Senior Staff Technical Program Manager – Pricing

Description:
• 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.
• Airbnb’s mission is to create a world where people can Belong Anywhere. As we grow to achieve that mission, we’re looking to add a technical, hands-on, and mission-driven Senior Staff Technical Program Manager (TPM) to the Host Pricing & Tools team.
• As a Senior Staff Technical Program Manager, you’ll collaborate with various technical leaders to successfully deliver major programs across all of Guest and Host to ensure we have the best in class hots tools for managing their business.
• We are looking for candidates who share our passion for tackling complexity, and delivering predictable and consistent results. This person should have a strong sense of ownership and ability to think and work strategically with stakeholders.
• Develop and manage comprehensive project plans to execute on Initiatives, identify key milestones and ensure alignment across stakeholders.
• Think both broadly about overall outcomes while using good judgment on where to focus in on details.
• Influence the technical direction of projects to meet the stakeholders’ needs while upholding quality. Quickly validate project ideas through iterative development, and pivot as necessary.
• Define and align on success criteria for both short term and long term business goals, regularly assessing risks and opportunities and identifying mitigation strategies.
• Manage effective communication channels to keep a wider range of stakeholders updated on the progress.
• Showcase the work in front of senior leaders, clearly communicate trade-offs, risks, and opportunities.

Requirements:
• Demonstrated ability to work through ambiguity to detailed solutions. You can take a vague problem, crisply frame the challenge, identify a path forward, and drive an initiative over the finish-line.
• Self-motivated, proactive and proven ability to adapt well and work with teams having different operating cadences.
• Sound business judgment, a proven ability to influence others, strong analytical skills, and a track record of taking ownership, leading data driven analyses, and influencing results.
• Experience working directly as a TPM across a cross-functional software engineering organization delivering multiple software projects in parallel.
• Ability to ramp up quickly and learn new technologies with minimal lag time.
• Excellent written and oral business communication and people skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders.
• At least 13 years of work experience, with at least 11 years as a TPM or relevant experience.

Benefits:
• This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.
• Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.