דרושים Cs Labs Supervisor French/spanish-speaking ב-Airbnb ב-אירלנד

The Difference You will Make:

The Senior Specialist, Premium Support functions on the front line interacting directly with both customers & internal stakeholders. As a Senior Specialist, Premium Support, you will be primarily responsible for providing end-to-end support to key members of our community experiencing an issue with their reservation, including but not limited to the Luxury segment. You will take ownership of cases, ensuring complete resolution while fostering strong relationships with our users along the way.

A Senior Specialist, Premium Support needs strong communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and customer service expertise. They will be expected to work in strong autonomy, being able to assess a case & constantly looking for the right solution for both Host, Users and internal stakeholders. As part of this role, you are required to be flexible and may be required to move to different teams within Community Support and/or take up different responsibilities from those set out below. The ideal candidate will be open to a role which will evolve based on business needs and will be flexible to meet those needs.

Complex case management: Provide the highest level of service to our community in each and every case, including handling the service’s most severe and urgent cases

• Interact with Airbnb customers and community members through all current and future channels, both inside and outside of Airbnb tools
• Take end-to-end ownership of all assigned cases: ensuring a completefinalresolution is reached based on workflows, management guidelines & your own assessment of the case situation
• Become a subject matter expert in Airbnb policies and procedures
• Explains and simplify complex information, provide appropriate context, and address complex questions with confidence
• Ability to negotiate & mediate between Host & Guest in resolving the issues at hand on high-stake & high-value reservations
• Proactively anticipate users expectations regarding case resolution and work towards the best outcome for all parties involved, thinking outside the box & constantly looking for compromises
• Manage highly sensitive cases end to end that might include working cross functionally with Legal, Policy, other services, etc.
• Operate in full autonomy, making the decisions to follow or go outside of workflows to resolve our customers issues with the best outcome possible from both our community & business expectations

Combining efficiency with bespoke quality: Set the gold standard for performance for the service, providing consistently personalized and exceptional customer support to guests and Hosts, ensuring their unique needs and preferences are met with the highest level of care and attention

• Acts consistently impeccably in handling of customer-facing casework, personalizing communications and demonstrating the highest hospitality standards
• Drive cases to conclusion with a sense of urgency and without error, using strong judgment to make exceptions in ambiguous situations

Participating in your team’s improvement: Leverage your functional operational knowledge to proactively lead the team to succeed

• Provide insights about community experience and continuous improvement opportunities to your Management
• Supports the simplification of complex processes and ways of working within the team
• Supports Management on initiatives as assigned, such as to drive performance improvements, supporting management on consultations, acting as an SME, etc.
• Supports onboarding of new employees
• Be a positive force in the team and help management drive & land changes with the least frictions possible
• Willing to take on various tasks and responsibilities as needed (including moving teams) and showing openness to new challenges and a proactive approach to work

Stakeholder engagement: You build and maintain strategic partnerships to achieve team or functional goals

• Demonstrates a high degree of flexibility, approachability, and integrity when resolving sensitive/complex issues relying on management when in doubt
• Write clearly and concisely, translating complex ideas to multiple audiences, and knowing which stakeholder needs to be consulted about what
• Build & nurture relationships outside of your team
• You are on-call to handle emergency situations in the evenings & weekends
• Inspire a culture where quality is a core principle.

• 5+ years of relevant experience in multicultural customer service teams, preferably in the hospitality industry (experience with high-profile and influential clientele is preferred) and in a role making calls and handling customer/client contacts
• Hospitality experience is a plus, in particular working for technology platforms. Prior experience using phone, messaging, or live chat to interact with users/customers is preferred.
• Experience engaging with executive-level stakeholders to resolve conflicts in a detailed, effective and timely manner, and demonstrated ability to explain complex ideas simply and clearly.
• Ability to work weekend days and public holidays, as well as early morning / evening shifts. Your schedule can change to meet business needs

• World class interpersonal and communication skills, both written and spoken, including conflict resolution.
• Active listening skills
• Empathy and patience in dealing with customers, especially in high-pressure situations
• Excellent organizational skills, including prioritization, multitasking, attention to detail, and meeting goals and commitments
• Passion for delivering exceptional customer service and setting a high bar
• Ability to thrive in an ambiguous, fast-paced, and complex environment, acting proactively to respond quickly and decisively
• Ability to adapt to new tasks and responsibilities as needed.
• Proactive attitude towards embracing new challenges and adjusting to changing priorities and environments.
• Capable of adjusting to evolving roles and job duties with openness and flexibility, as well as moving to a new team.
• Experience engaging with executive-level stakeholders, and demonstrated ability to explain complex ideas simply and clearly
• Able to assess risk accurately, understand level of urgency, exercise good judgment, and share the most pertinent information with stakeholders, including Executives
• Advanced computer skills, including Apple/Mac OS, Google Suite, and familiarity with CRM systems and the ability to quickly learn new tools
• Language proficiency in English and Spanish, spoken and written, is required.

