Job Description

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.

Why Join Us?

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 know that when one of us wins, we all win.

We provide a full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, a flexible work model (with some pretty cool offices), and career development resources, all to fuel our employees' passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey. We’re building a more open world. Join us.

Brand Expedia & Portfolio Ecommerce Merchandising Director

Are you passionate about b ringing b rand strategies to life ? Are you driven to deliver retail promotions to create business growth? We are looking for a Brand Expedia & Portfolio Merchandising Director to help us deliver amazing promotions and experiences for our Expedia & Portfolio customers . This role can be based in either Austin, Dallas, London, or Seattle offices and reports to the Sr Director Business Operations , Brand Expedia & Portfolio .  

 

In this role, you will:

• Global/Local merchandising s trategy: Lead our global and local strategy for Brand Expedia and our Portfolio brand sales and merchandising calendar across our lines of business including hotels, vacation rentals, air, packages and car.   

• Merchandising promotions: Analyze and size business merchandising opportunities leveraging multiple levers including couponing, promotions, and loyalty points.  

• Traveler segment merchandising: Leverage data to define and personalize merchandising for key traveler segments.  

• Merchandising execution: Lead and s upport the executi on of traveler promo tions on Expedia and Portfolio brands , coordinating implementation across Marketing, Product, Traveler Business Operations , Legal, and Finance ​ . Ensure timely implementation of our promotions to achieve peak performance, efficiency, and scalability  

• Merchandising measurement & retro : Work with analytics and the Traveler Business Operations team to review merchandising performance, incrementality and optimize based on learnings. Lead the retro of merchandising sales and campaigns across cross-functional teams and propose appropriate optimization action to improve future delivery  

• Test & Learn: Work with Product to develop test and learn cadence across our merchandising touchpoints  

• Homepage Governance: Lead homepage and landing page design and governance, working collaboratively with cross-functional partners in the business, marketing and product.  

• Competitive & Industry benchmarking: Keep a pulse on and benchmark against the travel category, key competitors and best in class merchandising.  

 

Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (Marketing, Business Management, Economics) , MBA Preferred

• 12+ years of business management, B2C ecommerce, B2C strategy, and retail management /merchandising experience  

• Experience localizing global strategies for international markets  

• Experience with A/B testing frameworks and expertise with traffic data sources  

• P rior experience in project management within a B2C environment  

• Experience working with stakeholders from across multiple subject areas to prioritize and mitigate issue s  

• Ability to manag e merchandising for multiple lines of businesses and traveler segments  

• Strong business insight with an ability to anticipate risks and identify contingency plans to minimize business disruption.  

• Ability to analyze performance  

• Communicates effectively, concisely, and tailored to the audience, honed listening skills  

• Resilient and constructive when faced with change, able to shift approaches when needed in response to unexpected events and circumstances  

 

The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $197,000.00 to $275,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $315,000.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role.

The total cash range for this position in Dallas is $185,500.00 to $260,000.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $297,000.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role.

The total cash range for this position in Austin is $197,000.00 to $275,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $315,000.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role.

Starting pay for this role will vary based on multiple factors, including location, available budget, and an individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience. Pay ranges may be modified in the future.

Accommodation requests

If you need assistance with any part of the application or recruiting process due to a disability, or other physical or mental health conditions, please reach out to our Recruiting Accommodations Team through the Accommodation Request .

We are proud to be named as a Best Place to Work on Glassdoor in 2024 and be recognized for award-winning culture by organizations like Forbes, TIME, Disability:IN, and others.

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™. © 2024 Expedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks and logos are the property of their respective owners. CST: 2029030-50

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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, or veteran status. This employer participates in E-Verify. The employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization.

Job Tags

Full time, Local area, Flexible hours, Shift work,

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