Operational Readiness Manager

Expedia Group brands power global travel for everyone, everywhere. We design cutting‑edge tech to make travel smoother and more memorable, and we create groundbreaking solutions for our partners. Our diverse, vibrant, and welcoming community is essential in driving our success.

To shape the future of travel, people must come first. Guided by our values and leadership agreements, we foster an open culture where everyone belongs, differences are celebrated, and we know that when one of us wins, we all win.

We provide a full benefits package, including travel perks, generous time‑off, parental leave, a flexible work model, and career development resources.

• Lead comprehensive readiness projects for tax compliance and finance initiatives, including scope definition, timelines, regulatory impact assessments, cutover readiness, go/no-go recommendations, and transition to steady state.
• Develop and manage readiness playbooks, checklists, and compliance requirements to ensure consistent, auditable delivery of tax and finance change across the organization.
• Drive alignment across Tax, Finance, Legal, Operations, and Technology teams to ensure readiness expectations, regulatory obligations, and delivery milestones are met.
• Build a deep understanding of regulatory and compliance changes and their operational implications to ensure readiness plans address risk and deliver intended outcomes.
• Measure the effectiveness of tax and finance initiative rollouts to assess whether compliance objectives and operational outcomes have been achieved.
• Ensure all receiving teams are equipped with training, documentation, process guides, and support workflows prior to go‑live.
• Deliver organizational change for tax and finance initiatives ensuring all compliance artifacts, approvals, and process documentation are completed and teams are fully equipped.
• Maintain and enhance readiness methodologies, tools, and templates specific to tax, regulatory, and finance change to scale with organizational and compliance requirements.
• Stay informed on tax law changes, regulatory developments, and industry best practices in compliance readiness, integrating insights into operational frameworks.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to Tax, Finance, and Operations stakeholders, providing insights and recommendations to improve compliance readiness and reduce regulatory risk.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Taxation, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in tax operations, finance transformation, compliance program management, or a related field.
• Strategic thinker with a knack for translating complex regulatory and compliance changes into actionable plans and clarity of commercial risks.
• Exceptional project manager with strong stakeholder engagement skills and experience navigating Tax, Finance, and Legal environments.
• Proven leader with experience driving cross‑functional alignment on compliance‑driven initiatives and delivering results under regulatory deadline pressure.
• Agile thinker who thrives in dynamic, matrixed environments and navigates regulatory ambiguity with confidence and precision.
• Collaborative partner who builds trust across Tax, Finance, Legal, and Operations teams to drive alignment and shared accountability.
• Detail‑oriented, compliance‑minded professional committed to process rigor, documentation standards, and operational excellence.
• Commercially aware leader who connects compliance and operational readiness to business outcomes, risk exposure, and long‑term value creation.

The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $ to $. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role. The total cash range for this position in Austin is $ to $. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role.

We are proud to offer a wide range of benefits to support employees and their families, including medical/dental/vision, paid time off, an employee assistance program, wellness and travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and an International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership.

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.