Senior Staff Technical Program Manager, Cloud

Details

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 receiving over 2 billion guests globally. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that connect guests with communities authentically.

Role Overview

Airbnb’s mission is to create a world where people can Belong Anywhere. The Technology Infrastructure team seeks a technical, hands-on, mission-driven Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM) to partner with Data Engineering & Product teams to build and enhance data-driven decision making across multiple business areas. This role partners closely with senior individual contributors and engineering directors on processes, strategy, and execution.

Data drives Airbnb's innovation and operations. The Senior TPM will collaborate with technical leaders to deliver major programs across Engineering ensuring data availability for critical use cases such as Data Warehouse, AI/ML, and Product Decision Making. It is a top priority technology role with wide company impact.

Responsibilities

• Support teams delivering work across multiple tracks by streamlining practices and optimizing ways of working
• Balance broad outcome focus with detailed execution judgment
• Influence technical direction to meet data stakeholder needs while maintaining quality
• Validate project ideas iteratively and pivot as needed
• Consume complex data to generate insights and impactful stories
• Enable cross-functional collaboration across vertically oriented teams on high-priority projects
• Present team work to senior leaders, communicating trade-offs, risks, and opportunities
• Proactively share context and connect team efforts with company initiatives
• Address questions about initiatives, architecture, systems, staffing, and priorities
• Support other data TPMs on related work tracks

Requirements

• Minimum 13 years industry experience in fast-paced, cross-functional environments
• At least 11 years as a TPM or similar role
• Strong business judgment, analytical skills, data-driven decision-making track record
• Experience developing and improving organizational processes for efficiency
• Excellent communication skills partnering cross-functionally and influencing stakeholders
• Experience working with infrastructure customers and understanding their needs
• Ability to grasp the big picture and apply technical expertise to prioritize and solve issues
• Aptitude for working through ambiguity to produce clear solutions and drive initiatives to completion

Location

This is a US Remote Eligible position. Occasional work at Airbnb offices or offsites may be expected. Candidates must reside in a US state where Airbnb has a registered entity (excluding certain states).

Benefits

The role's base pay ranges from $224,000 to $280,000 USD. The role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and employee travel credits.

Inclusion Commitment

Airbnb values diverse ideas fostering innovation and engagement and is committed to disability-inclusive hiring processes.