Senior Compliance Lead (EMEA)

Airbnb; Ireland; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid volunteer time

Health food and snacks

Generous parental and family leave

Learning and development

Annual travel and experiences credit

Job summary

Airbnb is seeking a Senior Compliance Lead, EMEA, to own the platform's regulatory program across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa from our Ireland office. You will translate complex EU/UK obligations into durable processes, reporting, and product changes while advising Legal, Policy, and Product leadership on how we meet regulatory commitments.

You will lead end-to-end reporting cycles, identify new obligations early, and collaborate with Product and Engineering to embed compliance into

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in regulatory compliance or related operations.

Responsibilities

• Own Airbnb's platform regulatory compliance program across EMEA, covering EU/UK obligations.
• Translate obligations into durable operating processes and reporting methodologies.
• Serve as advisor to Legal, Policy, and Product leadership on regulatory commitments in the region.
• Own the EMEA compliance portfolio and monitor status and risk.
• Deliver regulatory reporting and submissions end to end with a calendar of deadlines.
• Assess obligations, identify changes, and recommend measures to meet them.
• Define product, engineering, and data requirements to meet obligations at scale.
• Partner with Product and Engineering to shape roadmaps and validate outcomes.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Leadership

Cross-functional

Regulatory reporting

Product liaison

Data fluency

Auditing

Stakeholder communication

Strategic thinking

RegTech familiarity

Job description

• Within Cities, this role owns Airbnb’s platform regulatory compliance program across EMEA — the growing set of EU and UK obligations that sit alongside, and increasingly beyond, short-term rental regulation
• As Senior Compliance Lead, EMEA, you are the accountable owner for a portfolio of platform regulations that is expanding in scope, scrutiny, and consequence — including the Digital Services Act, the UK Online Safety Act, and more
• You will translate each obligation into a durable operating process, a defensible reporting methodology, or a product change — and serve as a trusted advisor to Legal, Policy, and Product leadership on how Airbnb meets its regulatory commitments in the region
• Own the EMEA compliance portfolio. Establish the operating processes and documentation that sustain obligations at scale, and report and monitor status and risk
• Deliver regulatory reporting and submissions. Own the annual and ad hoc reporting calendar end to end. Deliver against regulatory deadlines, and iterate so each cycle is faster and more defensible than the last
• Assess obligations and strengthen assurance. Identify new and changing obligations early, evaluate our readiness against them, and recommend the measures required to meet them
• Translate regulatory requirements into scalable solutions. Define the product, engineering, and data requirements needed to meet obligations at scale, and partner with Product and Engineering to shape the roadmap, sequence delivery, and validate outcomes against compliance standards

Benefits

• Paid volunteer time
• Health food and snacks
• Generous parental and family leave
• Learning and development
• Annual travel and experiences credit

• Ability to operate with a strategic lens—connecting regulatory requirements to long-term business objectives and functional roadmaps
• Hands-on experience with a recurring regulator-facing reporting cycle and the relationship management that comes with it
• Proven leadership growing and coaching high-performing, diverse teams; comfortable leading through influence as well as structure
• Track record partnering with Product and Engineering to deliver regulatory requirements into live products
• Excellent communicator and negotiator; able to transform ambiguity into clarity, and move from complexity to consensus
• Proven track record owning a multi-jurisdiction, cross-functional compliance program end to end, with direct experience across the Digital Services Act, and the UK Online Safety Act
• Familiarity with regulatory technology and automation tools
• Strong analytical skills and an ability to design operational structures that balance compliance, risk, and scalability
• 12+ years of experience in regulatory compliance, compliance program management, or regulatory operations — preferably in a technology platform or another highly regulated industry
• Data fluency to define, own, and defend a reporting methodology to auditors and regulators