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Senior Manager, Technical Program Management

Role Summary
Manages more than one team's program strategy and implementations in partnership with functions across the organization. Builds strong teams of Program Managers who own programs of moderate complexity across a portfolio.

Introduction to the team
Join the Expedia Group Partech Connectivity Team as we're looking for passionate TPM leader to enhance our next-generation partner connectivity platform and grow a team of high performing TPMs. This cutting-edge platform connects with over 6,500 supply partners, supporting millions of users every year in finding the perfect travel products. You'll work with technologies such as Java, Kotlin, Spring, MSSQL, DynamoDB, Redis, and more. Our platform is the backbone of Expedia's business, creating an efficient two-way marketplace that bridges supply and demand. It supports all primary lines of business—Lodging, Air, Cars, Cruise, Ground Transport, and Activities—with diverse integration methods, from direct connections to sourcing via GDSs. With over 50 Tier-1 services and more than 8TB of data produced each month, our organization thrives on innovation, offering you the chance to challenge yourself and make a significant impact.

As a Senior Manager of Technical Programs, you will lead a team of 6-8 Technical Program Managers in the coordination, structure, tracking, communications and delivery of key business decisions and initiatives for Supply Partner Connectivity. You will take a balanced approach to providing guidance and expectations while simultaneously empowering team members to be accountable and make decisions.

In this role, you will:

• You will support the team to establish working relationships with stakeholders and build rapport to become a trusted advisor

• You will coach the team to design differentiated technical communications (content focus, style, presentation, etc.) for various internal and external audiences based on an understanding of their differing levels of familiarity with technical language

• You will evaluate the progress of projects within the portfolio and work with the team to mitigate issues and risks to ensure portfolio health including managing the actual or potential gaps in resourcing for projects and recommending strategies to mitigate

• You will manage project portfolio and participate in prioritization decisions, portfolio health and managing the governance structure

• You will craft the culture of your team by building team rituals, processes and practices that build strong team bonds and an open trusting environment where diverse viewpoints, opinions, and approaches and candid conversations and critiques can happen

• You will evaluate the full complement of team talent, identify gaps, and implement action plans to fill gaps and drive achievement of goals

Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field (Analytics, Computer Science, Engineering, etc.)

• Experienced people manager with a proven track record of leading teams responsible for complex programs across multiple portfolios

• Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience, with a solid history of managing performance and mentoring team members across locations

• Ability to define team goals aligned with broader business objectives, fostering collaboration across multiple teams

• Strong collaboration skills with product teams to influence and deliver on product roadmaps

• Expertise in technical areas such as architecture, testing, monitoring, data access patterns, and streaming technologies

The total cash range for this position in Austin is $173,000.00 to $242,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $277,000.00, 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.

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