Director, Technology

Traveltechessentialist; Washington; On-site; USD 201,000 - 282,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness program

Travel reimbursement

Travel discounts

IATAN membership

Job summary

Expedia Group in Seattle seeks a Director, Global IT Support Operations to lead CorpIT Services across global service desk, field services and server rooms. You will set strategy, manage budgets, and drive modernization with automation and vendor partnerships.

You will build and mentor a distributed team across regions, own service levels, and partner with InfoSec, network, and workplace teams to scale operations while delivering exceptional employee IT support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS or related field.
• 8+ years leading IT support, service desk or IT operations teams.
• 3+ years leading multi-region teams with hybrid employee/vendor model.
• Experience managing outsourced or vendor-delivered support.
• Track record in automation and self-service to reduce manual work.
• Comfortable working with data and tooling investment decisions.

Responsibilities

• Set strategy and roadmap for global IT support across help desk, field services, executive/event support, and server room operations.
• Lead and develop a distributed team of people leaders and technicians, plus long-term vendor partners.
• Own service levels and continuously improve: first contact resolution, response time, and cost per ticket.
• Drive automation and self-service to reduce manual work and enable higher-value support.
• Manage vendor contracts and staffing models to balance cost, quality and flexibility.
• Partner with InfoSec, network, workplace and business teams for office changes and events.

Skills

IT leadership

People leadership

Vendor management

Automation & self-service

Data-driven decisions

Cross-region collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Job description

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.

Director, Global IT Support Operations (eIT CorpIT Services)

Introduction to Team

This role sits within Expedia Group’s InfoSec and IT organization, in the CorpIT Services Support Teams group. This team keeps every corporate employee and every EG office worldwide productive — running our 24/7 global service desk, on-the-ground IT support across offices in the Americas, EMEA and APAC, high-availability support for executives and company events, and the corporate server rooms that keep our offices connected.

Make an impact!

The Director, Global IT Support Operations leads Expedia Group’s CorpIT Services Support Teams — the Global Service Desk, Global Field Services, Premise Management, and Tier 3 Operations — a combined employee and vendor workforce supporting employees across dozens of offices worldwide. You’ll own the strategy, budget and vendor partnerships behind how every EG employee gets IT help, and you’ll lead the modernization of how we deliver that support: less manual effort, smarter tooling, and a noticeably better experience for the people we support.

In this role, you will:

• Set the strategy and roadmap for global IT support — help desk, field services, executive/event support, and server room operations — aligned to EG’s technology and employee-experience priorities.

• Lead and develop a distributed team of people leaders and technicians, plus long-term vendor partners, across multiple regions and time zones.

• Own service levels and continuously improve them: first contact resolution, response and resolution time, satisfaction, and cost per ticket.

• Drive continuous improvement of tools, automation and self-service to reduce manual and repetitive work and free your team to focus on higher-value support.

• Manage vendor contracts and staffing models to balance cost, quality and flexibility as the business scales.

• Partner cross-functionally with InfoSec, network, workplace and business teams to support office changes, executive events, and company-wide moments.

Experience and Qualifications

• You have a bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related technical field; or equivalent related professional experience.

• You have 8+ years leading IT support, service desk or IT operations teams, including 3+ years leading people leaders within a multi-region, hybrid employee/vendor organization.

• You have experience managing outsourced or vendor-delivered support models, including statements of work, staffing ratios and vendor performance.

• You have a track record of using automation, self-service and process redesign to reduce manual effort while improving the employee support experience.

• You are comfortable working with data — setting and managing to service levels and building the case for tooling investment.

• Preferred: you have supported executive or board-level events and/or physical infrastructure operations such as data center or server room lifecycle management.

The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $201,000.00 to $281,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $321,500.00, 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. Learn more about life at Expedia Group at https://careers.expediagroup.com/life.

Accommodation requests

Expedia Group is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience. If you need an accommodation or adjustment due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please submit a request at https://expedia.service-now.com/askeg?id=job_accommodation.

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.

Important notice

Employment opportunities and job offers at Expedia Group will always come from Expedia Group's Talent Acquisition and hiring teams. Never share sensitive personal information unless you are confident of the recipient. Expedia Group does not extend job offers via email or messaging tools to individuals with whom we have not made prior contact. Our email domain is @expediagroup.com. The official place to find and apply for roles is https://careers.expediagroup.com/jobs/.

Equal Opportunity

Expedia is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. This employer participates in E-Verify. The employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization.