Principal Product Manager, Data Strategy (AI)

TL;DR

Principal Product Manager, Data Strategy (AI): Owning the holistic vision for Expedia's data landscape, covering metadata, lineage, and data governance, and aligning data capabilities with business objectives and product roadmaps. Focus on building a unified strategy for the company and shaping Expedia’s data evolution to enable AI-powered innovation across all EG brands and products.

Location: United States - Texas - Austin

Salary: $224,000.00 to $313,500.00 in Austin

Company

hirify.global brands power global travel for everyone, everywhere by designing cutting-edge tech to make travel smoother and creating groundbreaking solutions for partners.

What you will do

• Define and evolve the long-term data product and platform strategy for your domain.
• Translate business needs into clear, prioritized data product requirements and roadmaps.
• Partner with engineering, analytics, and architecture teams to deliver resilient, well-designed data solutions.
• Champion data governance, compliance, and stewardship practices within your domain.
• Use quantitative and qualitative insights to make data-driven prioritization and trade-off decisions.
• Drive the evaluation and adoption of modern data and AI/ML capabilities.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a senior or principal-level product manager owning strategy and roadmap for complex data platforms.
• Track record of end-to-end ownership for a data domain or portfolio of data services.
• Expertise in data product fundamentals, including data modeling, data quality, and API design.
• Demonstrated ability to work across multiple domains and stakeholder groups, influencing senior leaders.
• Familiarity with AI-driven systems, tools, or workflows and applying AI/ML concepts to real-world products.

Nice to have

• Experience taking products from concept to scaled adoption, specifically data platforms or data products that serve multiple domains or organizations.
• Experience designing and evolving large-scale data architectures and data contracts.
• Proven ability to drive data governance and stewardship at scale.
• History of using advanced analytics, experimentation, and AI/ML techniques to optimize product experiences.
• Experience providing thought leadership on data strategy and mentoring other product managers.

Culture & Benefits

• Full benefits package, including travel perks and generous time off.
• Parental leave and flexible work model.
• Career development resources.
• Inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce.