Seth Gordon
About Seth Gordon
Seth Gordon is the Principal Global Product Manager for Lodging Pricing at Expedia, Inc., with a diverse background in product management and user experience across several major tech companies.
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Seth Gordon is currently the Principal Global Product Manager, Lodging Pricing at Expedia, Inc.
Professional Experience at Expedia
Seth Gordon has been working at Expedia, Inc. since 2017 in the role of Principal Global Product Manager for Lodging Pricing. In this capacity, he has led initiatives resulting in a 10% improvement in inventory availability and a 4% increase in booking conversions. Additionally, he has enhanced the efficiency of Expedia's pricing algorithm, reducing AWS compute costs by 15%. He has managed a pricing engine calculating 4 billion prices daily across 650,000 properties, generating $22 billion in revenue in 2018.
Previous Experience in Product Management
Prior to his role at Expedia, Seth Gordon held several significant positions in product management. He worked at Amazon from 2014 to 2016 on the Mobile Shopping App for iOS, at One Kings Lane from 2012 to 2014 as Director of Product Management, and at Airbnb.com as a product manager from 2011 to 2012. He also has experience from SeattleStays / KauaiStays / IndioStays, where he has been involved since 2010.
Early Career Roles
Seth Gordon has a diverse background with early roles including Director of E-commerce optimization at Getty Images from 2009 to 2010, Director of User Experience & Research at Infospace / Dogpile.com from 2006 to 2008, and Head of Consumer Insights at Edmunds.com from 2004 to 2006. He began his career as a Lead User Researcher at Yahoo from 2001 to 2004 and Co-founder / Director of Usability for USWeb's DC office from 1996 to 2001.
Education and Certifications
Seth Gordon holds a Master of Science in Information Systems with a specialization in Human Factors from American University (1994-1996) and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a focus on Marketing from the same institution (1990-1994). He has also undergone various certifications, including Certified Scrum Product Owner from Solutions IQ, and a three-day intensive course in Omniture Test & Target Training.