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Senior Analyst, WFM

Gurugram, India
Role overview Application

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.

About Airbnb: Founded in August of 2008 and based in San Francisco, California, Airbnb is a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book unique travel experiences around the world. Whether an apartment for a night, a castle for a week or a villa for a month, Airbnb allows people to Belong Anywhere through unique travel experiences at any price point, in more than 85,000 cities and over 191 countries. We promote a culture of curiosity, humanity, and creativity through our product, brand, and, most importantly, our people. 

Key Responsibilities:

The Senior Workforce Management Analyst is responsible for the daily efforts to provide a great customer and employee experience by effectively delivering real-time (intra-day) management with the purpose of optimizing resources to achieve business objectives. Key functional responsibility includes the ability to demonstrate a strong understanding of how planning/forecasting staffing requirements translate to the creation of optimal schedules and real-time (intra-day) management to support multi-department contact center operations. The ability to create forecasting and scheduling to that forecast is crucial.  This position requires some evening and weekend availability as business needs arise.

Inherent Characteristics

  • Customer Focus: must demonstrate competency in dealing with all levels of stakeholders and building strong relationships with teams/Partners and all organizational customers.
  • Functional/Technical Skills: must possess strong quantitative, analytical and technical aptitude skills
  • Drive for Results: must possess the ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and be accountable for performance.
  • Time Management: must be able to multitask, be detail oriented and demonstrate strong organizational skills.
  • Interpersonal Savvy: must demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills with all levels of organizational customers and team members.
  • Written Communication: must possess the ability to effectively, accurately and concisely convey thoughts and concepts, and provide information to all organization customers.
  • Problem Solving: must demonstrate the proactive ability to find and define problems, understand business impact, identify solutions and provide recommendations for corrective action.
  • Decision Quality: must possess the ability to work independently, establish priorities and demonstrate good judgment skills.
  • Learning on the Fly: must be willing and able to take the initiative for learning, increasing knowledge and improving skills in a self-directed manner to improve performance and position added-value.
  • Dealing with Ambiguity: ability to adapt and excel as a team player in a fast-paced and change-oriented environment.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Perform continual analysis of current performance (noting recent historical trends) and conduct real-time re-forecasting to make necessary adjustments in staffing plans and coordinate with Operations teams to achieve service level goals / business objectives for a multi-site operation.
  • Analyse capacity plans and undertake appropriate calculations to estimate job requirements , resources and review plans. If required make appropriate adjustments in the event of changes and unforeseen circumstances
  • Maintain constant communication with Operations teams to coordinate needed staffing adjustments based on current and forecasted results.
  • Produces call volume forecasts on a daily, weekly, monthly and annual basis for multi-site operation.
  • Generates and evaluates staffing schedules, and ensures data updates into the scheduling system. Generates short and long-term staffing models and provides recommendations based on analysis.
  • Compares results to forecast and identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Provide daily/intraday performance reports to leadership and other related duties as assigned.
  • Provide support and guidance to the RTA team on usage of tools (IEX, Genesys, Tableau GCXI etc.) and workforce management techniques to make intra-day adjustments in an effort to maximize resource efficiency and achieve service level goals / business objectives.
Hybrid Work Requirements & Expectations: To support productivity and maintain a professional hybrid work environment, employees are expected to adhere to the following:
  • Workspace: A dedicated, quiet, and private workspace free from interruptions and external noise
  • Internet Connectivity: During the working hours, maintain a minimum and consistent internet speed of 10 Mbps on your official devices to ensure reliability for work-related tasks, including calls and virtual meetings
  • Professionalism: Employees must remain fully engaged, respectful, and maintain a professional presence during virtual meetings, with video participation required unless otherwise approved.
  • Confidentiality & Security: Employees are responsible for protecting Airbnb’s Intellectual Property and Confidential Information. Work-related activities, including calls and meetings, must not be conducted in public places, while traveling, or in any setting that may compromise confidentiality or work quality.