependent workstreams.
Demonstrated ownership of program strategy, planning, execution, dependency management, risk mitigation, and stakeholder communication across a technical domain or organization.
Strong understanding of software development and technical concepts, including system design, API design, data modeling, architecture, and operational practices.
Experience using metrics, structured analysis, and delivery mechanisms to improve execution, quality, reliability, and business outcomes.

Nice To Haves

Background in Data and/or Advertising.
Experience delivering complex, large-scale technical programs across multiple domains, platforms, or organizations.
Proven ability to influence architecture and technical direction through strong partnership with engineering and product leaders.
Experience establishing operating models, governance, and continuous-improvement mechanisms that increase delivery predictability and operational excellence.
Demonstrated ability to use data and technical insights to identify trade-offs, prioritize investments, and guide decisions in ambiguous environments.
Experience leading programs that incorporate AI/ML-enabled capabilities, including evaluating risks, coordinating responsible implementation, and translating AI/ML concepts into practical product or platform outcomes.

Responsibilities

Lead complex, cross-functional technical programs from planning through delivery, aligning engineering, product, and business stakeholders around measurable outcomes.
Establish program strategy, milestones, dependencies, risks, and operating mechanisms across multiple services, teams, or technical domains.
Drive execution through clear communication, data-informed decision-making, structured problem solving, and timely escalation of issues that may affect delivery.
Partner with technical leaders on system design, API design, data modeling, architecture decisions, and delivery plans for scalable solutions.
Improve program predictability and operational excellence by establishing metrics, identifying process gaps, and implementing mechanisms that strengthen quality, reliability, and efficiency.
Safely integrate and operate AI/ML-enabled solutions that improve outcomes, applying familiarity with AI-driven systems, tools, workflows, and AI/ML concepts to real-world products.