Offices: Ireland

• This is a remote role based in Ireland . Candidates must have the right to work in Ireland by the start date. Relocation support is available for candidates moving from other countries.
• You must be fluent in both English and Spanish , with advanced proficiency in spoken and written communication in both languages.

The Difference You Will Make:

The CS Specialist, Premium Support functions on the front line interacting directly with both customers & internal stakeholders. As a CS Specialist, Premium Support, you will be responsible for providing end-to-end support to key members of our community, including but not limited to the Luxury segment. You will primarily take ownership of cases, ensuring complete resolution while fostering strong relationships with our users along the way. CS Specialist, Premium Support needs strong communication skills in English and Spanish, problem-solving abilities, and customer service expertise. They should also be adaptable and responsive in our fast paced environment, sometimes under pressure, while remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful, efficient and demonstrating a high level of professionalism and confidentiality. As part of this role, you are required to be flexible and may be required to move to different teams within Community Support and/or take up different responsibilities from those set out below. The ideal candidate will be open to a role which will evolve based on business needs and will be flexible to meet those needs.

A Typical Day:

The responsibilities listed below are not exhaustive. Given the fast-moving nature of this work, the responsibilities set out below may change and additional duties may be assigned as needed.

Complex case management: Provide the highest level of service to our community in each and every case

• Interact with Airbnb customers and community members through all current and future channels, both inside and outside of Airbnb tools, including but not limited to livechat, social platforms, messaging, and directly through the phone
• Take end-to-end ownership of all assigned cases: ensuring a completefinal
• Demonstrate ownership mentality & good judgment as well as skill to question, adapt, and deviate from the workflow when needed only through management approval
• Be highly receptive to feedback from Management and Quality, and quickly adopt behaviors to improve the quality of your work
• Understands multiple perspectives on a topic or situation, and able to evaluate and present multiple options for addressing a problem
• Can be brought to engage more with senior stakeholders and to collaborate cross-functionally, with help from management

Combining efficiency with bespoke quality: Provide personalized and exceptional customer support to guests and Hosts, ensuring their unique needs and preferences are met with the highest level of care and attention

• Displays an ability to handle a larger volume of cases without negatively impacting the quality of the interaction & the resolution
• Proactively anticipate and identify opportunities to enhance the user experience, and with the support of management, offers tailored solutions and recommendations that go above and beyond their expectations, and ensuring a seamless and memorable experience throughout their interactions with Airbnb
• Resolve user issues quickly and to a high level of mutual satisfaction, considering specific context and circumstances
• Personalize communications to users, demonstrating the highest hospitality standards

Participating in your team’s improvement: Leverage your functional operational knowledge to proactively support the team success

• Provide insights about community experience and continuous improvement opportunities to your Management
• Help document ways of working, best practices, and the norms for your service(s) as requested by management
• Provides technical/functional/SME to less experienced members of the team.
• Shares ideas to improve processes and ways of working
• Willing to take on various tasks and responsibilities as needed (including moving teams) and showing openness to new challenges and a proactive approach to work.

Stakeholder engagement: You have gained the trust of internal & external stakeholders through effective relationship management and delivering results

• Displays flexibility, openness and approachability when resolving issues
• Understands key drivers of your function and how they relate to one another, as well as the business impact of those metrics
• You are on-call to handle emergency situations in the evenings & weekends

Your Expertise:

