Senior Manager, Compensation Partner

Expedia Group brands power global travel for everyone, everywhere. We design cutting-edge tech to make travel smoother and more memorable, and we create groundbreaking solutions for our partners. Our diverse, vibrant, and welcoming community is essential in driving our success. Why Join Us? To shape the future of travel, people must come first. Guided by our Values and Leadership Agreements, we foster an open culture where everyone belongs, differences are celebrated and know that when one of us wins, we all win. We provide a full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, a flexible work model (with some pretty cool offices), and career development resources, all to fuel our employees\’ passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey. We’re building a more open world. Join us. Introduction to the team : We are seeking a strategic and hands-on Senior Manager, Compensation Partner to support global business leaders across multiple regions and functions. This role blends deep compensation expertise, strong business partnership, and a program ownership mindset—spanning across both corporate compensation and sales incentive design. You’ll collaborate closely with HR, Legal, Talent Acquisition, and business stakeholders to develop scalable compensation strategies that support organizational growth, global compliance, and an exceptional employee experience. In this role you will: Act as a trusted compensation advisor to global business and HR leaders, delivering insights that align pay strategies with organizational goals. Design and implement competitive compensation structures across both corporate and sales functions, including base pay, incentives, and allowances. Lead and execute key compensation cycles such as Year-End and Mid-Year Reviews, ensuring clarity, operational excellence, and stakeholder engagement. Lead the design and support rollout of sales incentive plans, including SPIFs, quota-based designs, and off-cycle changes, partnering with Sales Ops, HR and Legal. Analyze internal and external market trends to drive compensation decisions, proactively shaping solutions for promotions, new hires, and retention. Own and evolve compensation programs like job architecture, job leveling, and severance frameworks, ensuring scalability and alignment with talent strategy. Ensure compliance with global and regional pay regulations, including EU Pay Transparency, Gender Pay Gap reporting, and Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) requirements. Collaborate cross-functionally to manage change communications, policy documentation, and Workers Council consultations related to comp design. Maintain governance across Workday job profiles, business titles, and eligibility rules to support accurate comp planning and data integrity. Bring a strategic and analytical lens to all initiatives, driving continuous improvement and clarity in compensation programs across geographies. Experience and Qualifications: 8+ years of progressive experience in compensation, with exposure to both global corporate and sales compensation programs. Strong understanding of international compensation trends, with experience navigating pay equity, transparency regulations, and Works Council processes. Data-driven and analytically strong, with proven experience influencing executive stakeholders and building scalable frameworks. Skilled in compensation design principles, job architecture, incentive plans, and cross-regional program rollouts. Comfortable working in matrixed environments across functions, cultures, and time zones. Proficient in Excel and familiar with compensation tools and HRIS systems (Workday preferred). Strong communicator with executive presence and the ability to simplify complex topics for a variety of audiences. #LI-DK2 Accommodation requests If you need assistance with any part of the application or recruiting process due to a disability, or other physical or mental health conditions, please reach out to our Recruiting Accommodations Team through the Accommodation Request . We are proud to be named as a Best Place to Work on Glassdoor in 2024 and be recognized for award-winning culture by organizations like Forbes, TIME, Disability:IN, and others. Employment opportunities and job offers at Expedia Group will always come from Expedia Group’s Talent Acquisition and hiring teams. Never provide sensitive, personal information to someone unless you’re confident who the recipient is. Expedia Group does not extend job offers via email or any other messaging tools to individuals with whom we have not made prior contact. Our email domain is @expediagroup.com. The official website to find and apply for job openings at Expedia Group is careers.expediagroup.com/jobs . 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, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age. Expedia Group brands power global travel for everyone, everywhere. We design cutting-edge tech to make travel smoother and more memorable, and we create groundbreaking solutions for our partners. Our diverse, vibrant, and welcoming community is essential in driving our success. Why Join Us? To shape the future of travel, people must come first. Guided by our Values and Leadership Agreements, we foster an open culture where everyone belongs, differences are celebrated and know that when one of us wins, we all win. We provide a full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, a flexible work model (with some pretty cool offices), and career development resources, all to fuel our employees\’ passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey. We’re building a more open world. Join us. Introduction to the team : We are seeking a strategic and hands-on Senior Manager, Compensation Partner to support global business leaders across multiple regions and functions. This role blends deep compensation expertise, strong business partnership, and a program ownership mindset—spanning across both corporate compensation and sales incentive design. You’ll collaborate closely with HR, Legal, Talent Acquisition, and business stakeholders to develop scalable compensation strategies that support organizational growth, global compliance, and an exceptional employee experience. In this role you will: Act as a trusted compensation advisor to global business and HR leaders, delivering insights that align pay strategies with organizational goals. Design and implement competitive compensation structures across both corporate and sales functions, including base pay, incentives, and allowances. Lead and execute key compensation cycles such as Year-End and Mid-Year Reviews, ensuring clarity, operational excellence, and stakeholder engagement. Lead the design and support rollout of sales incentive plans, including SPIFs, quota-based designs, and off-cycle changes, partnering with Sales Ops, HR and Legal. Analyze internal and external market trends to drive compensation decisions, proactively shaping solutions for promotions, new hires, and retention. Own and evolve compensation programs like job architecture, job leveling, and severance frameworks, ensuring scalability and alignment with talent strategy. Ensure compliance with global and regional pay regulations, including EU Pay Transparency, Gender Pay Gap reporting, and Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) requirements. Collaborate cross-functionally to manage change communications, policy documentation, and Workers Council consultations related to comp design. Maintain governance across Workday job profiles, business titles, and eligibility rules to support accurate comp planning and data integrity. Bring a strategic and analytical lens to all initiatives, driving continuous improvement and clarity in compensation programs across geographies. Experience and Qualifications: 8+ years of progressive experience in compensation, with exposure to both global corporate and sales compensation programs. Strong understanding of international compensation trends, with experience navigating pay equity, transparency regulations, and Works Council processes. Data-driven and analytically strong, with proven experience influencing executive stakeholders and building scalable frameworks. Skilled in compensation design principles, job architecture, incentive plans, and cross-regional program rollouts. Comfortable working in matrixed environments across functions, cultures, and time zones. Proficient in Excel and familiar with compensation tools and HRIS systems (Workday preferred). Strong communicator with executive presence and the ability to simplify complex topics for a variety of audiences. #LI-DK2 Accommodation requests If you need assistance with any part of the application or recruiting process due to a disability, or other physical or mental health conditions, please reach out to our Recruiting Accommodations Team through the Accommodation Request . We are proud to be named as a Best Place to Work on Glassdoor in 2024 and be recognized for award-winning culture by organizations like Forbes, TIME, Disability:IN, and others. Expedia Group\’s family of brands includes: Brand Expedia, Hotels.com, Expedia Partner Solutions, Vrbo, trivago, Orbitz, Travelocity, Hotwire, Wotif, ebookers, CheapTickets, Expedia Group Media Solutions, Expedia Local Expert, CarRentals.com, and Expedia Cruises. 2024 Expedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks and logos are the property of their respective owners. CST: 2029030-50 Employment opportunities and job offers at Expedia Group will always come from Expedia Group’s Talent Acquisition and hiring teams. Never provide sensitive, personal information to someone unless you’re confident who the recipient is. Expedia Group does not extend job offers via email or any other messaging tools to individuals with whom we have not made prior contact. Our email domain is @expediagroup.com. The official website to find and apply for job openings at Expedia Group is careers.expediagroup.com/jobs . 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, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age. #J-18808-Ljbffr