As director of localization programs, Claire Pagès manages a team of about 20 program and project managers who together advise on and implement the localization strategies of the various brands that form the Expedia Group. In 2012, she joined Expedia as a localization program manager dedicated to brand Expedia. Claire started her career in the localization industry in 2002 as a French linguist. Having worked on both vendor side and client side for the past 15 or so years, she endorsed various roles and responsibilities in the localization space, and has always been passionate about languages and travel.