At Expedia Group, we help 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.

Here, you'll do meaningful work that helps millions of people discover, book, and experience travel with more ease, confidence, and joy. Our five Behaviors-Traveler First, Think Big, Operate with Excellence, Ownership Mindset, and Succeed Together-help foster a supportive environment where people can grow their careers and have the flexibility, benefits, and support to do their best work. Join us and build for travelers everywhere.

We create and deliver tailored marketing strategies for Expedia Group’s brands, focusing on establishing strong connections and cohesive experiences for travelers and partners. We leverage our functional expertise and creative excellence to build trust and loyalty for our brands through innovative marketing approaches and technology. 

Senior Partner Marketing Manager

A high performing and influential individual contributor who consistently applies (and regularly enhances) the partner marketing capabilities and playbooks to tackle the most complex business challenges and opportunities. Provides support and deep expertise to GTM marketing initiatives and interfaces regularly with executive (VP+) leadership. 

In this role, you will:

• Gathers information about partner business challenges and creates data-driven marketing initiatives to drive adoption of Expedia Group Advertising solutions 

• Supports event-based marketing initiatives with demonstrated ROI  

• Translates product marketing narratives and campaign insights into field-ready assets that sellers can activate in partner conversations and events   

• Owns tracking and reporting of marketing performance for Destination Marketing Organization programs, measuring against KPIs including marketing-influenced revenue (MIR), lead volume, and pipeline conversion 

• Segments and prioritizes audiences/ messaging to ladder up to commercial goals 

• Coordinates project plan across functions and competing timelines from other projects; leads development of strategies to get assigned project done amidst opposing needs for resources 

• Measure, track, and adjust initiatives based on performance insights and partner feedback 

• Serves as a connector across teams, ensuring that Destination Marketing Organization marketing efforts are integrated into broader Expedia Group Advertising GTM motions and not operating in isolation 

Experience and Qualifications:

• 8+ years of B2B marketing experience for Bachelor's / 6+ years for Master's   

• Experience managing large partner marketing budgets across multiple channels  

• Strong decision-making and prioritization skills, guided by data and business impact 

• Analytical and data-driven, comfortable using performance data and market trends 

• Solid understanding of marketing channel mix and relationship between channels 

• Experienced in managing complex, cross-functional projects with tight timelines and multiple stakeholders 

• Skilled at building trusted relationships with internal stakeholders and influencing cross-functional teams 

• Strong communication, with the ability to present ideas clearly to senior audiences 

• Self-motivated and able to drive success with limited guidance, while also acting as part of one team 

• Organized and proactive, with strong project management skills  

The total cash range for this position in Chicago is $146,000.00 to $204,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $233,500.00, 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.

Benefits and perks

Expedia Group offers benefits and perks designed to support employees and their families, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, an Employee Assistance Program, wellness and travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and International Airlines Travel Agent Network (IATAN) membership. Learn more about life at Expedia Group at https://careers.expediagroup.com/life.

Accommodation requests

Expedia Group is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience. If you need an accommodation or adjustment due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please submit a request at https://expedia.service-now.com/askeg?id=job_accommodation.

About Expedia Group

Expedia Group includes three flagship consumer brands - Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo - along with a leading B2B travel business and travel advertising offerings. Across our brands and business, we help travelers explore the world with confidence and ease.

Important notice

Employment opportunities and job offers at Expedia Group will always come from Expedia Group's Talent Acquisition and hiring teams. Never share sensitive personal information unless you are confident of the recipient. Expedia Group does not extend job offers via email or messaging tools to individuals with whom we have not made prior contact. Our email domain is @expediagroup.com. The official place to find and apply for roles is https://careers.expediagroup.com/jobs/.

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, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. This employer participates in E-Verify. The employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization.