Senior Principal, Competitive Intelligence: Strategy Leader

airbnb, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbnb is seeking a Senior Principal, Competitive Intelligence to lead how we monitor and interpret the competitive landscape across markets and product offerings. You will partner with Finance, Product, Marketing and Business teams to translate signals into executive-ready insights and strategic recommendations.

In this high-visibility role you will own the data strategy, oversee regular reporting, and guide leadership through deep dives on growth opportunities, macro trends, and adjacent

Qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant business and insights experience with finance, analytics or strategy.
• Ability to distill complex information into executive-ready narratives.
• Strong communication and presentation skills for senior audiences.
• Experience partnering with cross-functional teams and external data sources.

Responsibilities

• Competitive Monitoring: Develop and manage regular reporting to review key metrics across marketplace and product; track developing news and industry trends; lead monthly leadership insights forum
• Strategic Deep Dives: Partner with key stakeholders across Supply, Global Markets, Product, and Marketing to conduct deep dives that will inform key decisions
• Data Strategy: Lead the competitive intelligence data strategy — evaluate data required to achieve key growth initiatives and potential data sources; own relationships with external data providers and research vendors
• Cross-Functional Enablement: Ensure competitive insights and datasets are accessible and actionable for XFN teams; partner with Engineering and Data teams to deliver reliable reporting infrastructure

Skills

Strategic intelligence

Competitive analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive storytelling

Data visualization

Tools

Google Docs

Keynote

Excel

Job description

Airbnb is seeking a Senior Principal, Competitive Intelligence to lead how we monitor and interpret the competitive landscape across markets and product offerings. You will partner with Finance, Product, Marketing and Business teams to translate signals into executive-ready insights and strategic recommendations.

In this high-visibility role you will own the data strategy, oversee regular reporting, and guide leadership through deep dives on growth opportunities, macro trends, and adjacent