Strategic Payments Partnerships Leader

11105 Expedia, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

PTO

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness & travel reimbursement

Travel discounts

IATAN membership

Job summary

Expedia Group in Seattle seeks a leader to define and execute strategic payment-partnership strategies, building relationships with payment partners and driving cross-functional programs. You will work with Payments, Product, Tech, Finance, Legal, Risk, and Compliance to deliver impactful outcomes.

Ideal candidates bring strong analytical, negotiation, and financial services experience, with a track record of delivering multi-partner initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in business, finance, technology, payments, or a related field.
• Experience owning multi-partner or multi-service initiatives, including strategy, execution, stakeholder alignment, and operational performance.
• Demonstrated ability to work across product, technology, finance, legal, risk, compliance, and regional teams to deliver complex payment or partnership programs.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute strategic payment-partnership strategies that strengthen Expedia Group’s payment capabilities and support business growth across relevant markets.
• Build and manage relationships with payment partners, aligning commercial objectives, product capabilities, operating models, and customer outcomes.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives spanning Payments, Product, Technology, Finance, Legal, Risk, Compliance, and regional stakeholders to deliver partnership outcomes.
• Evaluate payment-market trends, partner capabilities, performance data, and customer needs to identify opportunities, resolve challenges, and inform strategic decisions.
• Drive partner onboarding, integration, launch, and ongoing operational performance, ensuring payment solutions are reliable, scalable, and aligned with business requirements.
• Safely integrates and operates AI/ML-enabled solutions that improve outcomes, including familiarity with AI-driven systems, tools, or workflows and applying AI/ML concepts to real-world products.

Skills

Strategic partnerships

Payments

Fintech

Data analysis

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in business, finance, technology, payments, or related field

Tools

APIs

Job description

Expedia Group in Seattle seeks a leader to define and execute strategic payment-partnership strategies, building relationships with payment partners and driving cross-functional programs. You will work with Payments, Product, Tech, Finance, Legal, Risk, and Compliance to deliver impactful outcomes.

Ideal candidates bring strong analytical, negotiation, and financial services experience, with a track record of delivering multi-partner initiatives.