Manager, Performance Marketing in City of London

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 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. This position is within the Metasearch team under Performance Marketing, driving growth by creating compelling online marketing campaigns that attract users to our sites. With a customer‑first mindset, we focus on developing strategies that deliver measurable results and long‑term value. We collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams across Expedia Group to ensure our campaigns are data‑driven, scalable, and aligned with business goals.

This role is ideal for a high‑performing individual contributor who consistently applies and occasionally enhances performance marketing capabilities, principles, and playbooks. You’ll operate largely independently and mentor junior colleagues, helping shape the future of our digital marketing efforts.

In this role, you will:

• Develop and operate high‑impact online marketing campaigns across multiple platforms.
• Manage multi‑million‑dollar marketing budgets and lead large‑scale campaign execution.
• Inform strategy evaluation and adjustments to improve campaign performance.
• Design and execute A/B and multivariate tests for key performance levers such as ad copy and landing pages.
• Independently run ROI assessments and optimize budget allocation.
• Analyze past campaign performance to identify trends and translate insights into future strategies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand broader business challenges and propose marketing solutions.
• Apply industry knowledge to assess competitors and identify best practices.
• Communicate ideas clearly and persuasively to gain support and resolve issues.
• Use data collection methods to measure customer behavior, market performance, and program effectiveness.

Strong SQL skills and experience with Tableau or Looker. This is an individual contributor role with no direct reports.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of experience, or master’s degree with 3+ years of experience in performance marketing or a related field or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience managing large marketing budgets and leading complex campaigns.
• Strong understanding of third‑party online marketing platforms.
• Advanced analytical skills and familiarity with the scientific method.
• Demonstrated business acumen and risk assessment capabilities.
• Excellent communication, listening, and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience with e‑commerce marketing strategies and data analysis tools.

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 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.