Manager II,Vrbo Traveler Improvement Job Austin area,Texas USA,Business

Vrbo Traveler Improvement Team Member

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 Vrbo Traveler Improvement Team defines how the network of Trusted Travel Advisors helps customers at every step of their travel experience. In Vrbo Traveler Improvement team our focus is to build scalable solutions for our network of Contact Center in collaboration with the rest of TPSP teams and our Vendor teams we contribute to craft the product vision and strategy which will directly impact our travelers experience across EG's travel brands.

Every Traveler interaction is important and with the use of data insights and analysis we create a culture of continuous improvement to drive impactful recommendations to improve their Experience. We partner with multiple teams across Vrbo to proactively explore ways to deliver an effortless and more valuable experience for the next traveler. Responsible to effectively manage a wide range of duties and responsibilities that range from analyzing performance, market trends, training needs, implementing strategies, implement process, tool policy changes to meet traveler and business requirements and to meet the organization's target objectives.

What you'll do:

Analyzes trends of Process, Product & experience by journey, product, intent, channel, and/or customer to identify optimization and performance improvement opportunities

Builds subject matter expert knowledge of tools, products, policies, and processes

Builds relationships with key individuals within the team and with other department, organization, and external partners

Represents team as key point of contact with internal and external stakeholders

Monitor and ensure Operational KPIs are delivered and contribute to the overall goals and KPIs

Work closely with teams across Vrbo/Expedia to establish a stronger process for better agent/partner experience that also reflects in Customer's journey/experience

Identifies drivers for fluctuations against KPIs and develops remediation plans

Gathers pertinent information about a problem by analyzing data and patterns and identifying underlying issues

Researches and recommends more detailed solutions to resolve problems

Looks for solutions which go beyond the individual customer resolution, also focusing on how to prevent poor customer experiences in the future, and works with teams across the business to implement these solutions

Represents team or function in cross-functional projects and initiatives as a subject matter expert

Measures and assesses customer satisfaction, efficiency, and effectiveness of changes with data collection methods and procedures, or identify relevant existing data

Uses relevant data sources to analyze and measure the impact of initiatives and projects

Contributes to and develops summary of business performance to key stakeholders

Keeps management informed on progress to goal and status

Demonstrates ability to manage several tasks and meet deliverable deadlines

Uses judgement to determine the relative impact and urgency of individual tasks

Helps team members prioritize and link daily work to broader objectives

Manages workloads to ensure all team members are fully deployed and skills are matched to the work requirements

Experience and Qualifications

Industry & Process Expertise: 5–7 years of operational management experience in customer services within the travel industry, with a strong background in process improvement.
Performance & Analysis:
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Manager II, Vrbo Traveler Improvement