Product Manager II – AI/ML

Expedia Group brands power global travel for everyone, everywhere. We design cutting-edge tech to make travel smoother and more memorable, and we create groundbreaking solutions for our partners. Our diverse, vibrant, and welcoming community is essential in driving our success.

Why Join Us?

To shape the future of travel, people must come first. Guided by our Values and Leadership Agreements, we foster an open culture where everyone belongs, differences are celebrated and know that when one of us wins, we all win.

We provide a full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, a global hybrid work setup (with some pretty cool offices), and career development resources, all to fuel our employees’ passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey. We’re building a more open world. Join us.

Introduction to team 

Expedia Product & Technology builds innovative products, services, and tools to deliver high-quality experiences for travelers, partners, and our employees. A singular technology platform powered by data and machine learning provides secure, differentiated, and personalized experiences for the traveler and our partners that drive loyalty and customer satisfaction.  

This Product Manager II – AI/ML role is part of the TravelerOne PM team within the Traveler Product division of P&T. This team is responsible for creating new AI/ML-powered capabilities across all EG brands and lines of business and to personalize Travelers’ experience. In this role, you will be driving the development of new AI/ML capabilities using Natural Language processing and GenAi technologies that enable travelers to discover inspirational content and efficiently plan their trips. You will also identify opportunities to better personalize text content across Expedia products. 

In this role, you will: 

• Partner with senior PMs to define the strategy to develop new AI/ML capabilities leveraging GenAi and Natural Language Processing techniques to support new experiences across Expedia brands and lines of businesses (hotels, vacation rentals, flights e.g.).

• Define pilots for text content personalization using ML and Traveler profiles.

• Translate the strategy into a roadmap, leveraging best-in-class technologies to achieve short-term and long-term goals. 

• Define product requirements for new features. 

• Manage the entire product lifecycle, from ideation to rollout. 

• Lead a cross-functional team, including ML science, ML engineering, UX and front-end PM partners.

• Establish strong partnerships with other product teams to foster adoption of ML/AI capabilities through new use cases. 

• Reduce time-to-market for new platform features by influencing the roadmap of other teams. 

Experience and qualifications: 

• You have 2+ years of relevant product management experience, including at least 2 years of experience in shipping data, ML, and AI-centric products. 

• You are comfortable designing technical products that leverage data, machine learning, or artificial intelligence.

• You possess knowledge of different machine learning types and algorithms .

• You hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (or equivalent related professional experience). 

• Previous experience in search, ranking, personalization, ads, or similar areas is beneficial. 

• You exhibit a bias for action and can influence senior stakeholders through excellent communication skills. 

• Your robust analytical skills drive data-informed decisions. 

The total cash range for this position in Austin is $112,000.00 to $156,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $179,000.00, 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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