Director, Global Compensation

At Expedia Group, we help travelers explore the world, one journey at a time. As a global travel company powered by passionate people, trusted partnerships, and leading technology, we connect travelers, partners, and advertisers through our consumer brands, B2B network, and travel advertising business.

Here, you'll do meaningful work that helps millions of people discover, book, and experience travel with more ease, confidence, and joy. Our five Behaviors—Traveler First, Think Big, Operate with Excellence, Ownership Mindset, and Succeed Together—help foster a supportive environment where people can grow their careers and have the flexibility, benefits, and support to do their best work. Join us and build for travelers everywhere.

Director, Global Compensation

The Director, Compensation influences, advises, and leads the implementation, communication, change management, and administration of global compensation programs to support the achievement of organizational objectives, consistently and transparently. This is achieved by leveraging compensation expertise, knowledge of business objectives, and collaborating effectively with business partners, and business leaders across the business units that they support.

Please note this role is based in London and follows our flexible work model, requiring a minimum of three in-office days per week.

In This Role, You Will

• Serve as an expert consultant for Expedia Group’s B2B division to support business partners and leaders on compensation-related talent matters.
• Serve as a strategic partner on variable incentive programs, using market intelligence and internal data insights.
• Act as the global product owner for assigned compensation programs, leading end-to-end design, implementation, governance, and continuous improvement. Program scope may include market pricing, pay range review, variable incentive plan terms and conditions, and pax-mix governance.
• Run detailed analysis to review, design, and develop compensation programs to better align enterprise-wide compensation structures with current industry trends and business needs.
• Act as compensation program and content expert in guiding business partners and Business Leaders through large-scale compensation events, and ensure clarity, operational excellence, and role expectations of rollout plans.
• Propose solutions within the Total Rewards framework for ad hoc and BAU comp research, guidance, and deliverables to stakeholders including Business Partners, Geo HR, Talent Acquisition, Mobility, etc., and align on the scope and timeliness of such asks. Examples include but are not limited to new hire offers, internal transfers, international mobility, promotions, retention moves, and any off-cycle cash/salary/equity awards.
• Regularly analyze comp external and internal trends and both educate and convey proactive short and long-term actions.