Membership Growth: Strategic Finance & Analytics Lead

Airbnb; United States; Remote; USD 168,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbnb is hiring a Strategic Finance & Analytics Principal for Membership, a high-impact, high-visibility role guiding investments, sizing programs, and deriving ROI through data-driven insights. You will partner with product, analytics, data science, and operations to build scalable financial foundations for early-stage initiatives.

The role requires a CFO mindset, advanced modeling, and the ability to translate complex data into concise executive recommendations for senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of finance and analytics experience across strategic finance, investment banking, private equity, strategy/management consulting, or business ops.
• Superb financial modeling skills and ability to build ROI frameworks.
• Strong analytics capability to extract and synthesize large datasets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for executive audiences.
• Ability to influence cross-functional partners in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• High ownership, good judgment, and close attention to detail.
• AI proficiency or willingness to become proficient (Claude or Gemini).
• Experience with growth strategies, ROI evaluation, and marketplaces or loyalty programs is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic finance and analytics for the Membership program and advise leadership on investments and sizing opportunities.
• Size programs, model returns, and frame tradeoffs for senior leadership decisions.
• Own performance measurement: define KPIs, set OKRs, and build forecasting tied to guest/host outcomes and revenue.
• Develop program economics including incentive costs and incremental impact.
• Synthesize data into clear executive narratives and influence cross-functional stakeholders.

Skills

Strategic finance

Financial modeling

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive storytelling

ROI frameworks

Growth program evaluation

AI proficiency (Claude or Gemini)

Job description

Airbnb is hiring a Strategic Finance & Analytics Principal for Membership, a high-impact, high-visibility role guiding investments, sizing programs, and deriving ROI through data-driven insights. You will partner with product, analytics, data science, and operations to build scalable financial foundations for early-stage initiatives.

The role requires a CFO mindset, advanced modeling, and the ability to translate complex data into concise executive recommendations for senior leadership.