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Finance Manager at International Rescue Committee
Finance Manager at International Rescue Committee Finance Manager at International Rescue Committee The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.Key Responsibilities Proposal Budget Development, Grant Management.Supporting Sr. Finance Manager with program staff to prepare grant budgets to support new proposals.Supporting Sr. Finance Manager to conduct detailed preparation of existing grant budget revisions ensuring that all costs are covered and are not under/over budgeted in addition to accurate use of the IRC's and the donor budget formats.Provide monthly analysis for per grant and provide advice to the budget holders to any variance in spending.Review and consolidate spending plans provided by program team before submitting to donors.Representing finance during project cycle meeting.Provide support and feedback to Operations and Program Coordinators and Managers for all questions regarding the BVAs.In compliance with donor requirements propose and prepare adjustments entries, attaching all supporting documents for finance records and posting into Integra system.Review item forecast and ensure compliance with IRC & Donor regulations before signing.Support Sr. Finance Manager on Budget setup per donor reporting format.Track the spending on support costs and provide quarterly analysis for the purpose of any budget amendments or new budgets.Donor ReportingPreparing Donor Financial reports and submitting them to Sr. Finance Manager for review ensuring the reports comply with donor reporting requirements and timely submit as per contractual requirements.Perform project reconciliation alongside financial report ensuring all the transactions are reported and adjustment journal posted if any.Review grant trial balance including and ensure the grant balance sheet account are cleaned.Review the Grant inventory status and take necessary action during donor reporting.Staff TrainingConduct regular training sessions for new staff and IRC field offices on Budget Management and donor regulations for Program, Operations and Finance staff in close coordination with Grants team.Other tasksSupport Sr. Finance Manager during Internal and external audit. Ensuring that all documentation and required Schedules are made available for the Auditor in good time.Support the procurement department in ensuring that tendering and bidding process is fair, compliant, competitive, and finance focal person in the procurement committee.Performing any other duties assigned by the supervisor. QualificationsEducation:Performing any other duties assigned by the supervisor.Experience:Not less than 3 years’ Experience management position.Advanced excel skills required.Experience in working with Microsoft dynamics 365Required Experience & Competencies:Good written and verbal skills in the English language and Arabic language would be idealWorking experience on budget preparation, budget management and financial reports is a requirement. This job requires strong analytical skills to be able to make logical and strategic budget decisions.Ability to carry out responsibilities independently with minimal technical support from within the program organization.Must be a patient and good communicator who can function in an organizational environment involving a diversity of cultures, languages, and personal interests and agendas.Language/Travel: • English is required, while Arabic is desired.• Travel: 20% to field sites as well as attending regional and global workshops and meetings.Key Working Relationships:• Position Reports to Field Coordinator• Indirect Reporting (If applicable): Finance Coordinator B&R• Key Internal Contacts: Grants department, Programs Department, Supply Chain Accounts & Partnership. PROFESSIONAL STANDARDSAll International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation. IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs. IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.Cookies: https://careers.rescue.org/us/en/cookiesettings
Grants Manager at International Rescue Committee
Grants Manager at International Rescue Committee Grants Manager at International Rescue Committee The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.CONTEXTUAL BACKGROUND The IRC has been present in Nigeria since 2012 when the organization responded to flooding in Kogi state. In February 2014 the IRC moved into Adamawa State in NE Nigeria to provide humanitarian interventions through a multi-sectoral, integrated approach for conflict affected populations. IRC Nigeria now operates a country office in Abuja and field offices in Mubi and Yola of Adamawa State, Maiduguri and Monguno of Borno state and Damaturu of Yobe State. Currently, IRC Nigeria implements programs primary health care, nutrition, environmental health, women’s protection and empowerment, protection, child protection, education, food security & livelihoods.Job Overview/SummaryBased in Maiduguri, Nigeria the Grants Manager will provide grant management, business development and reporting support across the Nigeria portfolio. The Grants Manager will work closely with program, M&E finance, operations and senior management team (SMT) staff to ensure quality management of both pre and post award grants functions. The Grants Manager will support donor compliance, timely reporting, high quality proposal development, project document filing, preparing donor briefs and donor/internal visibility. The position holder will be supervised by the Senior Grants Coordinator and will work closely with other grants, partnerships, and communications managersMajor ResponsibilitiesInformation management Act as custodian of documentation