About the Role
Expedia Group B2B is seeking an exceptional Sr Technical Product Manager to partner with the Director, Machine Learning Science – Recommendations & Relevance to build cutting-edge Machine Learning and AI solutions that enhance our partners' user experiences and optimise their product offerings. This role focuses on delivery management and translating business requirements into clear problem statements and technical requirements for applied ML algorithms in the recommendations and relevance space.
Responsibilities
- Partner with the Director, Machine Learning Science – Recommendations & Relevance, and cross-functional leadership to define and execute the applied science roadmap that improves recommendation quality, traveller engagement, and partner outcomes across all B2B products.
- Own planning and delivery for key initiatives, from problem framing and opportunity sizing through data discovery, feature and signal definition, experiment design, model development, online testing, and rollout.
- Translate partner and product needs into clear requirements, success metrics, and prioritised backlogs for the Recommendations & Relevance Machine Learning Science team, ensuring strong alignment with Product Management, Engineering, and Analytics.
- Drive program execution and transparency across multiple teams, managing timelines, dependencies, and risks, and communicating plans, progress, and results to senior stakeholders in a clear and compelling way.
- Champion operational excellence in the science lifecycle by promoting best practices in experimentation, offline and online evaluation, documentation, and post-launch learning to continuously raise the bar on scientific rigor and impact.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or master’s degree in computer science, engineering, statistics, mathematics or a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years of experience in technical product management or technical program management in machine learning, data-intensive, or large-scale platform domains, with a proven track record of delivering complex technical products or initiatives.
- Demonstrated ability to translate ambiguous business problems into structured scientific problem statements, measurable success metrics, and clear technical roadmaps and requirements, balancing near-term impact with longer-term platform and capability investments.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to bridge technical and non-technical audiences, lead cross-functional initiatives, and manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
Skills
- Strong understanding of applied machine learning concepts (for example, supervised learning, ranking, recommendation, relevance), data ecosystems (such as data lakes, batch and streaming data processing), and how models are trained, evaluated, deployed, and monitored in production environments.
Experience Level
- 5+ years of experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's or master’s degree in computer science, engineering, statistics, mathematics or a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the Company
- Expedia Group helps 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.
- Expedia Group B2B is the Business-to-Business arm of Expedia Group. We bring Expedia Group's innovative technology and distribution solutions to partners across the world. These businesses include global financial institutions, corporate managed travel, offline travel agents, global travel suppliers (like major airlines) and many more.
- As a global leader in travel technology, Expedia Group B2B powers thousands of partners across diverse markets and travel segments.
- Expedia Group includes three flagship consumer brands - Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo - along with a leading B2B travel business and travel advertising offerings.
- 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™.
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, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.
- At Expedia Group B2B, we know that exceptional talent comes from diverse backgrounds. Even if you do not meet every single qualification listed, if your experience strongly aligns with our mission, we highly encourage you to apply.
