Product Manager III, Partner Payments

About the role

The Product Manager III for Partner Payouts is responsible for defining and executing the product strategy and roadmap for how our partners get paid across Expedia Group brands, products, and geographies. This role focuses on designing and optimizing onboarding and opt-in experiences, streamlining cash operations, automating netting, and simplifying payout flows. The role involves partnering closely with finance, payments operations, and platform teams to deliver resilient payment experiences.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end product strategy for Partner Payouts and work closely with engineering, design, finance, ops, legal, compliance, and regional partner teams to deliver resilient payment experiences, modernize the platform, and unlock new business models.
• Define and execute the Partner Payments product strategy and roadmap, delivering predictable, timely, low-friction partner payouts across markets.
• Design and optimize Partner Payments onboarding and opt-in experiences so partners across the total addressable market can easily adopt payout products and see clear value.
• Partner with Finance, Payments Operations, and platform teams to streamline cash operations, automate netting, and simplify payout flows.
• Translate strategy into clear product opportunities and requirements, grounding payout decisions in competitive insights, customer pain points, and friction in the partner payout journey.
• Drive alignment and execution with engineering and design, ensuring partner payments goals are well understood, visually represented where needed, and supported by high-quality product documentation and user stories.
• Prioritize product initiatives using a data-informed approach, balancing short- and long-term outcomes, and clearly communicate product concepts, trade-offs, and decisions to cross-functional stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field; or equivalent related professional experience.
• 5+ years of Product Management experience, with a track record of delivering innovative, user-centric products.
• 3+ years of experience in payments, fintech, financial operations, or marketplaces.
• Demonstrated ability to own a complex problem space end-to-end, from strategy through execution in a backend or platform domain.
• Strong analytical skills and comfort using data and experimentation to inform priorities and measure impact.
• Technical fluency and experience collaborating closely with engineering on APIs, data flows, and system constraints.
• Experience working with B2B or partner-facing products and influencing cross-functional teams without direct authority.

Qualifications

• Preferred qualifications include experience working on AI/ML products and prior experience integrating AI/ML capabilities in the payments domain.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including a full benefits package, exciting travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, a flexible work model, and career development resources, all to fuel our employees' passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey.

Pay

The total cash range for this position in Austin is $137,500.00 to $192,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $220,000.00, 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 Seattle is $137,500.00 to $192,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $220,000.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role.

Schedule

Starting pay for this role will vary based on multiple factors, including location, available budget, and an individual's knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits

Employees receive a wide range of benefits, including medical/dental/vision, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program. We also offer wellness & travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and an International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership. For more details, visit our full list of benefits.

Accommodation Requests

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