of institutional knowledge and program activities in coordination with relevant sector supervisors and coordinators.Maintain comprehensive electronic files for programs, and ensure IRC colleagues and have access to relevant records and information.Donor relations and communicationsLiaise with donors and potential donors, and other operational partners, including through attendance at meetings, and representing IRC and IRC’s interests by maintaining positive and constructive relations.In coordination with relevant colleagues, respond to requests from donors for compliance information and respond to donor compliance questions as needed.Ensure that relevant staff members are aware of all donor communications, changes in regulations, and meetings or events.Facilitate and participate in donor visits and/ or meetings.Develop external communication materials including factsheets and program updatesComplianceMaintain up to date comprehensive knowledge of donor guidelines relevant to the Nigeria portfolio, including but not limited to: USAID, FCDO, ECHO, UNOCHA.Provide training to IRC staff on compliance and donor-specific compliance requirements.Closely monitor grants for internal or donor compliance issues, and flag concerns in a timely manner. Grant management and business development With the support of the Senior Grants Coordinator, coordinate the development of quality proposals and narrative reports with relevant teams, including acting as lead writer when necessary.Liaise with HQ units (Regional Unit, Awards Management Unit, Technical Units) to ensure proposals meet internal standards and are responsive to donor requirements.Support program staff to assess funding opportunities in line with IRC Nigeria’s strategic objectives and the local context, advising on these as required.Work with program coordinators and managers to coordinate the timely development of high quality new funding proposals and reports.Work closely with other members of the grants unit to proactively support grants management processes across the portfolio.Monitor and support the use of grant/project management tools to ensure accurate tracking of opportunities, reporting and programmatic adjustments through the project life cycle.Provide technical guidance on IRC and donor regulations to ensure compliance across IRC Nigeria, proactively raising and resolving issues.Manage all reporting deadlines, and coordinate and consolidate reports as necessary to ensure documents are of the highest quality and in line with donor requirements.Act as a focal point for HQ grants administration and compliance colleagues, including maintaining submissions on IRC’s online opportunity management tracking system (OTIS).Contribute proactively to Project Cycle Meetings in collaboration with relevant project leads to ensure timely, quality implementation of project.Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Senior Grants Coordinator.Key Working Relationships Position Reports to: Senior Grants CoordinatorIndirect/Technical Reporting: N/APosition directly Supervises: Grants OfficerKey Internal Contacts: Country Program: Grants, Partnerships, Communications, Finance, M&E, HR, Supply Chain, Safety and Security, Field Coordinators,Region/Global: AMU and Technical UnitsKey External Contacts: Partners, donors, and others as appropriateJob RequirementsEducation: Bachelors degree or equivalent in international affairs, development, international political economy or other relevant subjectWork Experience: 2-3 years working in grants management and proposal/ business development/ design.Demonstrated Technical Skills:Knowledge of donor compliance regulations (BHA, USAID, ECHO, FCDO, GAC, etc)Proven previous successful experience developing projects, writing proposals and donor reports.Good communicator with strong organizational, time management and analytical skillsStrong writing and editing skills with close attention to detailDemonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures but also use own initiative, meet deadlines, and work independently and cooperatively with team members Demonstrated Managerial/Leadership Competencies:Flexibility to adapt to changing requirements and circumstancesAbility to juggle competing priorities, meet deadlines and work under pressure in an insecure environmentAptitude to adapt to a different context regarding security, culture, climate or health issuesCommitment to women’s rights and IRC’s vision, mission and values, including sensitivity to cultural settingsLanguages: Fluency in English, spoken and written.Computer/Other Tech Requirements:Full professional competency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint. Add position-specific (e.g. accounting software, statistical software, etc.).Ability to Travel: Willingness to travel when requiredPROFESSIONAL STANDARDSAll International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation. IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs. IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.Cookies: https://careers.rescue.org/us/en/cookiesettings
Regional Technical Advisor Education – PlayMatters at International Rescue Committee
