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Meet & Greet with Expedia Group Austin

In-person
Austin, Texas, United States
Meet & Greet with Expedia Group Austin

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Career opportunities with Expedia Group!

We hosted an in-person networking event with leaders and recruiters from Expedia Group at their beautiful Austin office, followed by a cocktail reception.

During an evening of networking, presentations, and panel discussions, attendees:

  • Learned about career opportunities that match their skill set.
  • Heard a firsthand perspective on working at Expedia Group.
  • Chatted with recruiters & hiring managers.
  • Gained career guidance & market insight.
Agenda:
  • 5:30 PM CT - Event Check-In
  • 5:45 PM CT - PowerToFly Kickoff & Event Housekeeping
  • 6:00 PM CT - Welcome Address from Jess White, PhD, Director, UX Research
  • 6:15 PM CT - Panel Discussion + Audience Q&A featuring:
  • 6:55 PM CT - Closing Remarks from PowerToFly
  • 7:00 PM CT - 30-minute Networking Session (Optional)
  • 7:30 PM CT - Event Concludes

About Expedia Group: Expedia Group powers global travel for everyone everywhere, making it more enjoyable, more attainable, and more accessible. Driven by the core belief that travel is a force for good, they help people experience the world in new ways and build lasting connections. They 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™. For more information, visit www.expediagroup.com.

About PowerToFly: PowerToFly is a leading career & events platform on a mission to fast-track economic equality. We’ve produced 2,000+ events across the world with brands like Meta, Spotify, Microsoft, and Deloitte, resulting in countless hires.

About PowerToFly’s Events: All RSVP’d attendees are welcome, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, or age. If you require assistance to fully participate in this event, please email hi@powertofly.com, and we will contact you to discuss your specific needs.


Meet The Speakers

Amanda Maxilom
Amanda Maxilom
Design Ops Program Manager III, CX Measurement

Amanda is a passionate and dedicated professional with 18+ years in administration, operations, project/program management, leadership, entrepreneurship, and career coaching. She is an expert in planning, organization, business communication, forward-looking, and dynamic development.

Amanda is an advocate for the pursuit of being better, lifetime learning, and never settling for average. She has an innate passion for helping people grow and discover their true potential, both within their personal and professional lives. As an introvert by nature and an extrovert by trade, Amanda adores spending time with family and working on creative projects in her free time.

She has been with the Expedia Group team for six years now.

Gregory Bradshaw
Gregory Bradshaw
Manager, Recruiting

Gregory is a Global Talent Acquisition Leader and U.S. Navy Veteran with 10+ years of leadership and management experience. Gregory has a demonstrated history of recruiting all levels, corporate and field. He is a strong administrative professional with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) focused in History from California State University-Sacramento, summa cum laude.

Prior to joining Expedia Group in December, Gregory enjoyed stops at Hoya Vision Care, MALIN, and Brink's Inc., to name a few.

Jess White, PhD
Jess White, PhD
Director, UX Research

As UX Research Director at Expedia, Jess works with leadership to ensure that user-centricity and user understanding are consistently woven into their experience design and development.

Beyond ensuring that the recommendations her team provides are robust and data-driven, she steers a research practice that adapts, pivots, and moves in concert with product design processes so they can work smarter and deliver best-in-class experiences quickly.

With over 15 years of research experience, Jess has led ace teams that inform efforts around user-centered design; diversity, inclusion, and equity; consumer trust; and accessibility.

As a mentor, Jess is passionate about proactively showing girls and non-binary youth from non-technical backgrounds pathways into tech research and design

Monica May
Monica May
Director, E4B Innovations | Global VP, LEAD

Monica is an experienced leader focused on Inclusion, Global Social Impact, and how it relates to B2B Partner Management and Corporate Responsibility.

She specializes in:
• Establishing organizational Program Management processes & team functions
• Driving processes that positively impact B2B relationships
• Creating innovative processes to drive value and meet ambiguous business objectives

Career Highlights include:
• 10+ years of Leadership & program management experience in Global organizations
• Concise and candid communication focused on inclusive business narratives
• Ability to understand leadership priorities against multiple projects and deadlines
• Leadership & establishment of Employee Resource & Inclusion groups