Senior Manager, Product Management

Expedias Airline team is looking for a Senior Manager- Product Management to join us as we modernize our systems and create products as travel industry goes through one of the biggest evolutions in over 20 years via, New Distribution Capabilities (NDC). As the largest travel agency in the world, Expedia is at the forefront of this change, and you will have the unique opportunity to be part of the transformation that will define the industry s future.

In this role you will work directly with airlines and Expedia global teams to develop, prioritize, deliver products and NDC capabilities across our worldwide brands everywhere in the world. You may also represent Expedia at industry working groups as we collaborate with international organizations and airlines to define standards, systems and products of the future. We are looking for someone that has experience working with airlines as well as someone that has leadership experience working with teams.

Our team embraces a bold, results-oriented approach with technical, analytical know-how and travel industry expertise to deliver results. We are looking for an effective relationship builder to drive support across a broad range of fields and personalities. Most importantly, we are looking for a creative problem solver with an eye for details and a keen focus on results.

What you ll do:

• You will establish specific airline engagement plans and strategies to accelerate airline bookings and increase Expedia Groups market share in the airline industry.

• You will build out a product roadmap that includes requirements needed across business unit product areas, developing the product feature set.

• You will provide leadership and ongoing guidance to a team of product managers, managing their day to day needs as well as overseeing their performance. Working with the team, this role will help guide the intake process of the entire group to and work with other Sr. Engineering managers and program managers to facilitate a smooth development lifescycle.

• You will execute a go-to-market plan to deliver your annual plan based on quarterly goals and you will track your progress achieving those goals monthly.

• You will build clear, concise and well-structured functional material (eg, policies & procedures, guidelines, presentations, messages) and recommend improvements to existing material

• You will identify potential trade-offs across segments considering a variety of factors (product design, marketing, operational considerations, etc)

• You will plan and facilitate product development and releases, and measure product feature and/or products cross functionally

• You will serve as the primary owner for stakeholders including engineering, design, content, for questions, clarifications and direction

• You will apply feedback and data from measurements towards product improvements through test and learns and other testing methodologies to positively impact the business (ie, cost savings, revenue, conversion, etc)

• You will manage backlog for your product area and balance new features, bugs and tech debt

• You will make system changes leading to desired outcomes that are crafted to scale and ensure reporting (including feedback and/or data loops) is in place to gauge customer, business and system impacts

• You will define appropriate ranges for metrics and tell the story of the metric over time to understand when system is behaving normally

• You will also proactively identify issues and take action to remediate especially where we have dependencies from other organizations to complete the task.

• You will develop advanced frameworks to test hypotheses and understand the impact of more complex decisions in various scenarios, drawing upon thoughts and insights from different sources

Who you are:

• Bachelors degree; or Equivalent related professional experience

• Holds an understanding of the fundamentals of these core Product Management skills eg, Agile Practices, communication, data science principles, listening, scientific method, reverse engineering, business acumen, influence and risk taking

• 5 - 7 years experience in owning product areas and related product development lifecycle

• 7 years of experience working with airline or travel agency connectivity products and services

• New Distribution Connectivity (NDC) implementation experience with either airline, aggregator or travel agency is highly desired

• Proven ability to work cross-functionally and positively influence a large, complex organization

• Clear record of defining and executing key analyses that generate measurable insights with minimal direction