Senior Manager, Strategy - Vrbo

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.

Senior Strategy Manager – Vrbo Introduction to the team

The Traveler Business Team builds and drives growth for our global consumer businesses across Expedia, , Vrbo, and Portfolio brands. The team sets strategic direction and drives initiatives across Hotels, Vacation Rentals, Air, Car, Packages, and Insurtech to deliver convenient, rewarding, and memorable ways for people to travel and explore the world. We are looking for a Senior Strategy Manager to help shape the strategic direction and sustainable growth of Vrbo.

In this role, you will identify and prioritize strategic initiatives, build alignment with cross-functional partners, and lead high-impact work from inception through delivery. Reporting to the Senior Director, Strategy – Vrbo, you will bring curiosity, analytical rigor, strong business acumen, and a bias for action to turn insights into results.   In this role, you will:
Define business strategy, identify commercial and performance risks and opportunities, and define what it takes to deliver our objectives Monitor market trends, competitor actions, and dive into data to assess problems and identify opportunities for Vrbo Build frameworks to assess strategic options and work with stakeholders to model and develop business cases  Collaborate with performance and analytics teams to understand detailed performance drivers across all segments of the business Create compelling narratives using data and insights, with a strong understanding of the financial implications of proposals you are developing Identify solutions to address business needs, prioritize options, communicate recommendations, drive leaders to alignment, and work through organization to implement actions Develop subject matter expertise, and become sought after for expertise and insights on a set of specific of topics with the ability to translate them into action Drive implementation of strategic and commercial initiatives: end-to-end program management of high-impact initiatives  Build narratives for internal communications for a range of stakeholders, from working teams to senior leaders  Develop project plans that organize and motivate cross-functional teams Identify or establish the necessary forums to leverage to drive initiatives forward  Anticipate challenges and roadblocks, problem-solve;

respond to change and make recommendations on trade-offs  Drive business rhythms and enabling decision-making

Contribute to annual strategic and financial planning processes, Board meetings, business reviews, Vrbo leadership team meetings, and ad hoc decision-making meetings Define KPIs and set targets across the business and for specific initiatives

Experience and qualifications:

7+ years of business management, consulting, or commercial strategy experience; experience developing and executing strategies at a top tier consulting firm along with operating experience, especially in ecommerce, is preferred Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience; master's degree in business or…