Introduction to the Team: 

Expedia's Product Division Strategy team is looking for a Senior Manager to help us deliver amazing experiences to our travelers & craft our strategy for the future. Do you want to help people go places? Come travel with us! 

In this role, you will bring skills in critical thinking, structuring/solving ambiguous problems, strong understanding of the product management craft, & strong product intuition, data analysis, competitive/market analysis, business case development, and executive storytelling to help us solve the next generation of online travel challenges. Sitting within the Product organization, our Product Strategy team works with our Product & Technology leaders in crafting all of our traveler- and partner-facing experiences (i.e., our apps & websites across our portfolio of brands - Expedia, Hotels.com, Vrbo, and more). 

The Product Strategy team works with local and global teams to set strategy and drive business goals. You will play a key role in leading company-wide strategic projects while working across divisions with senior members of the Product, Technology, Planning, Product Marketing, Business, Marketing, Analytics, and Finance teams. We will help you grow as a product manager, problem solver, relationship builder, and communicator with skills to drive projects successfully across a broad range of topics and personalities. 

In this role, you will:  

• Deeply understand our products and our business, and identify opportunities to create innovative customer experiences, while driving business growth 

• Help craft and deliver strategic product plans and resulting roadmaps using data, imagination, and understanding of traveler experience, industry, and e-commerce 

• Tackle complex business challenges, owning the definition, planning, and execution of strategic initiatives, driving the business forward 

• Establish and own relationships with senior internal partners in the Product & Technology divisions 

• Frame strategic tradeoffs both orally and in writing, while considering inputs from many Expedia teams 

• Manage complex webs of stakeholders, often with strongly held, differing opinions 

• Drive decision-making and alignment by working directly with senior leadership across Expedia Group 

• Closely track technology & travel trends, and competitive landscape to inform long-term product strategy; serve as a subject matter expert 

• In partnership with Finance and Planning, help allocate resources appropriately against key initiatives and estimate financial benefit & returns 

Experience and Qualifications: 

• 6-8+ years experience in roles in product management, corporate strategy/product strategy, or at a top-tier strategy consulting firm or equivalent experience. 

• You’re great at taking gnarly, ambiguous problems, giving them structure, and systematically solving them 

• You are a product manager at heart – you have experience in the craft, you have an “owner” mentality, you’re data driven, and you can balance the strategic with the pragmatic 

• You have deep experience driving alignment with executive teams that hold differing opinions  

• You bring a deep understanding of ecommerce, two-sided marketplaces, and/or travel businesses