Job Description:

We are looking for a talented and experienced Product Manager that is passionate about building great products and customer experiences. HomeAway is an exciting, international, profitable company that is transforming the market to become the world's leading vacation rental marketplace. We are searching for a Product Manager to join HomeAway's Traveler product team to own the traveler site home page experience across HomeAway, VRBO and global HomeAway sites and brands around the world.

As part of the Product Management organization, the Product Manager contributes to the success of the team by driving all phases of product initiatives: setting the strategic vision and product roadmap based on market research and testing, defining requirements, collaborating with design, and working closely with development to implement, A/B test, measure, refine and deploy new features. The Product Manager will serve as customer expert combining industry analysis, end-user feedback, and site usage data to establish a product vision, solution roadmap, and an effective engineering partnership to deliver a world-class traveler experience for finding the perfect vacation rental.

Primary Responsibilities:

 - Establish the product vision, goals, roadmap, A/B testing priorities and rollout plans for the global traveler site home pages and content management system, focused on increasing traveler conversion

 - Collaborate with marketing, product marketing and creative services teams to gather marketing campaign requirements that deliver on the company brand strategy

 - Work closely with engineering and UX partners to specify feature details, create user stories, drive Agile delivery and UAT

 - Design and implement product A/B testing strategy, including test design, partnering with designers, engineers and analytics to perform analysis of business impact, and lead communication of results

 - Manage trade-offs between cost, schedule, and business benefit, and ensure successful delivery of features in production that meet customer needs

 - Conduct ongoing market research and competitive analysis to stay ahead of industry trends, product & technology developments, and consumer demand

- Monitor and investigate customer feedback, net promoter scores, customer support metrics to ensure traveler needs and concerns are being addressed 

Candidate Profile:

To be considered for the position, you must have demonstrated relevant and current expertise in directing product strategy and development of consumer-focused products. Product Managers should be passionate about well-designed online and mobile products, end user experience, and current and evolving best practices in software development and A/B testing.

- 3+ years of Product Management experience 

- 2+ years of hands on software development experience preferred; alternatively, demonstrated understanding of technology architecture for high-volume websites

- Proven knowledge of software development methodologies, UI/UX design and usability, A/B testing

- Experience utilizing web analytics and data analysis to aid business decisions 

- Travel industry experience preferred 

- E-commerce experience preferred

- Ability to manage large, complex, international projects in a fast-paced environment 

- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal); proven ability to work with cross-functional teams to drive execution against project milestones and deliverables

- High level of initiative and desire to create a world-class user experience for our customers

- BS or BA in computer science or a related field 

- Must be willing to travel up to 10% Internationally

Benefits:

- Great Medical & Dental Plans

- Highly competitive salary

- Target Annual Bonus

- 4 weeks Paid Vacation

- Free Vacation Rental on a Yearly Basis (taxable benefit)

- Ability to work up to two weeks in any of our offices around the world on a yearly basis

- Free Snacks

- Weekly company update talks with our leadership team

- Free Listing on HomeAway.com

- Stand-Up Desk

- Company Stock (RSUs)