Expedia Group Hiring for Program Manager – Enterprise and Finance Initiatives Job at Seattle, WA Full Time

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The Enterprise & Finance Initiatives (EFI) Team is seeking a highly motivated Senior Program Manager to join the team. The EFI Team at Expedia Group supports the entire enterprise by enabling Member Teams (Finance, Finance Tech, and Controllership) to align resources and schedules support EG’s strategic goals. The EFI team’s primary objective is to simplify and streamline the process of resource allocation and schedule commitment from shared-service Member Teams. We also support EG initiatives throughout the project lifecycle and communicate a comprehensive view of the schedule and health of all EFI initiatives to Finance leadership and others.

In this position, you will:

• Partner with program/project teams across EG and partner with stakeholders to drive identified initiatives that are likely to impact Finance and other shared service teams (EFI Member Teams)
• Assist project teams with MVP, obtaining necessary approvals and support prioritization exercise from key
• Support project teams’ preparation for impact assessment by EFI Member Teams
• Effectively manage trade-offs between business needs and EFI Member Team needs
• Act as a single point of engagement for multiple project teams and EFI Member Teams
• Manage resolution of urgent issues while communicating changes to business stakeholders
• Proactively identify and resolve strategic issues that may impair EG teams’ ability to meet strategic, financial, and technical goals
• Continuously improve the EFI Process
• Manage special projects, as needed

Who you are:

• 8+ years of experience in project or program management
• Ability to work autonomously in a highly demanding and often ambiguous environment, with attention to detail and organizational skills
• Demonstrated success as a facilitator and relationship builder
• Collaborative in nature and comfortable building and maintaining relationships with internal customers at all levels
• Outstanding influencing skills, including experience working within a large matrixed organization
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience driving standardization efforts and continuous process improvement
• Experience working cross-functionally to identify and resolve issues
• Ability to run multiple tasks and projects simultaneously, prioritize workload effectively, and thrive in a dynamic and sophisticated environment
• Strong eye for business
• Technical skills include Jira, Confluence, Slack, PowerPoint. Tableau experience is a plus!

At Expedia Group, we believe in bringing people together and creating an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs and can do their best work. We care about our employees’ safety and well-being, so we’re requiring new hires in the U.S. to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and attest to their vaccination status before their start date as a condition of employment. Expedia Group will consider requests for a reasonable accommodation as required under applicable law.

About Expedia Group

Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE) powers travel for everyone, everywhere through our global platform. Driven by the core belief that travel is a force for good, we help people experience the world in new ways and build lasting connections. We provide industry-leading technology solutions to fuel partner growth and success, while facilitating memorable experiences for travelers. Expedia Group’s family of brands includes: Brand Expedia®, Hotels.com®, Expedia® Partner Solutions, Vrbo®, trivago®, Orbitz®, Travelocity®, Hotwire®, Wotif®, ebookers®, CheapTickets®, Expedia Group™ Media Solutions, Expedia Local Expert®, CarRentals.com™, and Expedia Cruises™.

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