Senior Manager, Product Strategy (Chicago) Job at Expedia, Inc., Chicago, IL

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  • Expedia, Inc.
  • Chicago, IL

Job Description

Expedia Group brands power global travel for everyone, everywhere. We design cutting-edge tech to make travel smoother and more memorable, and we create groundbreaking solutions for our partners. Our diverse, vibrant, and welcoming community is essential in driving our success.

Why Join Us?

To shape the future of travel, people must come first. Guided by our Values and Leadership Agreements, we foster an open culture where everyone belongs, differences are celebrated and know that when one of us wins, we all win.

We provide a full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, a flexible work model (with some pretty cool offices), and career development resources, all to fuel our employees' passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey. We’re building a more open world. Join us.

Sr. Manager, Product Strategy

Introduction to the Team:

Expedia's Product Division Strategy team is looking for a Senior Manager to help us deliver amazing experience s to our travelers & craft our strategy for the fut u re . 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 division s

  • 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 competit ive landscape to inform long-term product strategy; serve as a subject matter expert

  • In partnership with F inance and P lanning, help allocate resources appropriately against key initiatives and estimate financial benefit & returns

Experience and Qualifications:

  • 6-8+ years experience in role s in product manage ment , 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

  • You’re a seasoned storyteller, builder of executive presentations , and are able to communicate complex concepts in a simple, highly structured , data-driven way

  • You’re a seasoned builder of driver s -based financial models / business cases

  • You’re a c ollaborative leader who builds high performing teams ; direct reports and your peers want to work with you

  • You have e xcellent oral and written communication skills to communicate issues and influence others internally and externally.

  • You’re expert-level with PowerPoint and Excel

  • You’re passionate about travel & technology , & want to go places with us!

The total cash range for this position in Austin is $173,000 to $242,500. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $277,000, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role.

The total cash range for this position in Chicago is $161,000 to $225,000. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $257,500, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role.

The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $173,000.00 to $242,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $277,000.00, 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.

Accommodation requests

If you need assistance with any part of the application or recruiting process due to a disability, or other physical or mental health conditions, please reach out to our Recruiting Accommodations Team through the Accommodation Request .

We are proud to be named as a Best Place to Work on Glassdoor in 2024 and be recognized for award-winning culture by organizations like Forbes, TIME, Disability:IN, and others.

Expedia Group's family of brands includes: Brand Expedia, Hotels.com, Expedia Partner Solutions, Vrbo, trivago, Orbitz, Travelocity, Hotwire, Wotif, ebookers, CheapTickets, Expedia Group Media Solutions, Expedia Local Expert, CarRentals.com, and Expedia Cruises. 2024 Expedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks and logos are the property of their respective owners. CST: 2029030-50

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