Regional Technical Advisor Education - PlayMatters at International Rescue Committee Regional Technical Advisor Education - PlayMatters at International Rescue Committee The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.The IRC has been working in Uganda since 1998 supporting refugees, vulnerable host communities, and various institutions in the country notably the government, community-based organizations, civil society, and the private sector. Currently, the IRC in Uganda has a presence across five sub-regions and six refugee settlements, implementing programming in the sectors of health, protection and rule of law (PRoL), women’s protection and empowerment (WPE), economic recovery and development (ERD), and education. IRC Uganda also implements cross-cutting programming focused on systems strengthening and accountability to affected persons. Job Overview/ Summary:PlayMatters (PM) phase 3 is a 4-year education initiative (2026-2030) with a goal of improving the well-being and holistic learning outcomes of pre-primary and primary school aged children (ages 3-12+), including those who are affected by conflict and crisis, in Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Uganda by strengthening education systems to deliver quality education services using active teaching and learning through play. PM prioritizes strengthening education systems to be resilient and scaling impact by working with and through existing systems rather than establishing parallel systems. PM has three main outcomes: Outcome 1: Education systems have increased capacity, uptake, and coordination of Learning through Play (LtP) as a teaching method; Outcome 2: School-aged children in refugee hosting and post-crisis recovery zones have increased access to quality learning opportunities in safe environments; Outcome 3: School-aged children's holistic development is protected in times of acute crisis.The PlayMatters Technical Education Advisor will provide technical leadership and support related to the adaptation, development, testing, and improvement of teacher-focused active teaching and learning content and approaches for PlayMatters education technical teams based in Uganda, Ethiopia and South Sudan. The TA will work closely with the PlayMatters global, regional and country-based technical teams from IRC and partners, as well as the leadership of PlayMatters in each country. The TA will lead an ongoing content review, analysis, and adaptation process in partnership with country teams to ensure that existing content is being leveraged, adapted and improved as needed to support Playmatters objectives, including working towards scale of PlayMatters’ core package within government systems. The TA will also collaborate directly with technical teams at the country level to ensure that educational content is co-designed with relevant system actors in alignment with the overall project vision, framework, definitions and parameters. The TA will guide the multi-media team to develop and contextualize evidence based multi-media solutions to facilitate teacher capacity building and reach more learners. The TA will collaborate with the Research and MEL teams to maximize learning around education content at regular intervals. The TA will also collaborate with the Policy and Advocacy team to support PlayMatters’ partnership with system actors and external partners in each country. Coordinating across partners and stakeholders to develop a shared vision will be central to success.Major Responsibilities: The PlayMatters TA for Education is responsible for providing technical leadership in the following key areas of responsibility:1. Content:Ensure that PlayMatters’ definition of Learning through Play as an active teaching method is clearly understood and implemented in practice through content, facilitation, and teaching and learning materials across locations and partners.Provide technical guidance and support to country teams in designing and implementing a strategy to review, select, adapt, co-create, test and improve active teaching and learning content, including trainer-facing, teacher-facing and instructional leader-facing content, that adheres to the PlayMatters vision and framework, with a goal of scaling this content within government and humanitarian education systemsProvide technical guidance to the multimedia enhancements, ensuring it is aligned with country-level content strategies and support development and testing of digital solutions in line with identified needs, including distance learning solutions for educators and system actors.Track and analyze the use and adaptations of content across the PlayMatters project to identify key trends, gaps and areas for improvement.Develop functional systems to support collaboration and sharing of content and processes for content design, adaptation and improvement at the regional, cross-country and cross-partner level.2. Implementation and Quality Improvement:Provide technical guidance to country teams in designing and implementing programs that integrate active teaching and learning content, ensuring that programs are evidence-based, cost-effective and scalable.Provide technical guidance to support the implementation of quality improvement through supervision, coaching and monitoring and testing of improvement strategies, working in close collaboration with the country teams and RMEAL teams.Track and analyze the different types of implementation models used across the three countries and assess trends and variations.3. Supporting Scaling and Sustaining LtP Programming: Work with the Policy and Advocacy (P&A) team and the country teams to ensure content and program models are aligned with local or national standards for early childhood development, pre-primary education and primary education.Collaborate with the P&A team to work with systems actors to ensure LtP/ active teaching and learning is well understood and integrated into education policies, systems, structures, and strategies as we generate evidence and learning.Collaborate with the EiE team to ensure that education models adapted for crisis interventions are aligned to the general project modelSupport country teams in engaging in co-design processes with systems actors where strategic opportunities arise to advance the PlayMatters vision and ambition.In