• 3+ years of relevant experience in multicultural customer service teams, preferably in the hospitality industry (experience with high-profile and influential clientele is preferred) and in a role making calls and handling customer/client contacts
• Hospitality experience is a plus, in particular working for technology platforms. Prior experience using phone, messaging, or live chat to interact with users/customers is preferred.
• Experience engaging with executive-level stakeholders to resolve conflicts in a detailed, effective and timely manner, and demonstrated ability to explain complex ideas simply and clearly.
• Ability to work weekend days and public holidays, as well as early morning / evening shifts. Your schedule can change to meet business needs.
• Very good verbal and written communication skills for providing exceptional customer service to guests/hosts & engage with stakeholders.
• Active listening skills to understand guest needs and provide personalized recommendations and assistance.
• Empathy and patience in dealing with customers, especially in high-pressure situations.
• Ability to organize a high volume of work, multitask & prioritize, and to work within prescribed schedules including breaks, lunches, and training time.
• Passion for delivering exceptional customer service and setting a high bar.
• Ability to thrive in an ambiguous, fast-paced, and complex environment, acting proactively to respond quickly and decisively.
• Ability to adapt to new tasks and responsibilities as needed.
• Proactive attitude towards embracing new challenges and adjusting to changing priorities and environments.
• Capable of adjusting to evolving roles and job duties with openness and flexibility, as well as moving to a new team.
• Good computer skills, including Apple/Mac OS, Google Suite, and familiarity with CRM systems and the ability to quickly learn new tools.
• Language proficiency in English and Spanish, written and spoken, other languages are a plus.

Offices: Ireland

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As part of this role, you are required to be flexible and may be required to move to different teams within Community Support and/or take up different responsibilities from those set out below. The ideal candidate will be open to a role which will evolve based on business needs and will be flexible to meet those needs.

The responsibilities listed below are not exhaustive. Given the fast-moving nature of this work, the responsibilities set out below may change and additional duties may be assigned as needed.

Complex case management: Handle cases with complexities with the highest level of service

• Interact with Airbnb customers and community members through all current and future channels, both inside and outside of Airbnb tools, including livechat, social platforms, messaging, and directly through the phone
• End-to-end management of complex cases with the objective to resolve customers’ issues based on workflows & management guidelines
• Develop a deep understanding of complex workflows and follow them
• Understand how to summarise user issues and escalate to leadership as needed

Combining efficiency with quality: Manage multiple user cases at the same time while remaining efficient, professional and organized

• Recognise case type/severity and work cases correctly according to your service’s scope, escalating accurately to other teams when appropriate
• Resolve customers issues in a timely manner and be dedicated to provide fast support and efficiency to our operations
• Adapt to your schedule & its potential modifications based on business needs

Participating in your service’s improvement: Be a team player & support operational success as directed by your Management

• Demonstrate and share best practices with teammates to drive success at the global service level
• Participate in roundtable discussions for upcoming changes and launches

• 2+ years of relevant experience in customer service, mediation, social media response, front desk, or a similar role operating in a contact centre environment making calls and handling customer/client contacts
• Hospitality experience is a plus, in particular working for technology platforms. Prior experience using phone, messaging, or live chat to interact with users/customers is preferred
• Interest or prior experience in legal/policy/consumer bodies/regulatory issues
• Ability to work weekend days and public holidays, as well as early morning / evening shifts. Your schedule can change to meet business needs but currently looking for Sunday - Thursday coverage.

• Good interpersonal and communication skills, both written and spoken, including conflict resolution.
• Ability to organise your work, multitask, prioritise and organise tasks, and to work within prescribed schedules including breaks, lunches, and training time
• Ability to adapt to new tasks and responsibilities as needed.
• Proactive attitude towards embracing new challenges and adjusting to changing priorities and environments.
• Capable of adjusting to evolving roles and job duties with openness and flexibility, as well as moving to a new team.
• Basic computer literacy, including Apple/Mac OS and Google Suite
• Language proficiency in German and English, other languages are a plus

Offices: Dublin, Ireland

The Difference You will Make:

The Manager supports one or more internal CS services. The Manager is an operational leadership role that requires substantial experience in customer service and team management. Managers oversee teams of approximately 10-15 ambassadors and should have the ability to guide and uplevel their ambassadors, demonstrating top-level customer service skills. Strong organizational skills and the ability to balance real-time and planned work are also required. They should also be adaptable and responsive in our fast paced environment, sometimes under pressure, while remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful, efficient and demonstrating a high level of professionalism and confidentiality.

A Typical Day:

