Senior Global Loyalty Incentives Manager

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Senior Global Loyalty Incentives Manager

About the team

The Traveler Engagement and Loyalty (TEaL) team builds relationships with travelers, driving engagement and loyalty by providing value through the ownership of the loyalty program, targeted CRM, and our co-branded credit card program.

We create and deliver an aligned, dedicated marketing strategy to fuel each Expedia Group brand's success. Since our travelers interact with us through our brands, we have a brand focus in our marketing, while leveraging the scale and efficiency we’ve built in functional expertise.

Expedia Group is looking for a passionate and commercially minded CRM professional to join our Traveler Engagement and Loyalty (TEaL) organization. In this senior manager role, you will own large scale, targeted loyalty incentives across core Expedia Group brands, with direct accountability for delivering commercial targets.

You will partner closely with cross-functional teams to develop and deliver compelling loyalty incentive strategies, as a lever to drive incremental purchases across the traveller lifecycle and support broader brand and business priorities. You will continuously evolve these to unlock new opportunities, from adopting automation for scale to working with machine learning scientists for innovation.

What you'll do:

• Own and design loyalty incentive strategies designed to capture share of wallet and drive incremental bookings and repeat from loyalty members across core Expedia Group brands.

• Manage a multi-million-dollar budget - leading annual, quarterly, and campaign-level forecasting and business casing to deliver against commercial objectives and brand-specific targets.

• Align and communicate strategy, plans, and results to senior leadership across Traveler Engagement and Loyalty, Brand Business Operations, and other Expedia Group teams, turning complex data into clear narratives and recommendations.

• Act as CRM business lead on select cross-functional initiatives, shaping problem statements, defining priorities based on impact and feasibility, and ensuring alignment to business strategies, readiness, and traveler experience.

• Define and implement data-driven strategies to enhance loyalty incentive campaigns, balancing large scale with audience segmentation and targeting to maximise commercial impact. Leverage experimentation, performance analysis, and scaled adoption of modelling and machine learning to continuously improve performance and grow impact.

• Define CRM channel strategy and tactics (across email, push, in-product placements) for key target segments and ensure a cohesive E2E traveler experience from briefing through sign-off and launch.

• Lead end-to-end campaign development for CRM placements and incentives, in close collaboration with cross-functional teams, including Creative, Production, Capabilities, Finance and Analytics.

Who you are:

• 8+ years’ experience in a marketing or commercial role, preferably in the e-commerce and/or online marketing space, and/or with meaningful exposure to lifecycle CRM and loyalty incentives.

• Proficient at structuring complex or broad problems to develop marketing strategies, applying systems thinking to develop sustainable solutions that can expand beyond your immediate remit.

• Excellent analytical skills and mindset, with a proven ability to define marketing strategies supported by machine learning models, data and experimentation.

• Skilled at building relationships and influencing stakeholders at all levels, with a track record of driving delivery through cross-functional teams.

• Demonstratable ability to balance big picture thinking with strong attention to detail when managing complex, time-sensitive projects.

• Strong business and commercial acumen, with expertise in budget management and ROI assessment

• Operate as a highly independent, influential individual contributor who leads complex initiatives, shapes strategy, and mentors others.

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Marketing, Business, Economics a plus

• Proficient in the use of MS Office. Experience with Jira, Tableau, Salesforce Marketing Cloud or other communication tools are all a plus

The total cash range for this position in Austin is $155,000.00 to $217,000.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $248,000.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role.

The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $155,000.00 to $217,000.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $248,000.00, 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.

Expedia Group is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to support employees and their families, including medical/dental/vision, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program. To fuel each employee’s passion for travel, we offer a wellness & travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and an International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership. View our full list of benefits .

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