collaboration with the PlayMatters Senior Management Team (SMT), identify opportunities to expand, deepen and sustain the reach and impact of PlayMatters beyond the lifetime of the LEGO Foundation funded grant.Actively identify opportunities to collaborate with partnerships for scaleCoordinate and facilitate uptake of various scale components of the PlayMatters core package4. External and internal representationEnsure that the PlayMatters senior management from the IRC and partners are aware of successes and challenges, and provide regular updates Guide and assist in the writing and development of reports and other documents, for the donor and for internal and/or external audiences.Raise understanding and the profile of the PlayMatters Project within the region, both internally and externally.Identify and participate in strategic forums in education that offer high value and returns for resources invested.Stay abreast of the global and regional policy environment and identify critical entry points for IRC to influence polices to be able to achieve our goals and outcomes.Key Working Relationships: Position Reports to: Deputy Project Director, TechnicalIndirect Reporting: Country Policy and Advocacy coordinatorsOther Internal and/or external contacts:Internal: Headquarters & Global Field Teams – multiple departments Senior Policy Advisor, Education TU, Global Practice Lead, Foundational LearningEducation and Technical Competencies:Master’s degree in education, Child Development or related field, or equivalent level of experience and expertise.At least 5-7 years working in education with a focus on active teaching and learning methodologies, including in refugee-hosting or crisis-affected contextsSkills and Competencies Extensive experience working in teacher professional development, curriculum design, developing content and/or overseeing program design for large-scale programs focused on active teaching and learning methodologies or a related fieldPrimary or pre-primary school teaching experienceProven ability to provide high-quality technical assistance, guidance and coaching to staff and partnersExcellent knowledge of pedagogies related to learning through playExperience working in conflict and crisis settings, and knowledge of humanitarian programmingSelf-directed, able to independently set priorities and solve problems with minimal guidanceExcellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skillsDemonstrated ability to successfully work in a fast-paced environment, within and across departments/functions and develop positive relationships with locally and remote based staff.Experience working in East Africa in the education sectorFluent in written and oral English; knowledge of other regional language preferredWorking Environment:Standard office working environmentTravel required 25-40%The position is based in East AfricaNB: This advert will close on 17 June 2026.PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation. IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs. IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.Cookies: https://careers.rescue.org/us/en/cookiesettings#li-1
Driver for the CP team at International Rescue Committee
Driver for the CP team at International Rescue Committee Driver for the CP team at International Rescue Committee The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.JOB OVERVIEW All IRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organization’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity, accountability. These attitudes and beliefs shall guide our actions and relationships.The Driver is responsible for transporting IRC staff, visitors, documents and/or goods/materials to designated destinations when officially approved and permitted within an operational area, country and/or other location.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES• The safe and efficient transportation of IRC personnel and materials•The care and maintenance of IRC vehicles and their accessories•The representation of IRC in a professional mannerJOB REQUIREMENTSDemonstrated Skills and Competencies:•Thorough knowledge of road rules and regulations•Good knowledge of the operation and components of vehicles (incl. 4x4s and vehicles with manual gear)•Safe driving skills•Skills in routine vehicle maintenance•Knowledge (or ability to quickly learn) of HF, VHF and satellite communications equipment•Team spirit and problem-solving abilities•Able to carry out limited, unsupervised tasksDrivers must display an attitude and behavior that reflects well on both themselves and the Expected Deliverables•Strict adherence to the IRC’s vehicle policies and procedures, including the use of seatbelts by all passengers.•Daily and pre-long distance vehicle checks.•Accurate upkeep of the vehicle’s log sheet.•Maintaining the vehicle clean, fueled and mechanically sound. •Inspecting and maintaining all vehicle accessories.•Advising the Fleet manager of pending inspections, insurance renewal or any defects or problems.Minimum Requirements•Valid driving license•Minimum two years’ work as a professional driver•No road safety-related fines or convictions•Spoken: Ukrainian, Russian, English is highly desirable•Able to pass the IRC driving test•Basic computer skillsWORK ENVIRONMENT AND OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION•This role requires full-time work in the office, or a hybrid type of working is possible after probation period• Applicants must have a home or alternate workspace so they can effectively complete their work during regularly scheduled work hours.