• Oversee a strong operational environment for your teams and ensure high quality support for the community from your team
• Manage the team execution of complex, sensitive, and/or urgent issues that might pose a significant risk to our brand or community, including acting as the highest escalation point for case consults and high level escalations from other stakeholders
• Meet with your direct reports regularly to review their work and provide high quality, behavior-based coaching; must be able to create a performance development strategy/plan for your service(s).
• Provide best practices guidelines to your team on how to handle cases and situations, and ensure that ways of working are documented and followed.
• Ensure that the team is consistently staffed appropriately and that staff complete onboarding and ongoing trainings.
• For cases that involve internal stakeholders, guide ambassadors to take proper action to case closure and in rare cases, support with in-the-weeds case handling
• Collaborate with Capacity Planning & WFP on setting minimum headcount, ensuring adequate coverage, contingency planning impacts of changes, and advocating for staffing needs vs. volume/work
• Drive performance at the ambassador, team, and service level
• Ensure individual team members are held accountable to performance goals in a fair and equitable manner by setting clear expectations, following-up individually, and coaching team members positively to develop and improve their skills in a tailored way
• Manage both ambassador and team performance, including identifying trends in performance, providing corrective actions and positive overall feedback, and writing year end reviews and improvement plans
• Ability to set and articulate the vision and focus for the quarter; deliver that vision and focus through all hands-type meetings
• Share input and recommendations about service target setting.
• Provide oversight on the overall service performance and contribute to reporting on trends and providing a holistic picture of the service to the Delivery Director
• Build and nurture an engaged and diverse team
• Own and manage end-to-end people strategy and operations within your ambassador team to foster a high performing and sustainable team environment. This includes hiring, driving onboarding, talent development, and people engagement/wellness/morale
• Enable team and individual professional success through supporting and challenging your team to meet and exceed expectations with clear goals/expectations, feedback, one-on-ones, and coaching
• Support team in professional development within team by finding and creating development opportunities and leveraging company-wide resources to regularly drive development within your team.
• Keep up with day-to-day management duties such as time off approvals, team and one-on-one meetings, and managing Talent-related issues
• Maintain a culture of openness, transparency and accountability allowing our teams to deliver their best work while being themselves
• Demonstrate strong leadership on important issues including Diversity & Belonging, Allyship, Ethics, Compliance and maintaining high standards of service to the company
• Support strategic initiatives within Delivery and your service as needed
• Lead the team toward the successful execution of company or other strategic changes or goals within your service by cascading updates and changes, communicating new requirements, and providing feedback
• Support, as needed, internal Delivery performance & operations improvement projects, in collaboration with the Delivery Excellence team and cross-functional partners
• Think critically and constantly evaluate our procedures. Collect feedback from the team to identify opportunities to improve performance and better optimize processes for the team, service, and global community

Your Expertise:

• 8+ years of progressive experience in a customer service or an operations role, with 5 years in a role directly managing staff & the employee lifecycle
• Demonstrable experience in driving improved performance of teams as a line manager
• Experience in the deployment of resources to manage real-time crisis situations, including managing high severity/sensitivity cases and decision-making authority for losses
• Experience in data analysis and reporting to identify performance trends, as well as developing and implementing performance management standards
• Experience translating big picture goals and strategy into implementable and concrete actions for your teams, including setting operational or functional targets or performance goals
• Ability to work weekend days, holidays, and on-call required

• Exceptional leadership and team management skills to manage a team of professionals - comfort with conflict, giving and receiving feedback, and handling employee/Talent issues
• Strong communication skills in both written and spoken English and Spanish to collaborate with different stakeholders and manage sensitive cases, while remaining calm and poised under pressure
• Organized and resourceful; able to juggle and multi-task, with an attention to detail and follow through even in ambiguous situations
• In-depth understanding of customer service operations and processes; able to translate that to your team
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities to evaluate procedures and identify opportunities for improvement
• Ability to cascade with context and lead your team through changes
• Exceptional coaching skills, you have high EQ and know how to tailor your feedback & communication style to meet the needs of your coachee or mentee
• Cultural competency and a strong commitment to fostering diversity and inclusion within the team
• Proficiency in various data analysis and reporting tools to track performance trends (tableau, SQL, Excel, Google Sheets, etc.)
• Fluent in English and Spanish

Offices: Ireland

The Difference You Will Make:

The CS Specialist, Premium Support functions on the front line interacting directly with both customers & internal stakeholders. As a CS Specialist, Premium Support, you will be responsible for providing end-to-end support to key members of our community, including but not limited to the Luxury segment. You will primarily take ownership of cases, ensuring complete resolution while fostering strong relationships with our users along the way. CS Specialist, Premium Support needs strong communication skills in English and French, problem-solving abilities, and customer service expertise. They should also be adaptable and responsive in our fast paced environment, sometimes under pressure, while remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful, efficient and demonstrating a high level of professionalism and confidentiality. As part of this role, you are required to be flexible and may be required to move to different teams within Community Support and/or take up different responsibilities from those set out below. The ideal candidate will be open to a role which will evolve based on business needs and will be flexible to meet those needs.

A Typical Day:

The responsibilities listed below are not exhaustive. Given the fast-moving nature of this work, the responsibilities set out below may change and additional duties may be assigned as needed.

