Senior Strategic Initiatives Manager, Expedia Lodging

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.

Expedia Group’s consumer business has three flagship brands:

• Expedia®is the one-stop shop for travel, with a mission of helping travelers get the most out of every trip they take by providing everything they need all in one place, and feel supported every step of the way.
• ®is the hotels expert that is all about giving travelers more of what they want — whether that’s instant savings, flexible options, or rewards they can actually use.
• Vrbo®is the trusted vacation rental brand perfecting stays before they happen by helping travelers find their perfect fit, ensuring quality homes and hosts, and providing trusted support.

These teams set the strategic vision, operating plans, and investment priorities to create compelling and distinct traveler value and drive business growth. The team is responsible for effectively partnering with cross-functional teams in Marketing, Product, Technology, Supply, Advertising, Servicing, and Corporate Functions to deliver the best traveler and business outcomes.

Brand Expedia is seeking a Senior Strategic Initiatives Manager, Expedia Lodging to drive the next chapter of growth and customer experience for our Hotels & Vacation Rentals business. You will own the strategy and P&L agenda for priority lodging initiatives, shaping how millions of travelers discover, book, and experience stays on Expedia.

Sitting at the intersection of growth strategy, customer lifecycle, and traveler experience this role is highly cross‑functional. You will partner closely with Marketing, Product, Supply, Servicing, Analytics, and Finance to identify the biggest opportunities, build the roadmap, and lead end‑to‑end execution from idea to scaled impact.

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visibility role with regular exposure to senior leaders and the opportunity to influence the long‑term direction of Expedia’s lodging marketplace.

• Set the strategic agenda for Expedia Lodging (Hotels & Vacation Rentals): define the ambition, key bets, and multi‑year roadmap that deliver profitable growth and a differentiated traveler experience.
• Own a portfolio of high‑impact strategic initiatives across the traveler lifecycle focusing on step‑change improvements in conversion, repeat rate, customer satisfaction, and market share
• Lead cross‑functional programs end‑to‑end: frame the problem, size the opportunity, align stakeholders, stand up work streams, and ensure on‑time, high‑quality execution across Marketing, Product, Supply, Servicing, Legal, and Finance.
• Use data to drive decisions and understand customer needs: partner with Analytics and Data Science to build business cases, design A/B tests, measure impact, and continuously refine the strategy based on performance and customer insights.
• Optimize commercial and operational levers across pricing, promotions, merchandising, incentives, and service design to balance growth, margin, and customer experience, in order to ensure successful execution towards Expedia’s annual plan
• Shape the traveler and partner experience: identify friction points across the end‑to‑end journey (search to post‑trip), prioritize fixes and enhancements, and work with Product and Operations to deliver scalable solutions.
• Drive change and organizational alignment: create clear narratives, materials, and playbooks that help teams understand the strategy, adopt new ways of working, and…