Launch Manager - API Integrations & Partnerships

Expedia, Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

Travel discounts

Job summary

Expedia Group is seeking a Launch Manager to coordinate and drive the execution of technical integrations and API implementations. You will manage project planning, keep stakeholders updated, and clarify requirements with internal teams and external partners. You will present API products to diverse audiences and identify process improvements.

This role operates across multiple teams and audiences. The position emphasizes autonomy, ownership, and effective communication, with a global

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant professional experience with a bachelor’s degree, or 0–2 years with a master’s degree.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business, project management, communications, or related technical field; or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience in project coordination, launch management, operations, business analysis, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of APIs and integrations.
• Organizational skills, including the ability to manage schedules, documentation, action items, and competing priorities.
• Proficient written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present information clearly to varied audiences.
• Familiarity with project management practices.
• Foundational business acumen and the ability to learn industry terminology, products, services, and performance indicators.
• Ability to work autonomously, take ownership of priorities and next steps, seek relevant information, and build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders at varied levels.
• Experience supporting launches or projects involving multiple teams, processes, or stakeholder groups

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and drive execution of technical integrations and APIs implementation projects.
• Responsible for project planning and delivery of implementations whilst keeping stakeholders informed of progress and changes that may affect timing or outcomes.
• Work with internal stakeholders, partner, and technical teams to clarify project needs and document requirements, decisions, assumptions, and launch criteria.
• Apply working knowledge of APIs and integrations to follow technical discussions, identify project dependencies, document next steps, and connect technical questions with the appropriate subject matter experts.
• Facilitate kick off sessions and workshops with external partners, maintain project documentation and coordinate meetings and routine communications, including status updates, guidelines, procedures, and presentations.
• Present business rules & standards & API products and features to a wide range of stakeholders from developers, product managers to C-Suite.
• Build understanding of organizational processes, objectives, challenges, products, services, and performance indicators, and apply relevant information to project work.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and efficiency and communicate recommendations.
• Adapt communications to the audience, explaining project and technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Support well-defined, lower-complexity projects, seeking guidance when scope or technical complexity is unclear.
• Internally the official name for this role is Launch Manager

Skills

Project coordination

Launch management

APIs & integrations

Stakeholder management

Communication

Understanding of business analysis

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, project management, or related technical field

Tools

APIs

Job description

Expedia Group is seeking a Launch Manager to coordinate and drive the execution of technical integrations and API implementations. You will manage project planning, keep stakeholders updated, and clarify requirements with internal teams and external partners. You will present API products to diverse audiences and identify process improvements.

This role operates across multiple teams and audiences. The position emphasizes autonomy, ownership, and effective communication, with a global