Complex case management: Provide the highest level of service to our community in each and every case

• Interact with Airbnb customers and community members through all current and future channels, both inside and outside of Airbnb tools, including but not limited to livechat, social platforms, messaging, and directly through the phone
• Take end-to-end ownership of all assigned cases: ensuring a completefinal
• Demonstrate ownership mentality & good judgment as well as skill to question, adapt, and deviate from the workflow when needed only through management approval
• Be highly receptive to feedback from Management and Quality, and quickly adopt behaviors to improve the quality of your work
• Understands multiple perspectives on a topic or situation, and able to evaluate and present multiple options for addressing a problem
• Can be brought to engage more with senior stakeholders and to collaborate cross-functionally, with help from management

Combining efficiency with bespoke quality: Provide personalized and exceptional customer support to guests and Hosts, ensuring their unique needs and preferences are met with the highest level of care and attention

• Displays an ability to handle a larger volume of cases without negatively impacting the quality of the interaction & the resolution
• Proactively anticipate and identify opportunities to enhance the user experience, and with the support of management, offers tailored solutions and recommendations that go above and beyond their expectations, and ensuring a seamless and memorable experience throughout their interactions with Airbnb
• Resolve user issues quickly and to a high level of mutual satisfaction, considering specific context and circumstances
• Personalize communications to users, demonstrating the highest hospitality standards

Participating in your team’s improvement: Leverage your functional operational knowledge to proactively support the team success

• Provide insights about community experience and continuous improvement opportunities to your Management
• Help document ways of working, best practices, and the norms for your service(s) as requested by management
• Provides technical/functional/SME to less experienced members of the team.
• Shares ideas to improve processes and ways of working
• Willing to take on various tasks and responsibilities as needed (including moving teams) and showing openness to new challenges and a proactive approach to work.

Stakeholder engagement: You have gained the trust of internal & external stakeholders through effective relationship management and delivering results

• Displays flexibility, openness and approachability when resolving issues
• Understands key drivers of your function and how they relate to one another, as well as the business impact of those metrics
• You are on-call to handle emergency situations in the evenings & weekends

Your Expertise:

• 3+ years of relevant experience in multicultural customer service teams, preferably in the hospitality industry (experience with high-profile and influential clientele is preferred) and in a role making calls and handling customer/client contacts
• Hospitality experience is a plus, in particular working for technology platforms. Prior experience using phone, messaging, or live chat to interact with users/customers is preferred.
• Experience engaging with executive-level stakeholders to resolve conflicts in a detailed, effective and timely manner, and demonstrated ability to explain complex ideas simply and clearly.
• Ability to work weekend days and public holidays, as well as early morning / evening shifts. Your schedule can change to meet business needs.
• Very good verbal and written communication skills for providing exceptional customer service to guests/hosts & engage with stakeholders.
• Active listening skills to understand guest needs and provide personalized recommendations and assistance.
• Empathy and patience in dealing with customers, especially in high-pressure situations.
• Ability to organize a high volume of work, multitask & prioritize, and to work within prescribed schedules including breaks, lunches, and training time.
• Passion for delivering exceptional customer service and setting a high bar.
• Ability to thrive in an ambiguous, fast-paced, and complex environment, acting proactively to respond quickly and decisively.
• Ability to adapt to new tasks and responsibilities as needed.
• Proactive attitude towards embracing new challenges and adjusting to changing priorities and environments.
• Capable of adjusting to evolving roles and job duties with openness and flexibility, as well as moving to a new team.
• Good computer skills, including Apple/Mac OS, Google Suite, and familiarity with CRM systems and the ability to quickly learn new tools.
• Language proficiency in English and French, written and spoken, other languages are a plus.

The Difference You Will Make:

The Senior Specialist, Premium Support functions on the front line interacting directly with both customers & internal stakeholders. As a Senior Specialist, Premium Support, you will primarily be responsible for providing end-to-end support to key members of our community experiencing an issue with their reservation, including but not limited to the Luxury segment. You will take ownership of cases, ensuring complete resolution while fostering strong relationships with our users along the way.

A Senior Specialist, Premium Support needs strong communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and customer service expertise. They will be expected to work in strong autonomy, being able to assess a case & constantly looking for the right solution for both Host, Users and internal stakeholders. As part of this role, you are required to be flexible and may be required to move to different teams within Community Support and/or take up different responsibilities from those set out below. The ideal candidate will be open to a role which will evolve based on business needs and will be flexible to meet those needs.

