Principal, Strategic Finance & Analytics – Membership

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

Job summary

Airbnb, Inc. seeks a Principal for Strategic Finance & Analytics in Membership to partner with leaders across operations, product, analytics and data science. You will own program economics, size opportunities, and build the financial foundation where none exists.

You will translate data into actionable recommendations for senior leadership, define KPIs and drive ROI in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment while influencing cross-functional teams and shaping investment decisions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant finance and analytics experience across strategic finance and related fields.
• Superb financial modeling skills and ROI frameworks.
• Highly proficient in business analytics and data synthesis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across levels.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional partners in fast-paced environments.
• High ownership, strong judgment and detail orientation.
• AI proficiency or ability to become AI proficient (Claude or Gemini).
• Experience with growth strategies and scalability of marketplaces or loyalty programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic finance and analytics for the Membership program, sizing initiatives and advising leadership on where to invest.
• Define and build the financial and analytical foundation for early-stage programs.
• Develop and refine ROI models, KPIs and performance narratives for senior leadership.
• Present complex data in clear executive-ready stories and influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• Drive planning, forecasting and long-term value through insightful analyses.

Skills

Financial modeling

Business analytics

Communication skills

Cross-functional influence

Ownership & judgment

AI proficiency

Growth strategy

Job description

Principal, Strategic Finance & Analytics - Membership

United States

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.

The Community You Will Join:

As a Strategic Finance & Analytics Principal, you will partner closely with leaders across business operations, product, analytics, data science, and adjacent Strategic Finance teams to help build and grow new initiatives at Airbnb. This is a high-visibility, high-impact role.

The Strategic Finance & Analytics team sits at the intersection of finance, strategy, and the business, partnering directly with leaders to decide where Airbnb invests, how we grow, and what we do next. We expect every member of the team to bring a CFO mindset to budget management, producing actionable insights, owning our performance story, and supporting day-to-day execution.

• A seat at the table. We're advisors, not just analysts. Our work shapes real decisions, not just decks.
• A steep learning curve. Small, lean teams and a focus on internal mobility means broad exposure across product and business areas.

If you like ambiguity, moving fast, and building the answer instead of just reporting it, you'll fit right in.

The Difference You Will Make

You will be the strategic finance and analytics lead for an emerging program at Airbnb, helping leadership decide where to invest, how to size initiatives, and which levers are worth scaling. You will become the subject matter expert on the economics of these programs: how they drive guest and host behavior, what they cost, and what they return. Because many of these programs are early-stage, the financial and analytical foundation often does not yet exist, so you will define and build it.

This role requires a strong commercial mindset, with the ability to size opportunities, evaluate returns, and translate performance and data insights into clear business implications and strategic recommendations for senior leadership.

The ideal candidate brings a combination of sharp analytical instincts, business acumen, and the ability to distill complex information into crisp executive-ready stories. You relish the opportunity to roll up their sleeves, and are a self-starter comfortable embracing the adventure of a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.

A Typical Day:

• Strategic Insights: Conduct analytical and financial deep dives to inform and shape key decisions. You should be comfortable both leading the work independently and partnering with the cross-functional teams to deliver a joint output.
• Investment Decision Support: Build the business cases behind program investments. Size the opportunity, model the returns, and frame tradeoffs so leadership can decide where to place bets and how large they should be.
• Performance Management: Own performance measurement, including defining KPIs, setting goals and OKRs, and building reporting and forecasting that connect early signals to guest and host outcomes, revenue, and long-term value. Support the planning cadences (annual planning, long-range planning, and monthly or quarterly forecasts).
• Program Economics and ROI: Develop and pressure-test the economics of programs, including incentive and benefit costs, guest and host response, and incremental impact.
• Presentations to Leadership: Synthesize complex data into clear narratives and recommendations for senior leadership. Influence cross functional stakeholders to drive alignment on high impact investment and operating decisions.

Your Expertise:

• 10+ years of relevant finance and analytical experience across a mix of strategic finance, investment banking, private equity, strategy/management consulting, and/or business operations.
• Superb financial modeling skills and extensive experience with quantitative and qualitative financial analysis, including building business cases and ROI frameworks.
• Highly proficient in business analytics. You will need to independently extract, analyze, and synthesize large datasets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with audiences at various levels. You enjoy working with fragmented data and insights and synthesizing them into a story with recommendations.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional partners and drive alignment in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment where frameworks are still being built.
• High ownership, strong judgment, and attention to detail.
• AI proficient or able to become AI proficient (Claude or Gemini).
• Experience with growth strategies, evaluating ROI, and scalability of marketplaces, loyalty, incentive, or growth programs is a big plus.

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: [e-mail] . Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process.

We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.

Airbnb values diversity & belonging and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All individuals seeking employment at Airbnb are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.

How We'll Take Care of You:

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. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

Pay Range

$168,000 — $206,000 USD

Reasonable Accommodations: We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance, or an accommodation, please let your recruiter know once you are contacted about a role.