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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.

About the Team:

Global Finance Technology (GFT) is seeking a Program Manager (Individual Contributor) to drive complex, cross-functional tax technology initiatives. This role sits at the intersection of technology, tax, and accounting, ensuring we deliver scalable, compliant solutions that support Expedia Group’s global finance objectives.

In this role, you will:

• Own planning and execution of cross-functional finance programs from concept through launch.

• Define and manage scope, milestones, dependencies, and success metrics to deliver predictable outcomes.

• Agile Program Management (Scrum & Kanban)

• Partner closely with engineering teams throughout their sprint cycles.

• Track Agile delivery metrics and remove impediments to keep teams moving.

• Requirements & Tax/Accounting Alignment

• Lead requirements gathering with Tax, Accounting, and Finance stakeholders; translate regulatory and business needs into clear, testable deliverables.

• Ensure traceability from requirements through design, build, testing, and go-live for tax subledger, reporting, and compliance capabilities.

• Stakeholder & Communication Management

• Build strong partnerships across Tax, Accounting, Product, and Engineering.

• Run effective cross-functional forums, clearly communicate status, risks, and decisions, and drive alignment on trade-offs.

• Governance & Delivery Excellence

• Maintain integrated plans, RAID logs, and executive-ready reporting.

• Use Confluence, SharePoint, and Jira to document scope, track delivery, and provide program transparency.

• Proactively identify risks and issues and drive mitigation plans.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Proven program management experience driving complex, cross-functional technology initiatives end to end.

• Demonstrated success working with engineering teams in Agile (Scrum and Kanban) environments, including facilitating ceremonies and partnering with engineering leads on planning and execution.

• Strong requirements analysis skills; ability to translate regulatory/tax/accounting needs into actionable technical work and user stories.

• Experience working with Tax and Accounting stakeholders.

• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills; able to work across time zones and functions.

• Comfortable using Confluence, SharePoint, and Jira for documentation, collaboration, and delivery tracking.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

• 5+ years of program or technical program management experience in technology, finance, or tax/finance systems.

• Hands-on experience with Agile delivery (Scrum and/or Kanban).

• Demonstrated ability to operate independently and drive results in a matrixed, global organization.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree.

• Experience in tax, accounting, or finance technology programs (strongly preferred).

• PMP certification.

• Agile certifications (e.g., CSM, PMI-ACP, SAFe).

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.

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