Elisabeth Okrainec
Senior Program & Strategy Manager @Expedia Group
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Program & Strategy Manager @Expedia Group
London, GB
Own the Event Activation and EG Live Program, a net new partner engagement program to offer marketing benefits and effective revenue management strategies during major events to top supply partners. Lead 50+ cross-functional stakeholders across Hotel, VR, EG Advertising, and Traveler developing a scalable GTM process and planning cycle impacting revenue, inventory and traveler benefits during major travel windows. 2025: FIFA World Cup 20••••24: 4 EG Brand Partnerships supply activations (Liverpool FC, Arsenal FC, New Orleans Jazz Fest, UEFA Champion\'s League). Impact: 170+ participating partners, increased bookings 150% YoY during event travel window. Partner Engagement Programs Leadership: responsible to support team initiatives and lead broader team culture, planning and process initiatives for 20 team members.
EDUCATION
University of Alberta
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)
ABOUT ELISABETH OKRAINEC
10+ years experience in strategy and program management across consulting and corporate roles. Top professional impact: 1. Kicked-off and led 3 net-new cross-functional programs at Expedia Group (Event Activation, Dependency Planning, Incrementality Analytics), with 50+ direct stakeholders from matrix teams. Supported across 40+ consulting projects across Deloitte and Pragma Consulting in various leadership capacity, analysing key business problems and providing recommendations to executive leaders in retailers, real estate developers, and investors.3. Advise Ascension Eagles Cheer (AEC) as an appointed Board Member (from January 2025). Acted as Chief-of-Staff for 2 leaders. Multi-cultural experience, managing projects in 10 major locations North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Top 3 \"super-skills\":1. Problem solving with limited information: resilient to finding solutions to complex challenges. High energy relationships builder: prioritising communication and stakeholder management to achieve results and get the best out of my team. Strategy planning & innovation: aligning objectives to goals, while continually focussing on getting what\'s next to stay relevant. Bringing my \"full-self\" to work: I participate in multiple \"adult hobbies\" including accreditation by WSET Level 3 certificate with merit, attending weekly Improver tennis training at Regent\'s Park, and A2 Italian proficiency.Seeking: high impact leadership roles (Program Management, Chief of Staff) for London based companies in consumer or tech.
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