Business Programs Manager

11105 Expedia, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

Travel discounts

IATAN membership

Job summary

Expedia Group in Seattle is seeking a Business Programs Manager to lead end-to-end program delivery across multiple enablement lanes, ensuring alignment of stakeholders and delivery of measurable outcomes. You will translate regulatory and policy needs into actionable plans, and partner with Product & Tech to scale marketplace initiatives.

The role requires strong strategic thinking, collaboration, and the ability to operate in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading cross-functional programs, ideally in marketplace, trust & safety, or regulatory context.
• Experience owning or influencing strategy, roadmaps, and backlog prioritization.
• Strong strategic and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to see the big picture while detailing work.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and stakeholder-management abilities.
• Technical fluency to discuss concepts with Engineering and Model Enablement teams; data-driven decisions.
• Typically 5+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 3+ years with a Master's.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end program delivery across one or more enablement lanes with planning and tracking.
• Drive measurable business outcomes for programs led or supported.
• Align stakeholders across Product, Tech, Operations, Finance, ELCA, and Brand.
• Translate regulatory or policy requirements into actionable plans, kickoffs, and trackers.
• Partner with Product & Tech to define and deliver marketplace enhancements and initiatives.
• Contribute to strategy, vision, and roadmaps for long-range initiatives in agile ways.
• Feed requirements into quarterly planning and monitor post-launch impact.
• Run weekly operating rhythms and quarterly program retrospectives.
• Identify process-improvement opportunities and implement enhancements.
• Build trusted relationships and communicate with mid-level and senior leadership.
• Work independently and triage intake requests against company priorities.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Strategy & roadmaps

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Technical fluency

Agile / program management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Jira

Job description

Business Programs Manager

At Expedia Group, we help travelers explore the world, one journey at a time. As a global travel company powered by passionate people, trusted partnerships, and leading technology, we connect travelers, partners, and advertisers through our consumer brands, B2B network, and travel advertising business. Here, you’ll do meaningful work that helps millions of people discover, book, and experience travel with more ease, confidence, and joy. Our five Behaviors-Traveler First, Think Big, Operate with Excellence, Ownership Mindset, and Succeed Together-help foster a supportive environment where people can grow their careers and have the flexibility, benefits, and support to do their best work. Join us and build for travelers everywhere.

In this role you will:

• Own end-to-end program delivery across one or more enablement lanes — Compliance, Marketplace Ops Enablement, Policy Readiness, Model Enablement, Tax Enablement, or Marketplace Hygiene — including planning, status reporting, risks, issues, and dependency tracking.
• Drive measurable business outcomes (e.g., improvement in marketplace trust metrics, reduction in host cancellations, suspension/enforcement throughput) for programs led or supported.
• Align stakeholders across Product, Tech, Operations, Finance (GFT), ELCA, and Brand on scope, priorities, resourcing, milestones, and success measures — reducing missed dependencies and increasing stakeholder satisfaction.
• Translate regulatory, policy, or trust & safety requirements into actionable business requirements, kickoffs, project plans, stakeholder lists, and decision/risk trackers; embed requirements into scalable processes rather than one-off fixes.
• Partner with Product & Tech to define, prioritize, and deliver marketplace enhancements, automation, and regulatory or trust & safety initiatives that scale operationally.
• Contribute to program strategy, vision, and roadmaps for long‑range initiatives, structuring them to deliver value incrementally in an agile environment.
• Feed requirements into quarterly planning (e.g., SPLAN24/Central Intake), support human‑in‑the‑loop ML validation and monitor post‑launch impact.
• Run weekly operating rhythms — meeting notes, action items, risk/issue trackers, decision logs — and quarterly program retrospectives.
• Identify process‑improvement opportunities within program intake, triage, and delivery (e.g., Jira taxonomy, SLA adherence) and implement enhancements.
• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders across functions, influence without direct authority, and communicate clearly to mid‑level and senior management and leadership.
• Work independently and exercise judgment on prioritization and scoping — including triaging intake requests against company strategic priorities — rather than waiting for detailed direction.
• Continually build knowledge of marketplace operations, products, and capabilities, and of evolving guest, host, and partner needs; evaluate new ideas and trade‑offs to craft solutions that help the business scale and adapt.

Experience & Qualifications:

• Experience leading cross‑functional business or compliance programs, projects, or process‑improvement initiatives, ideally in a marketplace, trust & safety, or regulatory context.
• Experience owning or influencing strategy, vision, roadmaps, and backlog prioritization.
• Strong strategic and critical‑thinking skills, with the ability to see the big picture while diving into details when needed; experience structuring large initiatives in effective, well‑sequenced ways.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and stakeholder‑management skills; comfort synthesizing input from Operations, Legal, Tax, Product, and Engineering.
• Technical fluency to discuss technical concepts, weigh trade‑offs, and challenge requirements with Engineering and Model Enablement partners; quantitative rigor in analysis and prioritization decisions.
• Ability to operate independently in ambiguous, cross‑functional, cross‑cultural environments and exercise sound judgment on scope, prioritization, and risk.
• Experience translating business or regulatory needs into actionable plans, requirements, and measurable outcomes.
• Familiarity with Jira‑based intake and delivery governance a plus.
• Typically, 5+ years of relevant experience (e.g., consulting, technology platform product management, or large strategic program management) with a Bachelor’s degree, or 3+ years with a Master’s degree, in business, management, computer science, engineering, or a related field #LI-MC1

The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $110,500.00 to $155,000.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $177,000.00, 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 Springfield is $90,000.00 to $126,000.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $144,000.00, 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.

Benefits and perks

Expedia Group offers benefits and perks designed to support employees and their families, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, an Employee Assistance Program, wellness and travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and International Airlines Travel Agent Network (IATAN) membership.

Accommodation requests

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About Expedia Group

Expedia Group includes three flagship consumer brands - Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo - along with a leading B2B travel business and travel advertising offerings. Across our brands and business, we help travelers explore the world with confidence and ease.

Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) is the global travel marketplace with one purpose: to help travelers explore the world, one journey at a time. Expedia Group™ connects travelers, partners, and advertisers through its trusted brands, leading technology, and rich first‑party data, delivering predictive, personalized experiences that shape the future of travel. Expedia Group’s ecosystem includes three flagship consumer brands – Expedia®, Hotels.com®, and Vrbo® – the largest B2B travel business, and a premier advertising network. Guided by an experienced and passionate global team, Expedia Group helps millions of travelers in more than 70 countries explore the world with confidence and ease.

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