Director, Business Enablement

Expedia Expedia · Hospitality · Austin, TX

Director, Business Enablement role at Expedia Group focused on the Traveler Engagement and Loyalty (TEaL) team. This role involves leading strategy, planning, governance, and cross-functional program delivery for initiatives that drive traveler engagement and loyalty. The Director will shape executive decision-making, lead a team of program and business enablement leaders, and champion a product and customer mindset. Requires extensive experience in strategy, business operations, program management, marketing, and people leadership, with a proven track record in global customer engagement programs.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead end-to-end strategy, planning and governance for TEaL Business Enablement – including annual and quarterly planning, portfolio and prioritization, resourcing, and delivery governance – translating complex or ambiguous requirements into clear strategies, operating plans and execution roadmaps.
  2. Drive cross-functional programs with partners across Product, Technology, Analytics, Marketing, Finance and the wider business to deliver high-impact change, identifying and resolving risks and issues, and keeping stakeholders aligned around goals, scope, timelines and outcomes.
  3. Shape executive decision-making by crafting clear, insight-rich narratives and materials for senior leaders, providing evidence-based recommendations, options and trade-offs, and ensuring progress, risks and dependencies are well understood.
  4. Lead and develop a high-performing team of program and business enablement leaders – setting vision and direction, coaching through managers, creating inclusive, trusting team culture, and placing people in roles and assignments that accelerate their growth.
  5. Champion a product and customer mindset across TEaL – bringing a deep understanding of customer and employee needs, pain points and behaviors, and guiding the evaluation and prioritization of new ideas, journeys and solutions that improve outcomes and experiences.

Skills

Required

  • 10+ years of experience in strategy, business operations, program management, marketing, or a related field
  • 5+ years of people leadership experience, including leading managers and/or cross-functional teams
  • Proven track record leading large-scale, global customer or employee engagement programs
  • Ability to translate ambiguous business problems into clear strategies, roadmaps and measurable outcomes
  • Proficient executive communication and storytelling skills
  • Experience advising senior leaders and influencing decisions across diverse stakeholder groups
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, marketing, communications or a related field; or equivalent related professional experience

Nice to have

  • global, matrixed organization experience
  • thought leader in customer engagement marketing, employee experience or business enablement
  • contributing to communities of practice and elevating standards

What the JD emphasized

  • complex or ambiguous requirements
  • high-impact change
  • executive decision-making
  • senior leaders
  • high-performing team
  • complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives
  • ambiguous business problems
  • senior leaders
  • diverse stakeholder groups