Onboarding & Maintenance Specialist

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.

Travel Partnerships and Advertising helps partners, including hotels, airlines, destination marketing organizations (DMOs) and more, deliver excellent traveler and B2B experiences. We drive growth for our partners and the Expedia Group marketplace through competitive supply, our leading advertising and travel media network and affiliate solutions. 

Introduction to the team:

The Onboarding and Maintenance Specialist is a member of the Onboarding & Maintenance team and works with our API-connected strategic partners and vacation rental property managers to enable their properties on the Expedia Group platform. The Onboarding & Maintenance Specialist will complete partner information collection, property configuration, product enablement, and partner training.

In this role, you will:

• Onboard net new connected partners and connected partner conversions

• Enable products for existing partners, including but not limited to, creating and modifying room types, rate plans, property settings and property content

• Load new merchandising campaigns in conjunction with commercial teams

• Track and provide data on key performance indicators, including timelines and handle times

• Communicate updates with partners and internal stakeholders across various teams

• Collaborate with internal teams to troubleshoot problems affecting partners and ensure optimal account performance during onboarding and product enablement

• Develop process improvements to provide quick yet thorough responses to internal and external partners, maintain feedback loops and collaborate with senior team members to ensure the voice of the partner is heard

• Participate in critical initiatives related to Expedia Group goals, including empowering partners to leverage EG tools and capabilities

Experience and qualifications:

• Experience in implementation management, client services project management, or engagement management, mentor similar experience in a partner-facing role

• Strong experience with Excel and working with large sets of data; experience running SQL queries preferred but not required

• Experience with Salesforce, Outlook, Slack, and issue-tracking software (JIRA, etc.)

• Strong oral and written communication skills; experience dealing with a diverse and international team

• Solid problem solving/analysis and decision-making abilities

• Good organizational, process, and project management skills

• Ability to learn new software and technical processes quickly

• Experience reporting on results and adjusting procedures to improve results

• A flexible, hands-on approach with strong initiative and motivation to work in a constantly changing environment

The total cash range for this position in Austin is $67,500.00 to $94,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $108,000.00, 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.

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.