Sr Business Program Specialist

Expedia Group

$82K — $132K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience supporting senior leaders in a fast-paced, highly matrixed environment.
  • Skilled in coordinating complex calendars, executive travel, and leadership meetings.
  • Proven project coordination skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
  • Demonstrates sound judgment under pressure, especially with sensitive information.
  • Ability to build trust with stakeholders and coordinate across teams effectively.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills for producing polished materials.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and communication tools.

Responsibilities

  • Own and manage the Tax organization’s operating rhythm and meeting frameworks.
  • Coordinate domestic and international travel and logistics for senior leaders.
  • Lead operational projects independently from start to finish, tracking progress and dependencies.
  • Organize leadership meetings and team events from logistics to execution.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as Legal and Finance, to improve efficiency.
  • Synthesize stakeholder information into executive-ready communications and presentations.
  • Identify and implement artificial intelligence tools to enhance workflow efficiency.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Paid time off.
  • Employee Assistance Program.
  • Wellness and travel reimbursement.
  • Travel discounts and IATAN membership.
Full Job Description
Senior Business Programs Specialist, Tax

Introduction to the Team

The Tax organization supports Expedia Group's business by providing strategic guidance and operational partnership across a complex, highly matrixed environment. This role partners closely with the Senior Vice President of Tax, Vice President of Tax, and Tax leadership team to create focus, structure, and momentum across the organization.

Make an impact!

As the Senior Business Programs Specialist, you will serve as a trusted business partner to Tax leadership. You will optimize leadership time, establish a strong operating rhythm, coordinate complex logistics, and help ensure high-priority work moves forward with precision and discretion. This role is ideal for someone who brings sound judgment, exceptional organization, and a proactive, service-oriented approach-and who is excited to use artificial intelligence and emerging tools to simplify work and improve team effectiveness.

In this role, you will:
  • Own the Tax organization's operating rhythm, including leadership meetings, quarterly planning, business reviews, organizational communications, and follow-up mechanisms that support execution.
  • Manage domestic and international travel, calendars, meeting logistics, and related planning for senior leaders, supporting business continuity and team priorities.
  • Independently lead operational projects and clearly defined workstreams from kickoff through completion, tracking milestones, risks, dependencies, and follow-up actions.
  • Coordinate leadership meetings, offsites, and team events end to end, including logistics, readiness, communications, and execution.
  • Partner with Legal, Procurement, Finance, and other cross-functional teams to improve shared processes and operational efficiency.
  • Synthesize information from multiple stakeholders and prepare accurate, polished, executive-ready communications, presentations, and documentation for a range of audiences.
  • Identify opportunities to use artificial intelligence, automation, and project management tools to streamline recurring work, improve reporting, accelerate decision-making, and strengthen execution.

Experience and qualifications
  • You have 5+ years of experience supporting senior leaders in a fast-paced, highly matrixed organization.
  • You have experience coordinating complex calendars, executive travel, leadership meetings, and operational workstreams from planning through execution.
  • You have demonstrated project coordination skills, including the ability to drive follow-through, manage competing priorities, and keep work moving to completion.
  • You use sound judgment and remain composed under pressure, including when handling sensitive information, escalations, shifting priorities, and last-minute changes.
  • You build trust with stakeholders, understand their needs, and coordinate effectively across teams.
  • You have excellent written and verbal communication skills and can prepare polished, audience-appropriate materials quickly and accurately.
  • You have advanced proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote, electronic signature platforms, Slack, and Zoom.
  • You have experience using artificial intelligence or automation tools, such as Claude, ChatGPT, or Microsoft Copilot, to improve efficiency and consistency.

Preferred qualifications
  • You have a bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Tax, or a related field; or equivalent related professional experience.
  • You have experience supporting Tax, Finance, or another highly regulated business function.


The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $82,500.00 to $115,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $132,000.00, 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.

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 [redacted].com. The official place to find and apply for roles is https://careers.expediagroup.com/jobs/.

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