About Us:

Have you ever had the opportunity to impact the lives of millions of people in a meaningful way and help them enjoy time away with their friends and families building memories? 

That is what we do here at HomeAway.com, an Expedia Inc. company. We are the leading vacation rental website in the world with more than one million online bookable vacation rentals. Our mission is to make every vacation rental in the world available to every traveler in the world through our online marketplace and we're committed to helping families and friends find the perfect vacation rental to create unforgettable travel experiences together. 

HomeAway seeks a Chief of Staff to assist with planning, strategy, and operational execution for the HR function. This new role will bring leverage to the function; instilling new operational planning procedures and leading strategic initiatives while also working with the senior HR team to continue integration with Expedia’s HR tools and practices.

Responsibilities:

• Implement 120 day planning cadence and own the planning calendar
• Support team meetings and forums
• Act as an adviser to the VP of HR and senior HR management team
• Coordinate the execution of strategic initiatives
• Facilitate the capability building objectives of the function 
• Assess and report on initiatives in addition to highlighting roadblocks
• Ensure strong communication across the HR team as well as between functions
• Some travel will be required (

Profile/Skills:

• Experience managing stakeholders in a collaborative, cross-functional project setting environment with or without direct reporting relationships
• Excellent Program/Project Management and facilitation skills
• Prior success with translating vision & strategy to executable plans
• Ability to quickly establish trust & credibility with various stakeholders and drive accountability to achieve outlined goals
• Strong presentation skills 
• Effective at communicating information and ideas which speak to different audiences
• Comfortable with a transparent culture including delivery of direct feedback to various levels in the organization
• A high tolerance for ambiguity and the ability to drive to action despite incomplete information
• Experience in marketplace/internet companies strongly preferred
• Experience in Human Resources functional roles is a plus 
• Experience in travel and/or vacation rentals a plus

Benefits:

• Competitive health and insurance benefits
• Competitive salary
• Annual target bonus or commission
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Vacation rental on a yearly basis (taxable benefit)
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Free snacks and beverages
• Frequent company update talks with our leadership team
• Free listing on HomeAway.com
• Electronic, adjustable stand-up desk
• Discounted Metro & Rail pass
• Casual dress code