Executive Director, Travel Operations

3 weeks ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Expedia Group Full time

About Expedia Group

Expedia Group is a leading travel company that is shaping the future of travel. We are looking for talented individuals to join our team and help us achieve our goals.

We offer a competitive salary range of $155,000.00 to $217,000.00 per year in Seattle, with the potential to reach up to $248,000.00 based on performance.

Job Summary

The Senior Manager, Hotels role at Expedia Group involves optimizing business results across our B2C businesses in the US. This includes setting and tracking performance targets, optimizing spend allocation, contributing to the annual strategic plan, and developing/improving team playbooks.

This role requires strong analytical and business judgment skills, as well as experience in strategy and project execution, people management, and insights-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

  • Set annual performance targets aligned with strategic initiatives and reforecast regularly
  • Monitor and drive performance towards targets by optimizing spend allocation and identifying drivers of performance
  • Prepare and deliver communications to various audiences, including executive leadership
  • Establish trusted working relationships with internal stakeholders and build rapport as a trusted advisor
  • Create an environment for team effectiveness, promoting strengths and learning sharing

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience; Master's degree preferred
  • 8+ years of experience in strategy and project execution
  • 3+ years of people management experience
  • Prior work on insights and decision making with significant strategic and financial impact
  • Adept problem solver with a test-and-learn culture and data-driven decision making
  • Strong analytical and business judgment skills
  • Risk assessor/taker
  • Ability to influence at all levels of the organization
  • Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Benefits

At Expedia Group, we offer a wide range of benefits to support employees and their families, including medical/dental/vision, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program. Additionally, we provide wellness & travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and an International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership.



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