Senior Strategic Initiatives Manager

At Expedia Group, we help travelers explore the world, one journey at a time. As a global travel company powered by passionate people, trusted partnerships, and leading technology, we connect travelers, partners, and advertisers through our consumer brands, B2B network, and travel advertising business.

Here, you'll do meaningful work that helps millions of people discover, book, and experience travel with more ease, confidence, and joy. Our five Behaviors-Traveler First, Think Big, Operate with Excellence, Ownership Mindset, and Succeed Together-help foster a supportive environment where people can grow their careers and have the flexibility, benefits, and support to do their best work. Join us and build for travelers everywhere.

The online travel market never stands still. At Expedia B2B, we're smack in the middle of it! Expedia Group Business to Business (EG B2B) partners with enterprises such as travel agencies, airlines, financial institutions, membership organizations and travel management companies to provide them with access to the leading Expedia Group travel inventory. We equip our partners with the right data, tools and technology that empowers them to build their business and maximize their potential.

You will play a crucial role in the continued evolution of EG B2B's rapidly-growing business. In this role you will work within the B2B Strategy & Transformation team where you'll be responsible for identifying key initiatives, building internal consensus and working cross-functionally to operationalize them. You'll also be involved with supporting the creation of the strategic plan, including market and competitor analysis, assessment of EG B2B performance and more. You will actively coordinate with/influence other functional teams, and have regular and frequent interaction with the senior leadership across EG B2B. This position will have an immediate impact and be given the ability to grow and advance in one of the largest and fastest growing companies in the B2B travel distribution space.

Your role

• Identify growth opportunities across B2B teams and align stakeholders towards the implementation needed to deliver superior business value
• Support the construction of cases and recommended solutions for leaders, backed by rigorous analysis of pros, cons, cost, risk, resources, and timing
• Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, building strong working relationships and asking the strategic questions that sharpen how they see their biggest challenges
• Apply deep understanding of business processes and unique needs to recommend solutions that hit specific objectives
• Build advanced models and analyses, drawing on data from a range of sources, that stress test decisions and reveal their impact across scenarios
• Bring deep industry and market knowledge, including key terminology, players, and performance indicators, to spot trends and translate them into business advantage
• Serve as the go-to expert on how products and services should be applied within the industry to maximize value for the business
• Apply knowledge of the organization's business model and operations to anticipate the financial and operational impact of key decisions, using that insight to plan and steer complex projects

Your experience

• Bachelor's degree from top university required
• 3+ years of experience within a management consulting firm, e-commerce and/or corporate strategy preferred
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint and experience in modeling, analysis, research and presentation creation
• Comfortable conducting analysis: pulling data, building models and analyzing information
• Comfortable with ambiguity and imperfect information; demonstrated ability in solving problems creatively
• Very good interpersonal skills and collaboration skills. You will work closely with our senior leadership team and you will collaborate with other teams at EG B2B
• Demonstrated ability to frame unstructured problems
• Ability to distinguish key value drivers and high impact actions vs. lower value items, and prioritize accordingly
• A commercially astute self-starter

This role is based in Madrid, Spain. Candidates must have permission to work in Spain.

The total cash range for this position in Madrid is €70,000.00 to €98,000.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to €112,000.00, 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.

Benefits and perks

Expedia Group offers benefits and perks designed to support employees and their families, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, an Employee Assistance Program, wellness and travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and International Airlines Travel Agent Network (IATAN) membership. Learn more about life at Expedia Group at https://careers.expediagroup.com/life.

You can find the benefits for this location and any collective agreement that may apply here.

Accommodation requests

Expedia Group is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience. If you need an accommodation or adjustment due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please submit a request at https://expedia.service-now.com/askeg?id=job_accommodation.

About Expedia Group

Expedia Group includes three flagship consumer brands - Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo - along with a leading B2B travel business and travel advertising offerings. Across our brands and business, we help travelers explore the world with confidence and ease.

Important notice

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Equal Opportunity

Expedia is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.