• Sometimes work on weekends may be required• Work in the matrix organization• Fast pace of working, multitasking and stressful work • The organization cares about staff and provides flexible working options (start early-finish early, start later-finish later)• While performing official duties, the driver may cross checkpoints, in compliance with all safety requirements and IRC procedures• Short and long-term business trips within the Kharkiv and Sumy regions are possibleIRC employees are eligible to the following benefits:• Competitive salary• Purposeful job and development opportunities• English classes and unlimited online training courses• Life Insurance• Medical insurance for staff and family members• Free psychological support to employees and their family members • 30 calendar days of annual vacation with flexibility beyond the legally set minimum requirements• Up to 10 days of paid medical leavePROFESSIONAL STANDARDSAll International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation. IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs. IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.Cookies: https://careers.rescue.org/us/en/cookiesettings
Software Development Engineer III at Expedia
Software Development Engineer III at Expedia Software Development Engineer III at Expedia 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:The Release Engineering team owns EG's continuous delivery platform - Spinnaker, GitHub Actions, Deployment Orchestrators & Controllers. They are used to ship services from lab to production across multiple cloud and container platforms (for example Kubernetes, ECS and EC2). We define and evolve deployment standards, release policies, and rollout patterns (canary, blue/green, gated production releases, automated judgements, automated rollbacks) so every team can ship quickly without trading off safety.Our platform drives high‑volume, multi‑region releases across multiple products, domains, and environments. We’re increasingly leveraging AI and ML across the delivery ecosystem to improve observability, speed up troubleshooting, and make releases safer and the experience more delightful for the engineers. In this role, you will:Own, design, and implement medium-to-large scale services and features, including system design (low-level design), API design, and data modeling to support highly available, performant travel platforms.Write clean, testable, and maintainable code across the full software development lifecycle, including unit, integration, and contract tests, ensuring high quality and reliability in production.Collaborate with product, design, and cross-functional engineering teams to decompose complex business problems, define clear technical solutions, and deliver customer-centric outcomes across multiple domains.Drive operational excellence for your services by defining SLIs/SLOs, improving observability, and implementing robust monitoring, alerting, and incident response practices.Safely integrate and operate AI/ML‑enabled solutions that improve outcomes, including familiarity with AI-driven systems, tools, or workflows and applying AI/ML concepts to real world products.Contribute to shared engineering standards, reusable components, and best practices, mentoring other engineers and improving team effectiveness across different problem spaces and technologies. Experience and qualifications:Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field; or Equivalent related professional experience.5+ years of relevant professional experience.Professional experience building and operating backend or full-stack services, including responsibility for at least one significant service or feature in production.Proficiency in at least one modern programming language and associated frameworks, with hands-on experience in RESTful API design, data modeling, and system design (low-level design) for distributed services.Experience owning the full lifecycle of a service (design, development, testing, deployment, and operations), including working with CI/CD pipelines, source control, and cloud-based environments.Preferred Qualifications:7–8+ years of experience building and operating backend or platform services in large-scale, distributed environments, ideally in developer experience, release engineering, or platform engineering teams.Deep, hands-on experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines, including designing and evolving internal tooling used by multiple engineering teams.Proven track record improving release safety and reliability (e.g., reducing deployment-related incidents, improving rollout speed/latency, increasing success rate of releases) using metrics, observability tooling, and data-driven decision making.Experience designing and iterating on service and API contracts, schemas, and deployment workflows to support safe, consistent, and auditable changes to production.Demonstrated ability to lead technical delivery for complex backend/platform or DevOps initiatives, influencing design decisions, and mentoring others in topics such as system design, testing strategies, CI/CD best practices, and secure, scalable coding.Demonstrated AI fluency: using AI tools effectively in design and coding workflows, understanding their limitations, and (bonus) experience integrating or operating AI-assisted capabilities within engineering tooling or platforms.The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $146,000.00 to $204,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $233,500.00, 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 requestsIf 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: 2029030-50Employment 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, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. This employer participates in E-Verify. The employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization.