A Typical Day:

The responsibilities listed below are not exhaustive. Given the fast-moving nature of this work, the responsibilities set out below may change and additional duties may be assigned as needed.

Complex case management: Provide the highest level of service to our community in each and every case

• Interact with Airbnb customers and community members through all current and future channels, both inside and outside of Airbnb tools
• Take end-to-end ownership of all assigned cases: ensuring a completefinalresolution is reached based on workflows, management guidelines & your own assessment of the case situation
• Become a subject matter expert in Airbnb policies and procedures
• Operate with little to no support from your leadership
• Explain and simplify complex information, provide appropriate context, and address complex questions with confidence
• Ability to negotiate & mediate between Host & Guest in resolving the issues at hand on high-stake & high-value reservations
• Proactively anticipate users expectations regarding case resolution and work towards the best outcome for all parties involved, thinking outside the box & constantly looking for compromises

Combining efficiency with bespoke quality: Provide personalized and exceptional customer support to guests and Hosts, ensuring their unique needs and preferences are met with the highest level of care and attention

• Resolve user issues quickly and to a high level of mutual satisfaction, considering specific context and circumstances.
• Ability to multitask and handle multiple issues at the same time with efficiency and speed.
• Ability to articulate a rationale and make decisions on when and how to make workflow exceptions.
• Personalize communications to users, demonstrating the highest hospitality standards.

Participating in your team’s improvement: Leverage your functional operational knowledge to proactively support the team success

• Provide insights about community experience and continuous improvement opportunities to your Management
• Collaborate with management & leadership to identify process and policy inconsistencies and recommend improvements for the dedicated user segment
• May support Management on initiatives as assigned, such as to drive performance improvements, supporting Management on consultations, acting as a subject matter expert, etc.
• Willing to take on various tasks and responsibilities as needed (including moving teams) and showing openness to new challenges and a proactive approach to work.

Stakeholder engagement: You have gained the trust of internal & external stakeholders through effective relationship management and delivering results

• Demonstrates a high degree of flexibility, approachability, and integrity when resolving sensitive/complex issues relying on management when in doubt.
• You are on-call to handle emergency situations in the evenings & weekends.
• Inspire a culture where quality is a core principle.

Your Expertise:

• 4+ years of relevant experience in multicultural customer service teams, preferably in the hospitality industry (experience with high-profile and influential clientele is preferred) and in a role making calls and handling customer/client contacts
• Hospitality experience is a plus, in particular working for technology platforms. Prior experience using phone, messaging, or live chat to interact with users/customers is preferred.
• Experience engaging with executive-level stakeholders to resolve conflicts in a detailed, effective and timely manner, and demonstrated ability to explain complex ideas simply and clearly.
• Ability to work weekend days and public holidays, as well as early morning / evening shifts. Your schedule can change to meet business needs.
• Very good verbal and written communication skills for providing exceptional customer service to guests/hosts & engage with stakeholders.
• Active listening skills.
• Empathy and patience in dealing with customers, especially in high-pressure situations.
• Strong organizational skills, including prioritization, multitasking, attention to detail, and meeting goals and commitments.
• Passion for delivering exceptional customer service and setting a high bar.
• Ability to thrive in an ambiguous, fast-paced, and complex environment, acting proactively to respond quickly and decisively.
• Able to assess risk accurately, understand level of urgency, exercise good judgment, and share the most pertinent information with stakeholders, including Executives.
• Ability to adapt to new tasks and responsibilities as needed.
• Proactive attitude towards embracing new challenges and adjusting to changing priorities and environments.
• Capable of adjusting to evolving roles and job duties with openness and flexibility, as well as moving to a new team.
• Advanced computer skills, including Apple/Mac OS, Google Suite, and familiarity with CRM systems and the ability to quickly learn new tools.
• Language proficiency in English and French, written and spoken, other languages are a plus.

Offices: Canada

Strong organisational skills and the ability to balance real-time and planned work are also required. They should also be adaptable and responsive in our fast paced environment, sometimes under pressure, while remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful, efficient and demonstrating a high level of professionalism and confidentiality.

As part of this role, you are required to be flexible and may be required to move to different teams within Community Support and/or take up different responsibilities from those set out below. The ideal candidate will be open to a role which will evolve based on business needs and will be flexible to meet those needs.

The responsibilities listed below are not exhaustive. Given the fast-moving nature of this work, the responsibilities set out below may change and additional duties may be assigned as needed.

