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Are you looking for an opportunity to have an impact on millions of customers across the travel industry? Are you passionate about delivering digital products and excited by Artificial Intelligence? Do you want to become an integral part of a creative team building Machine Learning solutions using state of the art technologies?

If so, then you will love Expedia Group’s Data & AI organisation! We are looking for a multifaceted and tech-savvy Technical Product and Program Manager to coordinate a team of machine learning scientists & engineers building high-impact AI products for our B2B business. You will deliver solutions end-to-end across the organisation impacting millions of customers world-wide.
Please provide 2-3 values or traits that are important to this role

We are looking for an experienced technical product / program manager with excellent communications and technical skills, who can empathize with diverse groups and tailor communications to the capacity and needs of different groups. This job requires good listening skills, a talent for delivering compelling presentations, and the ability to communicate sophisticated technical content. We are seeking candidates with proven experience, with a history of effective delivery of sophisticated ML systems. We expect our team members to bring:
* Passion for AI, machine learning, and building software systems
* Solid technical background and experience in driving delivery of software or machine learning products end-to-end through agile methodologies
* Experience in building clear, concise, and well-structured functional material (e.g. policies & procedures, guidelines, presentations, messages)
* Ability to communicate a compelling rationale and narrative to peers and partners about the products and services produced by the team
* Familiarity with fundamental business, economics, mathematics, statistics, and computer science concepts
Previous experience as a machine learning scientist, machine learning engineer, software developer, or product manager is a big plus
Please list 3-4 functional activities the resource should be capable of

This is a complex role with broad responsibilities that requires knowledge of and experience with machine learning and complex technical projects. As a member of our Machine Learning team, you will develop work plans to meet EG, Division and Stakeholder strategic objectives. You will collaborate with machine learning scientists, engineers, product managers and other technical leaders to conceive, scope, prioritize, architect, develop and deliver AI capabilities for EG’s Machine B2B business.
* Create a strong partnership with business owners and technical leaders to define strategic machine learning deliverables.
* Build and communicate a roadmap of planned and potential work
* Develop project schedules and prioritize tasks to achieve project targets and deliver objectives within agreed timeframes
* Bring together partners with varied perspectives to develop solutions and contribute your own suggestions
* Gain a deep technical understanding of Expedia Groups B2B business and drive end-to-end delivery of AI products through agile practices.
* Define and report key results and performance metrics
* Keep partners informed of progress or changes to scope and project schedule
* Identify risks and issues and drive their mitigation and resolution
* Assess bottlenecks in work processes within teams to streamline and simplify workflow
* Surface issues to leadership across time zones
Communicate complex topics to stakeholders and executives in clear straightforward language
What technical skills will successful candidates possess?
* Passion for AI, machine learning, and building software systems
* Solid technical background and experience in driving delivery of machine learning products end-to-end through agile methodologies
* Experience in building clear, concise, and well-structured functional material (e.g. policies & procedures, guidelines, presentations, messages)
* Ability to communicate a compelling rationale and narrative to peers and partners about the products and services produced by the team
* Familiarity with fundamental business, economics, mathematics, statistics, and computer science concepts
* Previous experience as a machine learning scientist, machine learning engineer, software developer, or product manager is a big plus
Is there any industry specific experience that would separate
AI / Machine Learning Expertise & Experience
Technical Product Management Experience
Program Management
Agile Practices & Delivery Management.
Business Acumen