Sr. Learning Content Strategist

Traveltechessentialist; Washington; On-site; USD 112,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness and travel reimbursement

Travel discounts

IATAN membership

Job summary

Expedia Group is seeking an experienced Learning Experience Designer to advance AI-enabled knowledge solutions. You will design courses, govern AI-assisted content, and translate technology decisions into practical operations across learners, platforms, and content teams.

The role emphasizes instructional design excellence, content governance, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to improve learning outcomes and knowledge operations.

Qualifications

• Applied knowledge of adult learning theory and its use in determining what solution to build.
• Hands-on instructional design and course development experience.
• Sound judgment in evaluating content quality, prioritization, and business value.
• Systems thinking, with the ability to anticipate how content, tooling, and process decisions affect adjacent teams.
• Ability to execute clearly defined work and independently bring ambiguous requests to a focused solution.
• Experience organizing and maintaining content in systems such as GitHub and Confluence.
• Solid project management skills, including intake, triage, delegation, and plan maintenance.
• Experience evaluating content for AI readiness, including accuracy, source traceability, and machine usability.
• Ability to identify practical opportunities to use AI and automation to improve team workflows.
• Proficient stakeholder management, prioritization, negotiation, de-escalation, and leadership communication skills.
• Experience setting standards for others while continuing to contribute directly to deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Determine whether a performance gap requires a course, in-the-flow support, a knowledge solution, or no build at all.
• Establish standards, templates, and quality gates that enable contributors, subject matter experts, contractors, and AI-assisted authors to produce high-quality content.
• Design and develop courses directly while contributing across learning content, communications, digests, and knowledge operations.
• Lead intake, triage, delegation, project planning, and lifecycle management for an assigned portfolio of work.
• Translate source material into learning strategies, storyboards, and build specifications for contributors and contractor teams.
• Govern AI-assisted content for accuracy, currency, discoverability, source traceability, and safe use by AI systems and agents.
• Evaluate new learning and content tools, lead proof-of-concept efforts, and recommend investments when existing platforms do not meet business needs.
• Serve as the technical liaison with Platforms, translating technology decisions into operational impacts for both teams.
• Identify opportunities to automate the team’s workflows and lead implementation of resulting efficiency improvements.
• Design scenario-based and in-the-flow practice experiences when they provide greater value than passive course content.
• Use performance signals and governed knowledge to set priorities and continuously improve solutions.

Skills

Adult learning theory

Instructional design

Content quality evaluation

Systems thinking

Execute defined work

Content in GitHub

Confluence

Project management

AI readiness evaluation

AI and automation opportunities

Stakeholder management

Leadership communication

Tools

GitHub

Confluence

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.

Introduction to the Team

The Product Team creates high-quality end-to-end experiences for travelers, partners, and Expedia Group. Our customer-first mindset focuses on developing products that encourage loyalty and repeat business from our travelers and partners. We partner closely with teams across Expedia Group to achieve growth and results for our customers and company.

Expedia Technology teams partner with our Product teams to create innovative products, services, and tools to deliver high-quality experiences for travelers, partners, and our employees. A singular technology platform powered by data and machine learning provides secure, differentiated, and personalized experiences that drive loyalty and traveler satisfaction.

The AI Learning & Knowledge Enablement team helps frontline employees learn, access performance support, and apply knowledge effectively. We combine learning strategy, content design, knowledge operations, technology, and responsible AI practices to create scalable solutions that improve performance across Expedia Group.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Determine whether a performance gap requires a course, in-the-flow support, a knowledge solution, or no build at all.
• Establish standards, templates, and quality gates that enable contributors, subject matter experts, contractors, and AI-assisted authors to produce high-quality content.
• Design and develop courses directly while contributing across learning content, communications, digests, and knowledge operations.
• Lead intake, triage, delegation, project planning, and lifecycle management for an assigned portfolio of work.
• Translate source material into learning strategies, storyboards, and build specifications for contributors and contractor teams.
• Govern AI-assisted content for accuracy, currency, discoverability, source traceability, and safe use by AI systems and agents.
• Evaluate new learning and content tools, lead proof-of-concept efforts, and recommend investments when existing platforms do not meet business needs.
• Serve as the technical liaison with Platforms, translating technology decisions into operational impacts for both teams.
• Identify opportunities to automate the team’s workflows and lead implementation of resulting efficiency improvements.
• Design scenario-based and in-the-flow practice experiences when they provide greater value than passive course content.
• Use performance signals and governed knowledge to set priorities and continuously improve solutions.

Experience and Qualifications

Required

• Applied knowledge of adult learning theory and its use in determining what solution to build.
• Hands-on instructional design and course development experience.
• Sound judgment in evaluating content quality, prioritization, and business value.
• Systems thinking, with the ability to anticipate how content, tooling, and process decisions affect adjacent teams.
• Ability to execute clearly defined work and independently bring ambiguous requests to a focused solution.
• Experience organizing and maintaining content in systems such as GitHub and Confluence.
• Solid project management skills, including intake, triage, delegation, and plan maintenance.
• Experience evaluating content for AI readiness, including accuracy, source traceability, and machine usability.
• Ability to identify practical opportunities to use AI and automation to improve team workflows.
• Proficient stakeholder management, prioritization, negotiation, de-escalation, and leadership communication skills.
• Experience setting standards for others while continuing to contribute directly to deliverables.

Preferred

• Experience designing in-the-flow performance support using digital adoption or learning platforms.
• Experience evaluating or piloting learning and content tools outside an existing platform stack.
• Experience creating content for the travel industry, particularly flights or lodging.
• Working knowledge of technical writing and AI-enabled content maintenance.
• Experience designing conversations or scenarios for AI-simulated practice environments.

The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $112,000.00 to $156,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $179,000.00, 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
• 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

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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.