Lorena Martinez
About Lorena Martinez
Lorena Martinez is a Payment Operations professional at Expedia Group, with extensive experience in global payments and a background in anthropology and Latin American studies.
Current Role at Expedia Group
Lorena Martinez currently works as Payment Operations at Expedia Group in Seattle, Washington, United States. She oversees the execution of transactional global payments to and from Expedia Group to vendor systems. She has been employed in this role since 2022.
Experience at Expedia Group
Before her current role, Lorena Martinez held several positions at Expedia Group. From 2019 to 2023, she worked in Strategic Partnerships at Expedia Global Payments. Before that, she served as Sr. Payments Analyst from 2017 to 2019. In these roles, she led the restructuring of KPIs for transaction performance and merchant fees, and drove platform enhancements using data to create business cases.
Previous Positions in Payment Industry
Lorena Martinez's professional background includes roles in the payment industry. She worked as Payments Orchestrator at HomeAway.com from 2013 to 2016 in Austin, Texas. At Rêv Worldwide, she first served as Risk Lead from 2011 to 2012 and then as Chargeback Lead from 2012 to 2013. These roles have contributed to her extensive experience in payment operations.
Education and Certifications
Lorena Martinez has furthered her expertise through several educational achievements. She holds a Certificate in Contract Management & Negotiation from the University of Washington, earned between 2018 and 2019. Additionally, she received a Certificate in Project Management from the same institution between 2017 and 2018. She studied abroad at Universidade Estadual de Campinas, focusing on Anthropology, and earned a Master’s degree in Latin American Studies from The University of Texas at Austin.
Language Skills and Personal Development
Lorena Martinez is dedicated to personal development, highlighted by her pursuit of language skills. She began Arabic lessons in 2021 as part of her goal to become a polyglot. Additionally, she is a member of the Toastmasters Mexico City Chapter, where she works on improving her Spanish language skills.