EMEA Senior Compliance Lead – Regulation & Risk Strategy

Airbnb; Dublin; On-site; EUR 132,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

Equity

Employee travel credits

Job summary

Airbnb is seeking a Senior Compliance Lead, EMEA to own the platform regulatory compliance program across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You will translate obligations into durable operating processes, reporting methodologies, and product changes, partnering with Legal, Policy, and Product leadership to meet regulatory commitments.

You will manage a cross‑functional team, ensure timely regulatory reporting, and balance compliance with business objectives while driving scalable, auditable

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in regulatory compliance, compliance program management, or regulatory operations.
• Proven track record owning a multi‑jurisdiction, cross‑functional compliance program end to end, with Digital Services Act and UK Online Safety Act experience.
• Hands‑on experience with a recurring regulator‑facing reporting cycle and relationship management.
• Track record partnering with Product and Engineering to deliver regulatory requirements into live products.
• Data fluency to define, own, and defend a reporting methodology to auditors and regulators.
• Familiarity with regulatory technology and automation tools.
• Ability to operate with a strategic lens—connecting regulatory requirements to long‑term business objectives and roadmaps.
• Excellent communicator and negotiator; able to transform ambiguity into clarity and move from complexity to consensus.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to design operating structures balancing compliance, risk, and scalability.
• Proven leadership growing and coaching diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the EMEA compliance portfolio. Establish operating processes and documentation for scale, and report and monitor status and risk.
• Deliver regulatory reporting and submissions end to end; manage the calendar and deadlines, iterating for efficiency.
• Assess obligations and strengthen assurance; identify changes early and recommend the measures required.
• Translate regulatory requirements into scalable product, engineering, and data needs; partner with Product and Engineering to shape roadmap.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Program management

Cross‑functional collaboration

Data fluency

RegTech tools

Tools

Regulatory technology

Job description

Airbnb is seeking a Senior Compliance Lead, EMEA to own the platform regulatory compliance program across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You will translate obligations into durable operating processes, reporting methodologies, and product changes, partnering with Legal, Policy, and Product leadership to meet regulatory commitments.

You will manage a cross‑functional team, ensure timely regulatory reporting, and balance compliance with business objectives while driving scalable, auditable