Senior Program Manager

Description:

As a Program Manager on Airbnb's Trust Team, you will have a unique opportunity to shape the future of our Defense systems. In this role, you will be responsible for driving the development and implementation of priorities that will impact the way we deliver a Trusted user journey and customer experience for Airbnb hosts and guests. You will create, manage, and maintain multiple strategic priorities or pillar roadmap ensuring alignment with Airbnb’s business objectives. As necessary to ensure the realization of strategic goals you will drive end-to-end delivery for products that make Airbnb a safe and reliable platform.

Working closely with cross-functional or organizational teams, you will collaborate on the design and execution of transformative Trust solutions. Your ability to think strategically and identify opportunities and gaps will be crucial in unlocking more value for hosts and guests and ensuring that Airbnb remains at the forefront of the industry.

You will report to the Senior Manager for the Trust Strategic Program Management Office. This role will require strong leadership skills, as you will be responsible for working closely with many cross functional stakeholders. Your ability to inspire and motivate others will be essential in fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment.

About You:

• You have experience working with senior leaders and delivering strategic objectives through the identification and delivery of initiatives that have material impact on key business metrics
• You have a proven track record of launching complex products in highly constrained environments through the full scope of the product development lifecycle 
• You have phenomenal problem solving skills
• You are detail-oriented and able to understand the bigger picture by using your technical expertise and problem-solving abilities to identify and manage blocking issues
• You build great relationships and can drive alignment across large cross-functional teams 
• You enjoy learning how products are built and run, and can distill complex systems and processes into simple written and verbal communications 
• You are excellent at connecting the dots across initiatives and ensuring teams are focused on delivering what matters most

In This Role You Will Get To: 

• Build relationships within the Trust team and across Airbnb to facilitate successful development and delivery of a strategic roadmap
• Manage the pillar / priority roadmap, consistently evaluating new potential entrants to ensure alignment with metric goals
• Drive metric definition and storytelling explaining strategic priorities’ impact on objectives and key results
• Understand and articulate how initiatives and projects contribute to overall strategic priority metrics
• Track critical milestones within to ensure progress is being achieved
• Lead cross-organization teams and program team driving cross-functional programs from ideation through launch
• Drives delivery of business objectives by ensuring strategies are effective and as necessary leading adjustments that  enable the team to meet evolving business needs and market conditions

We Are Looking For People Who Have

• 10+ years of experience driving complex cross-functional programs 
• 5+ years of leadership experience i.e. responsibility for direct reports (note: this role is an individual contributor position with long-term opportunity for team leadership)
• Expert understanding of project management and maturation fundamentals
• Excellent communication, engagement and senior leadership influence skills
• Experience working in a highly cross-functional environment where communication with multiple groups and stakeholders is imperative
• Thrives in ambiguity and expertly brings order to chaos 
• Professional Program Management certification preferred
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Sciences preferred

Your Location:

This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list  If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: reasonableaccommodations@airbnb.com. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process. 

We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.

Offices: United States