Senior Director, ML/AI – Search and Recommendations at Expedia
Senior Director, ML/AI - Search and Recommendations at Expedia Senior Director, ML/AI - Search and Recommendations at Expedia 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.Senior Director, ML/AI - Search and Recommendation Introduction to TeamExpedia Product & Technology builds innovative products, services, and tools to deliver high-quality experiences for travelers, partners, and our employees. A singular technology platform powered by data and machine learning provides secure, differentiated, and personalized experiences for the traveler and our partners that drive loyalty and customer satisfaction.The AI & ML organization is the engine of our marketplace, and Search and Recommendation is its most strategically important component. This role leads the centralized science portfolio that defines how millions of travelers discover the world: directly creating the algorithms that power the core marketplace dynamics across Vrbo, Hotels.com, and Expedia. We are at a pivotal moment of transformation, moving beyond siloed models to build Ranking Foundation Models that capture universal traveler preferences and distill this intelligence across vertical use cases. You will lead the teams responsible for the core ranking algorithms and retrieval systems that serve as the primary interface between traveler intent and our global supply.In the role you will Lead the Strategic Vision: Define and execute the scientific roadmap for the company’s most critical asset, the Search and Recommendation stack. Drive the shift from classical ranking to next-generation, AI-native discovery experiences using the latest AI breakthroughs.Serve as a Key Strategic Partner: Act as the primary counterpart to senior Product and Engineering leadership. You will not just support the roadmap but actively shape it, determining how centralized ranking capabilities can unlock new marketplace opportunities and streamline the architecture.Make Technical Architecture Decisions: Own the high-level architectural decision-making for search ranking and recommendations. You will decide how to integrate the latest AI (e.g., Vector Search, RAG, Hybrid Retrieval) into our production stack, balancing performance, latency, cost, and scalability.Develop Ranking Foundation Models & Distill Intelligence: Champion a strategy to move from fragmented models to large-scale Ranking Foundation Models. Oversee the training of massive, multi-objective architectures (e.g., Transformer-based ranking, Universal User/Item Representations) and orchestrate the distillation of this core ranking intelligence into efficient, vertical-specific models.Lead and Scale High-Performing Teams: Manage and mentor a large, multi-disciplinary organization of Applied Scientists and ML Leaders. Foster a culture that bridges the gap between state-of-the-art research and high-velocity product deployment.Drive Marketplace Health: Ensure our algorithms optimize for long-term business value while maintaining a healthy ecosystem for our supply partners.Minimum QualificationsPhD or Master’s in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.15+ years of experience in Data Science and Machine Learning, with 8+ years of experience managing high-performing science teams and managing managers.Deep technical authority in Search and Ranking: Proven experience designing and deploying large-scale Ranking Foundation Models, Representation Learning, and Retrieval systems (e.g., Learning-to-Rank, Two-Tower architectures, Multi-Task Learning).Expertise in Model Distillation: Experience training large-scale "Teacher" models and applying Knowledge Distillation techniques to create efficient "Student" models for high-throughput production ranking.Architectural Leadership: Experience making build-vs-buy decisions and designing ML systems that handle massive scale and real-time inference requirements.Stakeholder Influence: Strong business acumen and ability to influence executive stakeholders; capable of explaining complex architectural trade-offs to non-technical partners.Preferred QualificationsExperience leading ML/AI teams in a two-sided marketplace, balancing supply and demand dynamics.A track record of successfully migrating legacy search stacks to modern, deep-learning, or vector-based architectures.Proven track record as a recognized industry leader (e.g., conference talks at RecSys/SIGIR/KDD, patents, or open-source contributions).Exceptional organizational leadership skills, with a history of attracting top talent and designing effective org structures for hybrid Research/Engineering teams.The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $296,000.00 to $414,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $473,500.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role.The total cash range for this position in San Jose is $323,000.00 to $452,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $517,000.00, 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 requestsIf 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: 2029030-50Employment opportunities and job offers at Expedia Group will always come from Expedia Group’s Talent Acquisition and hiring teams. 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