Business Programs Manager
Washington, USA · Seattle, WA, USA
USD 110,500-155k / year
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.
In this role you will:
- You will lead large, long-range initiatives while delivering value incrementally by operating in an agile, rapid development environment
- You will 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
- You will work across team boundaries with multiple product and program managers to appropriately prioritize work to align with overall initiative, organization, and company goals
- You will actively identify and drive resolution on cross-team risks and issues, scope changes, resource constraints, and other impediments
- You will continually build knowledge about our operations, products, capabilities, usage, and future traveler, partner, and agent needs
- You will craft solutions that empower our business to scale and adapt by partnering with our brand and business partners to solve problems
Experience & Qualifications
- 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
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The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $110,500.00 to $155,000.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $177,000.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role.Starting pay for this role will vary based on multiple factors, including location, available budget, and an individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience. Pay ranges may be modified in the future.
Benefits and perks
Expedia Group offers benefits and perks designed to support employees and their families, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, an Employee Assistance Program, wellness and travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and International Airlines Travel Agent Network (IATAN) membership. Learn more about life at Expedia Group at https://careers.expediggroup.com/life.
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About Expedia Group
Expedia Group includes three flagship consumer brands - Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo - along with a leading B2B travel business and travel advertising offerings. Across our brands and business, we help travelers explore the world with confidence and ease.
Important notice
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Equal Opportunity
Expedia is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. 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, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. This employer participates in E-Verify. The employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization.