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Senior Director, Product, Data Platforms & Services
Expedia
London, , United Kingdom
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Expedia ecommerce platform - ecp
Expedia, Inc. is revolutionizing travel through the power of technology, and the eCP team is at the heart of that mission. eCP provides a world class platform of ecommerce technologies and services operating at global scale to support our rapidly growing family of brands.
Together, we enable each of our customer transactions to flow seamlessly from the click of the 'book' button on one of our brand sites all the way through to our general ledger system and into the P&L. By bringing together product, technology and operations, we accelerate innovation, enable test and learn, and constantly push ourselves to evolve and innovate for the business.
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Expedia is a leader in using technology to drive business results, and that's where we come in. Our mission is to power reliable, trustworthy and scalable data products, fueling decision-making and competitive advantage.
We use a blend of open source, custom development, and commercial tools to deliver and operate petabyte scale data platforms that support our 24/7 global business. Our ecosystem includes multiple cloud providers, massive Hadoop clusters, parallel databases and a broad mix of leading data management and analytics tools - used by our analysts and data scientists to process real-time, complex analytics, ultimately helping our customers find their dream holiday or trip.
Key Responsibilities:
• You will be responsible for crafting a compelling vision; representing partners requirements and our technical teams needs across the world to deliver accessible and reliable products
• You own resource allocation to balance enhancements of existing applications and solutions while driving the technology ecosystem forward.
• You will build a knowledge sharing community through the Partner Services group to drive and support adoption of our products
• Set, track and communicate the business goals, providing a single point of contact between Product, Technology and Business units
• Be an active member of the leadership team to achieve broader department goals as well as your own functional deliverables.
• Build and develop a diverse global team; ensuring their development across technical, commercial and personal goals
• Provide cross-functional leadership and influence a broad variety of partners from technology leads to business partners and analysts.
A bit about you:
• You are a leader who uses various influencing strategies to persuade key team members to take action towards advancing shared business goals.
• You have the ability to influence, without control, in a large complex organization.
• You thrive by adapting to rapidly changing conditions in a continually evolving landscape, always looking for new ways to 'test and learn'
• You seek out data to evaluate opportunities; yet you can demonstrate leadership by responding effectively using your experience to solve complex and adaptive problems
• You are customer focused, able to represent their needs putting these into context with the wider business vision and context
• You take pride in building and developing diverse teams looking for innovative ways to attract, develop, engage, and retain talented individuals; creating a work environment where people can realize their full potential
• You believe that product delivery in an agile environment is the foundation for innovation
• And last but not least, a you have a passion for internet and travel and are naturally curious about technology and global eCommerce.
Education and Experience:
• A Bachelor’s degree in analytics, data science or engineering discipline is preferred, an advanced degree and/or interesting experiences are highly desirable.
• Strong strategic credentials - MBA qualification or strategy consulting experience a bonus
• Previous product management and/or market facing roles are preferred. Experience working closely with software development teams ideal
• Sector background likely to be online, retail, preferably with an e-commerce component
• Background in a global, matrix structure
• Experience in both on premise and cloud technologies, is an advantage, but not essential.
• Knowledge in relational and, ideally, non-relational data environments supporting multi-user profiles is essential
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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.