Principal Product Manager, Data Strategy (AI)

TL;DR

Principal Product Manager, Data Strategy (AI): Owns Expedia's holistic data landscape, covering metadata, lineage, data sourcing, governance and readiness for AI/ML. Focus on aligning diverse stakeholders around a shared data vision and building the foundation that enables AI‑powered innovation across all hirify.global brands and products.

Location: United States

Salary: $208,000.00 to $387,000.00 (depending on location and experience)

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, aligning data capabilities with business objectives and product roadmaps.
• Translate complex 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.
• 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, data products, or analytics ecosystems.
• 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, governance, 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.

Nice to have

• Demonstrated 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, setting and enforcing standards for data quality, lineage, security, and compliance across complex organizations.
• History of using advanced analytics, experimentation, and AI/ML techniques to optimize product experiences.
• Experience providing thought leadership on data strategy.

Culture & Benefits

• Full benefits package, including travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, and career development resources.
• Flexible work model with cool offices.
• Wellness & travel reimbursement and travel discounts.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce.