Principal Product Manager

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.Principal Product ManagerThis role sits within Expedia’s Traveler & Partner Service Platform (TPSP) Product & Technology organization, which builds the core capabilities and experiences that power customer service across the Expedia ecosystem.We are looking for a highly influential product leader to define and own, end-to-end, Expedia’s strategy for agentic traveler resolution within Proactive Servicing. This is a strategy mandate spanning multiple workstreams — traveler resolution journeys, proactive communications, decision and choice experiences, servicing operations, AI agents, and the underlying AI/ML capabilities — with accountability for execution across all of them.As a Principal Product Manager, you will architect the long-term vision for AI-powered traveler resolution, drive complex cross-functional execution across engineering, data science, design, and operations, and represent this program with senior leadership. You will operate as an indispensable individual contributor, shaping how proactive traveler resolutions are designed, automated, governed, measured, and scaled across TPSP.In this role you will:Own the Zero-to-One Vision and Strategy for Traveler Resolution. Define the strategy for AI-driven proactive resolution of travel disruptions: determine how travelers should be informed, when and how they should be engaged, what choices or actions they should have, and the AI/ML capabilities required. Build reusable resolution experience patterns—not bespoke experiences—for a scalable portfolio of servicing moments.Drive a Complex, Multi-Workstream Roadmap. Own a roadmap across traveler journeys, proactive communications, decision and choice experiences, resolution workflows, servicing operations, AI agents, and platform capabilities. Sequence dependencies, align teams and partners, surface risks, and drive seamless, trusted, increasingly autonomous resolution.Lead Resolution Experience Design and AI/ML Solution Strategy. Partner with servicing operations and the Supplier Resolution team to translate resolution strategies into intuitive traveler experiences. Lead AI/ML solutions using expertise in agentic AI, conversational AI, LLM-driven decisioning/personalization, or intelligent experience orchestration. Define and Own KPIs for Traveler Resolution. Set metrics for resolution completion, automation/containment, traveler effort, engagement, satisfaction, contact avoidance, and cost to serve. Build measurement infrastructure with analytics, engineering, design, and operations to continuously improve traveler outcomes.Lead Program Execution and Senior Leadership Communication. Own end-to-end execution and communicate progress, risks, tradeoffs, and business impact to senior leaders. Create clarity across varied travel disruptions and resolution scenarios while building a scalable model for new traveler resolution experiences.Partner Deeply with Engineering, Design, and Data Science on Resolution Architecture. Influence architecture for proactive communications, traveler decisioning, choice/approval workflows, AI-agent interactions, personalization, status and progress experiences, escalation, and measurement. Turn point solutions into reusable experience capabilities; track industry trends and guide evaluation, tuning, and continuous improvement. Shape Responsible, Trustworthy Traveler Resolution Experiences. Define guardrails for transparency, confidence, consent, traveler choice, personalization, escalation, failure recovery, and appropriate AI use. Ensure proactive AI experiences are trustworthy, explainable, and aligned with Expedia’s responsible AI standards—especially when AI is making recommendations or taking actions that affect a traveler’s trip.Experience and Qualifications:Bachelor’s, Master’s, or equivalent related professional experience — 12+ years for Bachelor’s, 10+ years for Master’sProven experience leading AI/ML-powered products with deep expertise in one or more model areas (e.g., conversational AI, agentic AI, LLM-driven decisioning/personalization) — able to influence high-level stakeholders on feasibility and tradeoffs, not just consume model outputDemonstrated ability to define and launch a zero-to-one strategy across multiple workstreams with significant business impact — distinct from optimizing an existing product lineExperience with proactive customer experiences, triggered communications, intelligent recommendations, decision/choice experiences, or automated servicing strongly preferredDeep understanding of data analytics, experimentation, and KPI-driven optimization, including building measurement frameworks for capabilities without established baselinesExperience working closely with engineering and design leaders on architecture, platform evolution, experience design, and managing technical tradeoffs and debtStrong business acumen, including experience owning product outcomes tied to customer experience, automation, efficiency, cost reduction, or contact avoidanceExceptional communication and influence skills, with experience driving alignment across senior stakeholders and executive audiences in ambiguous, undefined problem spacesAbility to operate effectively in high-stakes environments requiring judgment, negotiation, and risk-taking absent a pre-existing playbookExperience coaching and mentoring product managersExperience in travel, hospitality, marketplaces, or customer-facing platforms is a strong plus#LI-MC1The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $224,000.00 to $313,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $358,500.00, 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 perksExpedia 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 .Accommodation requestsExpedia 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 .About Expedia GroupExpedia 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 noticeEmployment 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 .Equal OpportunityExpedia 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.SummaryLocation: Washington - Seattle CampusType: Full time