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As a global travel company powered by passionate people, trusted partnerships, and leading technology, we connect travelers, partners, and advertisers through our consumer brands, B2B network, and travel advertising business.\nHere, you'll do meaningful work that helps millions of people discover, book, and experience travel with more ease, confidence, and joy. Our five Behaviors-Traveler First, Think Big, Operate with Excellence, Ownership Mindset, and Succeed Together-help foster a supportive environment where people can grow their careers and have the flexibility, benefits, and support to do their best work. Join us and build for travelers everywhere.\nWhat you’ll do\nICM platform configuration and solution delivery\nTranslate incentive-plan requirements, terms and conditions, and business rules into effective ICM platform configurations.\nOwn or contribute to functional design, configuration, testing, deployment, and post-release validation for new plans, plan changes, and enhancements.\nDocument calculation logic, data flows, configuration decisions, dependencies, and operational procedures.\nIdentify opportunities to use ICM platform capabilities, best practices, and approved AI tools to improve reliability, scalability, and user experience.\nUse AI-assisted approaches to accelerate requirements analysis, configuration drafting, reuse of proven patterns, identification of edge cases, and preparation of configuration documentation; validate all AI-generated outputs against approved requirements and controls.\nData integrations and data quality\nOwn or support data integrations into the ICM platform from HR, attainment, and other operational data sources.\nMonitor data loads and investigate failures, missing records, mapping issues, and data-quality exceptions.\nPartner with Analytics, Data/Engineering, and HR Operations to validate source data and reconcile discrepancies.\nUse SQL to inspect, validate, and troubleshoot data across multiple sources.\nTesting, release management, and controls\nCreate and maintain test plans, test cases, test scripts, regression coverage, and release evidence.\nUse AI-supported QA to compare requirements with configurations, expand test coverage, identify inconsistencies, summarize test results, and highlight likely regression risks, with human review before release decisions.\nValidate plan calculations and downstream outputs when configurations change or defects are fixed.\nApply disciplined change-management practices, including documentation, approvals, testing, and traceability through the team’s ticketing and backlog processes.\nSupport SOX and audit requirements related to plan configuration, data connections, user access, and change management.\nOperational support and troubleshooting\nSupport Incentive Operations during payout and accrual cycles, including investigation of calculation errors, data discrepancies, and system issues.\nTriage production problems, assess impact, coordinate resolution, and communicate status clearly to stakeholders.\nWork with the ICM platform vendor support team to diagnose critical errors, test fixes, and coordinate safe production rollouts.\nUse AI-assisted triage and analysis to summarize errors, identify patterns across incidents, develop root-cause hypotheses, and accelerate runbook updates.\nHelp turn recurring incidents into permanent fixes, improved controls, or clearer operating procedures.\nAccess, backlog, and stakeholder management\nReview and manage user access rights and support license provisioning in the ICM platform.\nMaintain a prioritized backlog of features, configuration changes, defects, technical debt, and control improvements.\nEstimate effort, identify dependencies, and communicate timelines and risks for delivery work.\nBuild trusted relationships with technical and non-technical partners, explaining system behavior and trade-offs in a clear, practical way.\nWhat we’re looking for\nRequired experience and skills\nFour or more years of hands-on programming, configuration, or technical administration in an Incentive Compensation Management (ICM) platform such as Captivate IQ, SAP Callidus Commissions, Varicent or comparable platforms.\nPractical experience configuring calculation logic, testing plan changes, troubleshooting defects, and supporting production releases.\nStrong SQL skills and experience integrating, validating, or reconciling data from multiple sources.\nDemonstrated ability to create structured test plans, test cases, test scripts, and regression coverage.\nAbility to translate business requirements and incentive-plan rules into robust technical solutions.\nStrong analytical, problem-solving, and investigative skills, with close attention to detail.\nClear written and verbal communication, including the ability to work effectively across Operations, Analytics, HR, Finance, IT, and vendor teams.\nAbility to manage competing priorities in a controlled, deadline-driven environment.\nHelpful additional experience\nUnderstanding of sales incentive plans, pay cycles, accruals, attainment data, and terms and conditions.\nExperience with Workday or other HR-system data flows.\nExperience with data tools such as Querybook, Tableau, or equivalent platforms.\nExperience and ability to use AI in ICM plan configuration and rollout, including configuration support, test design, regression analysis, defect triage, maintenance, and technical documentation.\nExperience using JIRA for ticketing, backlog, release, and change management.\nExperience applying SOX, audit, access-control, or other governance requirements to a compensation or financial-technology system.\nCuriosity, technical adaptability, and enthusiasm for learning new technologies.\nWhat success looks like\nDuring your first 6-12 months, you will be making the platform and the operating model more dependable and easier to scale. Success will include:\nICM platform configurations and plan changes are delivered with clear requirements, thorough testing, and reliable release evidence.\nICM platform data integrations and loads are monitored proactively, with issues diagnosed and resolved before they affect payout or accrual cycles.\nStakeholders have clear documentation of calculation logic, data flows, controls, and operational procedures.\nProduction issues are triaged quickly, communicated clearly, and converted into lasting fixes or process improvements.\nAccess, change-management, and audit controls are consistently applied.\nBacklog reflects business priorities, realistic estimates, visible dependencies, and clear ownership.\nAI is used thoughtfully to reduce repetitive work and improve speed and quality without weakening data privacy, access controls, auditability, or human accountability.\nThe total cash range for this position in Prague is Kč772,500.00 to Kč1,081,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to Kč1,236,000.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role.Starting pay for this role will vary based on multiple factors, including location, available budget, and an individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience. Pay ranges may be modified in the future.\nBenefits and perks\nExpedia Group offers benefits and perks designed to support employees and their families, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, an Employee Assistance Program, wellness and travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and International Airlines Travel Agent Network (IATAN) membership. Learn more about life at Expedia Group at https://careers.expediagroup.com/life.\nYou can find the benefits for this location and any collective agreement that may apply here.\nAccommodation requests\nExpedia Group is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience. If you need an accommodation or adjustment due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please submit a request athttps://expedia.service-now.com/askeg?id=job_accommodation.\nAbout Expedia Group\nExpedia Group includes three flagship consumer brands - Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo - along with a leading B2B travel business and travel advertising offerings. Across our brands and business, we help travelers explore the world with confidence and ease.\nImportant notice\nEmployment opportunities and job offers at Expedia Group will always come from Expedia Group's Talent Acquisition and hiring teams. Never share sensitive personal information unless you are confident of the recipient. Expedia Group does not extend job offers via email or messaging tools to individuals with whom we have not made prior contact. Our email domain is @expediagroup.com. The official place to find and apply for roles is https://careers.expediagroup.com/jobs/.\nEqual Opportunity\nExpedia is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. 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