Director of Product Design, Search

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.

Expedia Group builds end-to-end experiences that millions of travelers, partners, and employees rely on every day. Within the Traveler Brands Design team, we’re reimagining how people discover and book trips across Hotels.com, Vrbo, and Brand Expedia. We’re looking for a Director of Product Design to lead the future of Search.

In this position, you’ll lead and inspire a team designing Expedia Group’s search experience end to end, set a bold design vision, establish systems that raise the bar for quality, and partner closely with product, engineering, and data science to deliver intelligent, intuitive experiences at global scale—helping define what AI-driven travel design looks like for the entire industry.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the vision, strategy, and design direction for Expedia’s AI-powered Search experience.

• Define how travelers express what they want, how results are curated, and how we explain why they are a match.

• Partner with senior leaders in Product, Technology, and Research to shape long-term search strategy and balance innovation with impact.

• Build, mentor, and inspire a high-performing design team that combines systems thinking with craft excellence.

• Scale design standards across surfaces and brands while ensuring each retains its unique voice and feel.

• Foster a strong design culture grounded in clarity, critique, and curiosity.

• Collaborate across Expedia Group to align with the company’s broader AI strategy and shared capabilities.

• Represent the traveler in strategic forums and influence decisions that shape the future of travel discovery.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 12+ years of experience in product design with, at least, 4 years leading design teams at scale.

• Expertise in search, discovery, or recommendation systems, with a deep understanding of how AI and ML shape relevance, ranking, and explainability.

• A proven track record of designing experiences that simplify complex information and build trust with users.

• Skilled in translating ambiguous technical opportunities into clear, inspiring product experiences.

• Adept at building, scaling, and coaching design teams that deliver at both craft and strategic levels.

• An exceptional communicator who can bring stakeholders along through strong storytelling and influence.

• Energized by the challenge of creating travel experiences that feel intelligent, human, and memorable.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Deep knowledge of semantic and natural language search, conversational interfaces, and AI explainability principles.

• Experience working with data scientists and ML engineers to translate advanced models into user-facing experiences at scale.

• Demonstrated strength in connecting design quality to measurable product outcomes through experimentation and data-driven metrics.

• Track record of driving design excellence across multiple brands, platforms, and domains in a fast-moving, results-oriented environment.

• Demonstrated experience taking products from concept to scaled adoption.

Expedia Group is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to support employees and their families, including medical/dental/vision, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program. To fuel each employee’s passion for travel, we offer a wellness & travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and an International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership. View our full list of benefits.

The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $224,000.00 to $313,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $358,500.00, 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 New York is $242,000.00 to $338,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $387,000.00, 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 San Jose is $242,000.00 to $338,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $387,000.00, 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.

Expedia Group is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to support employees and their families, including medical/dental/vision, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program. To fuel each employee’s passion for travel, we offer a wellness & travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and an International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership. View our full list of benefits.

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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.

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