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Manager, Strategic Initiatives – Expedia Lodging & Portfolio
The Traveler Business Team has a mission to deliver the most convenient, rewarding, and memorable ways for people to travel and explore the world. This division has responsibility to build and drive the growth of our global consumer business across our Expedia, Hotels.com, Vrbo, and Portfolio brands, and across all our lines of businesses including Hotels, Vacation Rentals, Air, Car, Packages, and Insurtech.
We are looking for a dynamic, motivated person to join the Expedia Lodging & Portfolio team as a manager driving key initiatives. In this role, you will lead change for the next generation of travel challenges and opportunities. You will be responsible for initiatives that drive transformational change for our traveler experience, leading cross functional teams across Expedia Group. If you enjoy being results-oriented, collaborative, and owning end-to-end execution, you'll be a great fit.
In this role, you will:
* Lead key initiatives and investigations to drive the business forward
* Recognize and frame business opportunities in a structured, analytical way to clearly communicate options, risks, and trade-offs
* Collaborate cross functionally working across the organization to drive decision-making and execution for successful outcomes
* Support operating rhythm of Expedia Lodging and Portfolio team partnering closely with performance, analytics and finance teams (e.g. MBR/QBRs, annual plans)
Experience and qualifications:
* You bring excellent quantitative, analytical and critical thinking skills and an ability to translate metrics, research and trends into viable strategies
* You have excellent oral and written communication skills to communicate issues and influence others, including experience communicating complex information to leaders
* You see the 'big picture' to effectively prioritize and drive multiple projects
* You are a self-starter who can excel in a fast-paced and fluid environment
* You are a team player who actively promotes & encourages diversity of thought
* Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience in strategy consulting and / or similar role in a leading technology company
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