Oversee a strong operational environment for your teams and ensure high quality support for the community from your team

• Manage the team execution of complex, sensitive, and/or urgent issues that might pose a significant risk to our brand or community, including acting as the highest escalation point for case consults and high level escalations from other stakeholders
• Meet with your direct reports regularly to review their work and provide high quality, behavior-based coaching; must be able to create a performance development strategy/plan for your service(s).
• Provide best practices guidelines to your team on how to handle cases and situations, and ensure that ways of working are documented and followed.
• Ensure that the team is consistently staffed appropriately and that staff complete onboarding and ongoing trainings.

Drive performance at the specialist, team, and service level

• Ensure individual team members are held accountable to performance goals in a fair and equitable manner by setting clear expectations, following-up individually, and coaching team members positively to develop and improve their skills in a tailored way
• Manage both specialist and team performance, including identifying trends in performance, providing corrective actions and positive overall feedback, and writing year end reviews and improvement plans
• Share input and recommendations about service target setting.
• Work collaboratively with regional Talent teams for the execution of all personal improvement plans and terminations as required.

Build and nurture an engaged and diverse team

• Own and manage end-to-end people strategy and operations within your specialist team to foster a high performing and sustainable team environment. This includes hiring, driving onboarding, talent development, and people engagement/wellness/morale
• Enable team and individual professional success through supporting and challenging your team to meet and exceed expectations with clear goals/expectations, feedback, one-on-ones, and coaching
• Support team in professional development within team by finding and creating development opportunities and leveraging company-wide resources to regularly drive development within your team.
• Keep up with day-to-day management duties such as time off approvals, team and one-on-one meetings, and managing Talent-related issues
• Maintain a culture of openness, transparency and accountability allowing our teams to deliver their best work while being themselves
• Demonstrate strong leadership on important issues including Diversity & Belonging, Allyship, Ethics, Compliance and maintaining high standards of service to the company

Support strategic initiatives within Delivery and your service as needed

• Lead the team toward the successful execution of company or other strategic changes or goals within your service by cascading updates and changes, communicating new requirements, and providing feedback
• Think critically and constantly evaluate our procedures. Collect feedback from the team to identify product, process, and other opportunities to improve performance and better optimize processes for the team, service, and global community
• Support, as needed, internal Delivery performance & operations improvement projects, in collaboration with the Delivery Excellence team and cross-functional partners. This includes collaborating with leadership and key stakeholders to ensure successful project deliverables by aligning expectations, informing on changes, and meeting core responsibilities
• Prioritize our community by demonstrating agility and proactive support of team initiatives, even if outside their scope
• Leads and manages testing of products and service strategies, including leading specialists in pilot execution, attending operations meetings as needed, and working closely with the leadership team, regional peers, and other cross-functional teams.

• 6+ years of progressive experience in a customer service or an operations role, with 3 years in a role directly managing staff & the employee lifecycle
• Demonstrable experience in driving improved performance of teams as a line manager
• Experience in the deployment of resources to manage real-time crisis situations, including managing high severity/sensitivity cases and decision-making authority for losses
• Experience in data analysis and reporting to identify performance trends, as well as developing and implementing performance management standards
• Ability to multi-task and adapt to new tasks and responsibilities as needed
• Ability to work weekend days and public holidays, as well as early morning / evening shifts. Your schedule can change to meet business needs
• Fluent in English and French/Spanish

• Good leadership and team management skills to manage a team of professionals - comfort with conflict, giving and receiving feedback, and handling employee/Talent issues
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with different stakeholders and manage sensitive cases, while remaining calm and poised under pressure
• Organized and resourceful; able to juggle and multi-task, with an attention to detail and follow through even in ambiguous situations
• In-depth understanding of customer service operations and processes
• Ability to cascade with context and lead your team through changes
• Cultural competency and a strong commitment to fostering diversity and inclusion within the team
• Proficiency in various data analysis

• Building and Nurturing Engaged Teams - Your first priority as a leader is to have an engaged, high-performing team. You set clear expectations, create meaningful connection to the organization and company missions, and cultivate a growth mindset
• Coaching - You’ll need to be able to identify and discuss behaviors that lead to success, and then enable your team to learn and to practice those behaviors.
• Collaborating - You work effectively with others in one-on-one or group settings. You openly receive new ideas and contribute your own. You understand the need for an open and collaborative team environment, and you foster this in your interactions with others.
• Valuing Diversity - You appreciate and leverage the capabilities, insights, and ideas of all people. You work effectively with people of diverse styles, abilities, and motivations. You champion equal and fair treatment and opportunities for everyone, and encourage others to do the same.

