Program Manager, Marketing Operations

Expedia Group’s Global Marketing Communications team is dedicated to developing and executing innovative and effective global marketing across our family of brands. Within this organization, the Operations and Finance team is responsible for the flawless running of the organization, focused on budget management, forecasting, staffing, vendor relationships, tools and processes

We are seeking an experienced Operations Specialist who can help develop and implement operational excellence across our creative organization. The role requires a collaborative and solutions-based self-starter, who keeps steady hand under pressure and change to ensure the delivery operational and creative excellence

What you’ll do:

• Work with the Head of Marketing Operations (HMO) to develop and deliver an operations strategy for the new Creative organization

• Develop, implement and deliver operational process, workflows and systems and administer training when needed to ensure processes is understood and adhered to

• Documenting all marketing operations processes in a clear and accessible format

• Onboarding, collaborate with teams to define, manage, document and rollout program

• Effectively own and communicate prioritization of Marketing Operations projects - constraints, deliverables, and schedules within the team

• Manage budgets and allocation for travel, entertainment and culture

• Work closely with HR and HMO to help manage and track head count across the organization

• Help coordinate and evaluate tools and technology needs; work with POD leads and key stakeholders to optimize and improve, process, systems using tool and technology aligned with a marketing organization

• Identify and build business cases for required tools, followed by the coordination of testing, training, and implementing

• Manage projects in areas of related responsibility to drive operational excellence and business growth

• Provide ad-hoc research, analysis and reporting as required

• Support all vendor and supplier relationships on behalf of Global Marketing, holding regular quality/suitability reviews

• Implement supplier management models and work with Procurement to maintain cost effective pricing structures

Who you are:

• Proven and significant experience in operations or program management within a creative environment.

• Thrives on identification and implementation of key processes to gain efficiencies, scale and actively simplifies complexity

• Experience of working with stakeholders across multiple subject areas to prioritize and mitigate issues.

• 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

About Expedia Group 

Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE) powers travel for everyone, everywhere through our global platform. Driven by the core belief that travel is a force for good, we help people experience the world in new ways and build lasting connections. We 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™.  

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