Director, Culture and Community

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.

Director, Culture & Community
We’re seeking a strategic and experienced leader to drive the operational integration of culture and community across the organization. This role is responsible for shaping and scaling initiatives that foster a connected, values-driven workplace, while aligning with broader business priorities.

Please note this role is based in Seattle and follows our flexible work model, requiring a minimum of three in-office days per week. Candidates currently located in the Seattle area will be considered for this position.

What you'll do:

• Lead the development and execution of strategies that embed culture, inclusion, and community into core business operations.

• Centralize, scale, and operationalize Inclusion Business Groups (IBGs/ERGs), including governance, monthly cadence, budgets, leader development, and chapter engagement.

• Assess organizational capabilities and ensure teams are equipped with the skills and resources needed to create the desired culture across the company.

• Design and implement programmatic inclusion efforts that are scalable, efficient, and embedded into HR products, leadership practices, and organizational processes.

• Coach senior leaders to foster trust, engagement, inclusive leadership, and meaningful development across their teams.

• Partner with CoE's and business leaders to embed inclusion-by-design practices into products and processes.

• Provide thought leadership and subject matter expertise to improve business processes, streamline efforts, and optimize cross-team collaboration.

• Establish templates, playbooks, and toolkits to enable IBG operations and inclusion practices to scale consistently across regions.

• Set and manage departmental and program goals, ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy and accountability for outcomes.

• Measure engagement and activation of IBGs, rationalizing or resizing groups as needed to maximize impact.

• Lead and manage a distributed team, building systems and processes in a fast-changing environment

Who you are:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, or equivalent experience.

• 12 years of professional experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or 10 years with a Master’s degree.

• 5 years of people management experience.

• HR background with expertise in HR Operations, Organizational Effectiveness, and Inclusion & Diversity.

• Prior leadership experience with IBGs/ERGs, including governance and program building.

• Proven ability to influence change at scale using systems thinking in ambiguous, evolving environments.

• Strong program management skills, with a track record of operationalizing initiatives across global teams.

• Demonstrated ability to manage, coach leaders, and navigate complex stakeholder relationships.

• Execution-oriented mindset with the ability to be strategic while remaining hands-on and adaptable.

The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $197,000.00 to $275,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $315,000.00, 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.

Expedia Group is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to support employees and their families, including medical/dental/vision, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program. To fuel each employee’s passion for travel, we offer a wellness & travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and an International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership. View our full list of benefits.

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.

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