Expedia

What you’ll do

CarRentals.com: We believe renting a car should be easy and we are on a global mission to make it so. We are looking for extraordinary people to join us – people that love travel, who run to the hard problems and use data and technology to create solutions.

The Executive Assistant role at CarRentals goes above and beyond the scope of a typical EA position. You will become the right hand of your executive(s), always preempting their needs, requirements and constantly being five steps ahead of the game. Your goal is to take away any tasks possible from their daily role giving them the ability to use their time in the most productive way possible, while always maintaining confidentiality, integrity & teamwork.

This position will report directly to the GM of CarRentals.com and will provide administrative support to executive staff and teams.

Responsibilities will include:

• Managing both complex and detailed executive calendars. This will involve arranging meetings and appointments across multiple calendars, as well as taking care of intricate domestic and international travel itineraries.
• Act as the office manager; holding responsibility for deftly running the office, including space management, budget management, and troubleshooting. Work closely with your counterpart in the German office. 
• Additionally, this position handles processing of expense reports, controlling onboarding details for new employees, maintaining email distribution lists and managing agendas for staff meetings.
• Other responsibilities include event planning, both onsite and offsite, meeting planning and other special projects as assigned. You will work closely with the team to organize learning sessions and morale events.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills are required along with tact, poise and exceptional people skills. Demonstrated abilities in initiative, judgment, discretion and dealing with multiple tasks are essential.

Who you are

• 5+ years’ administrative experience.
• Advanced skills in MS Office, (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), strong editing/proofreading skills, along with exceptional verbal, written and organizational skills.
• Basic knowledge of budget management tools, expense reporting, scheduling travel and event management.
• A strong customer focus, proactive attitude and the ability to prioritize a demanding work load while maintaining a sense of humor will also be important qualities to ensure success in this position.
• Experience supporting senior-level executives, working in a high tech and creative environment, as well as a passion for data and technology are all essential.

   

Why join us

Expedia Group recognizes our success is dependent on the success of our people. We are the world's travel platform, made up of the most knowledgeable, passionate, and creative people in our business. Our brands recognize the power of travel to break down barriers and make people's lives better – that responsibility inspires us to be the place where exceptional people want to do their best work, and to provide them to tools to do so.

Whether you're applying to work in engineering or customer support, marketing or lodging supply, at Expedia Group we act as one team, working towards a common goal; to bring the world within reach. We relentlessly strive for better, but not at the cost of the customer. We act with humility and optimism, respecting ideas big and small. We value diversity and voices of all volumes. We are a global organization but keep our feet on the ground, so we can act fast and stay simple. Our teams also have the chance to give back on a local level and make a difference through our corporate social responsibility program, Expedia Cares.

If you have a hunger to make a difference with one of the most loved consumer brands in the world and to work in the dynamic travel industry, this is the job for you.

Our family of travel brands includes: Brand Expedia®, Hotels.com®, Expedia® Partner Solutions, Egencia®, trivago®, HomeAway®, Orbitz®, Travelocity®, Wotif®, lastminute.com.au®, ebookers®, CheapTickets®, Hotwire®, Classic Vacations®, Expedia® Media Solutions, CarRentals.com™, Expedia Local Expert®, Expedia® CruiseShipCenters®, SilverRail Technologies, Inc., ALICE and Traveldoo®.

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, or veteran status. 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.