Job details
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.
Introduction to the Team
Drives performance, capability, and continuous improvement for Partner Growth Agility teams managing Expedia Group’s lodging supply (Hotels and Vacation Rentals) across regions. Leads and coaches PGA Associates to have high‑quality commercial conversations with partners, adopt tools and playbooks, and consistently deliver on revenue, KPI, quality, and customer experience goals. Acts as a local execution leader while collaborating with other PGA Leads globally to align on strategy, share best practices, and scale successful programs and workflows.
In this role, you will:
Leads end‑to‑end onboarding for new hires, including instructor‑led training, labs, shadows, skills workshops, and assessments.
Coaches and mentors Partner Success Associates to hold high‑quality commercial and consultative conversations with lodging partners.
Ensures PSAs apply the account management cycle effectively across their portfolios to grow performance and partner value.
Continuously drives improvement in quality, productivity, engagement, and partner satisfaction across assigned teams.
Provides regular feedback, 1:1s, and performance support; identifies skill gaps and designs targeted refreshers and trainings.
Encourages participation in mentorship programs, facilitator communities, and specialist communities (e.g., Sales Clinic SMEs) to deepen expertise.
Acts as a subject matter expert on internal workflows, tools, and playbooks used by Partner Success teams.
Drives tool and workflow adoption, finding creative ways to increase efficiency, reduce manual work, and improve partner and team experience.
Observes day‑to‑day workflows and calls to spot trends, pain points, and opportunities; translates findings into continuous improvement plans.
Pilots new initiatives, KPIs, and programs, capturing learnings and scaling best practices across internal hubs and regions.
Monitors KPI performance, productivity, quality, and backlog across assigned internal teams (e.g., revenue, engagement, coverage, quality audits, SLAs).
Manages case backlogs, queues, and operational balance, partnering with Area Managers to prioritize and focus effort.
Leads performance recovery plans with leaders when KPIs or quality standards are at risk.
Uses performance, market, and competitor data to identify trends and create insight‑led action plans that can be implemented quickly.
Collaborates with Area Managers, Directors, and other functional leaders to align on strategies, priorities, and resourcing.
Serves as an escalation point for complex partner issues, ensuring timely, high‑quality resolution.
Partners with cross‑functional teams (Product, Tech, Analytics, Support, Sales, Operations) to remove operational hurdles, inform product/tool improvements, and support strategic initiatives.
Participates in and leads PGA projects that support the leadership team and ensure smooth execution.
Role‑models Expedia Group’s values and fosters a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment.
Designs and leads regular enablement rhythms, such as end‑of‑quarter refreshers, hub‑wide all‑hands, and knowledge‑sharing sessions.
Supports Inclusion & Diversity and engagement activities to strengthen culture and connection.
Encourages a growth mindset, experimentation, and learning from data, feedback, and change.
Experience and Qualifications:
2–6 years’ experience in environments such as:
Account management, revenue management, or sales
Continuous improvement, operations leadership, or similar performance‑driven roles
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field, or equivalent professional experience
Proficiency in English; additional languages a plus depending on region
Effective communicator with strong written and verbal skills
Proficient in commercial and consultative sales techniques
Portfolio / account management, relationship management, upselling and cross‑selling
Skilled in coaching, mentoring, and capability building for frontline teams
Comfortable using and driving adoption of internal tools and workflows (e.g., CRM, case and call handling systems, PGA/DMMT/Scout‑type tools)
Strong data literacy: working with KPIs, dashboards, and performance reports to drive decisions
Experience with process and workflow improvement at scale
Strong organization, planning, and time management, with attention to detail and follow‑through
Ability to influence without direct authority, adapting to different stakeholder styles
Comfortable in a fast‑changing, technology‑driven environment and using data for decision making
Able to work both independently and as a strong team player
Accommodation requests
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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.
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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