Senior Manager Product Specialist Program

airbnb, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Airbnb's Community Blueprint team as the Manager of the Product Specialist Program. You will lead a high-performance team, drive data-driven decisions, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to enhance guest and host experiences. This role requires strong leadership and program management expertise with a focus on innovation and performance.

Benefits

Bonus eligibility

Equity opportunities

Comprehensive benefits package

Employee Travel Credits

Qualifications

• 12+ years of industry experience in Program Management or Product Operations.
• Proficiency in data visualization techniques.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of Product Specialists, driving program performance.
• Manage scaling of the partner product specialist program in-line with business needs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to align efforts with company goals.

Skills

SQL

Data analysis

Problem-solving

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Undergraduate degree (MBA preferred)

Tools

Jira

Airtable

Job description

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:

Airbnb is a global hospitality platform that connects travelers with unique accommodations and experiences around the world. Our mission is to create a world where anyone can belong anywhere. Community Blueprint is a team under Global Operations that aims to improve the quality of the end-to-end customer journey and bridge team silos across product, operations, and policy. To do this, we need to be experts in the guest and Host experience and in how the product, operations, policies function together to deliver the Airbnb experience. As part of the Community Blueprint team, your role will be instrumental in driving data-driven decision-making, connecting data across product & operations, and enhancing the guest and Host experience.

The Difference You Will Make:

We are seeking a highly experienced and skilled manager to lead our Product Specialist Program with deep expertise in program management, strategic planning, and team development. As the Manager of the Product Specialist Program, you are a leader that will be responsible for driving forward product excellence, developing insights that identify user experience gaps, and growing the team’s impact on the business. The ability to connect the dots across different teams and expand the visibility and impact this team has will be critical to success. This role will also be presenting to and influencing leaders at the highest level, meaning strong communication skills will be essential.

The Product Specialist Program (PSP) is part of the Frontline Insights & Execution (FIX) team within Community Blueprint. This is a highly cross functional team, this means you will collaborate with many different functions across all of Airbnb to drive strategic initiatives and inform decisions that will ultimately improve the guest and host experience. We are looking for a scrappy self-starter with an entrepreneurial mindset who thrives in ambiguity and can deeply understand the nuances of our rapidly evolving business and use data to make key decisions.

A Typical Day:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of Product Specialists, providing regular feedback, coaching, and performance evaluations.
• Foster a collaborative and supportive team environment that encourages growth, knowledge sharing, and innovation.
• Oversee workload management, resource allocation, and project prioritization for the team.
• Manage and scale the partner product specialist program program in-line with business requirements and budget.
• Drive program performance, ensuring optimal scheduling, coverage and task prioritization to successfully achieve all targets and SLAs.
• Develop and implement key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure team effectiveness and impact on product success.
• Track and measure program related performance data and provide regular updates to key stakeholders covering, SLAs, performance to targets, plus highlights and challenges.
• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to align Product Specialist efforts with broader company goals and objectives.
• Leverage LLMs/generative AI tools to enhance the effectiveness of the team.
• Develop strong working relationships and collaborative partnerships with the various internal teams such as Product, Engineering, Training, Knowledge Management, Incident Management, Business Process Improvement, Partner Management, Finance, Research, and others.
• This is a global program, which means this role will be working with people from many different time zones and requires flexibility in the hours they’re available to take meetings.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and advancements in quantitative and qualitative data analysis techniques.

Your Expertise:

• An undergraduate degree with a strong preference for candidates holding an MBA or equivalent advanced degree, with 12+ years of industry experience in a Program Management, Product Insights, Product Operations or equivalent role.
• Proficiency in SQL, data analysis, and data visualization.
• Proficiency in Jira and Airtable (optional).
• Self-starter, thrives in ambiguity, and has an investigator mindset of wanting to get to the bottom of problems.
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking abilities, with a keen attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with a proven ability to collaborate and influence across functions.
• An agile, growth-minded approach, demonstrated through a history of driving projects from ideation to impact.
• Robust business acumen, strategic thinking skills, and the ability to make informed judgments.
• Experience managing a team including performance management and goal setting.
• Experience with process optimization.
• Experience managing projects involving cross-functional teams.
• Understanding of LLMs and desire to continue to learn in the AI space.
• Flexible and can deal effectively with changes in priorities or ambiguity.
• Prior experience in the technology industry or a fast-paced, data-driven environment is preferred.

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.

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.