Offices: Ireland

You will primarily take ownership of cases, ensuring complete resolution while fostering strong relationships with our users along the way. Specialists require strong communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and customer service expertise. They should also be adaptable and responsive in our fast-paced environment, sometimes under pressure, while remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful, efficient and demonstrating a high level of professionalism and confidentiality.

As part of this role, you are required to be flexible and may be required to move to different teams within Community Support and/or take up different responsibilities from those set out below. The ideal candidate will be open to a role which will evolve based on business needs and will be flexible to meet those needs.

The responsibilities listed below are not exhaustive. Given the fast-moving nature of this work, the responsibilities set out below may change and additional duties may be assigned as needed.

Customer case management:

• Interact with Airbnb customers and community members through all current and future channels, both inside and outside of Airbnb tools, including but not limited to livechat, social platforms, messaging, and directly through the phone
• Take end-to-end ownership of all assigned cases: ensuring a completefinal
• Demonstrate ownership mentality & good judgment as well as skill to question, adapt, and deviate from the workflow when needed only through management approval
• Be highly receptive to feedback from Management and Quality, and quickly adopt behaviors to improve the quality of your work
• Understands multiple perspectives on a topic or situation, and able to evaluate and present multiple options for addressing a problem
• Can be brought to engage more with senior stakeholders and to collaborate cross-functionally, with help from management

Participation in improving Airbnb services and products:

• Demonstrates subject-matter expertise and extensive product knowledge while working confidently on team projects and assignments.
• Contributes iterative insights to project stakeholders by testing usability of new products, workflows and service strategies.
• Through collaborative discussions among CS teams, identifies opportunities and provides feedback to improve the ambassador experience and the Airbnb user experience.
• Maintains strong rapport with project members when sharing in-depth feedback and critical insights, while being mindful of diverse audiences.
• Positively impacts CS Labs through the quality and quantity of their own work, while helping the team meet project goals and deliver a high-quality user experience.

Support of team improvement: Leverage your functional operational knowledge to proactively support the team success

• Provide insights about community experience and continuous improvement opportunities to your Management
• Shares ideas to improve processes and ways of working
• Willing to take on various tasks and responsibilities as needed (including moving teams) and showing openness to new challenges and a proactive approach to work
• Might be tasked with moderately challenging assignments with limited supervision.
• Demonstrates Airbnb Core Values and practices Diversity & Belonging Behaviors, striving to improve where needed.

• 3+ years of relevant experience in multicultural customer service teams, in a role making calls and handling customer/client contacts
• Fast learning and passionate about Community Support
• French and English language proficiency both written and verbal, other languages are a plus
• Ability to demonstrate empathy
• Experience engaging with stakeholders to resolve conflicts in a detailed, effective and timely manner, and demonstrated ability to explain complex ideas simply and clearly
• Good computer skills, including Apple/Mac OS, Google Suite, and familiarity with CRM systems and the ability to quickly learn new tools
• Ability to multi-task and adapt to new tasks and responsibilities as needed
• Ability to work weekend days and public holidays, as well as early morning / evening shifts. Your schedule can change to meet business needs

Operational Excellence:

• Proficient in technical and professional skills required for the role
• Constantly seeks feedback to improve work quality, takes on new projects/assignments, and cares for the community by understanding their circumstances and finding the best outcomes.
• Manages workload effectively, provides consistent feedback and tracking on individual goals, and plans proactively for short to medium-term goals.
• Capable of adjusting to evolving roles and job duties with openness and flexibility, as well as moving to a new team.

Communication:

• Respects different opinions and perspectives, listens attentively, asks questions, and paraphrases to ensure clarity and understanding.
• Active listening skills to understand guest needs and provide personalized recommendations and assistance
• Empathy and patience in dealing with customers, especially in high-pressure situations
• Good verbal and written communication skills for providing exceptional customer service to guests/hosts & engage with stakeholders.

Self & Interpersonal:

• Helps others, shows self-awareness of strengths and areas of development, and plans ahead for meetings and projects efficiently.
• Embraces flexibility,challenges, seeks feedback, takes responsibility, perseveres to find the deeper purpose behind processes, and resolves conflicts by seeking support.
• Prioritizes team objectives over individual aspirations.
• Passion for delivering exceptional customer service and setting a high bar
• Ability to organize a high volume of work, multitask & prioritize, and to work within prescribed schedules including breaks, lunches, and training time
• Ability to thrive in an ambiguous, fast-paced, and complex environment, acting proactively to respond quickly and decisively

Leadership:

• Understands the relationship between key drivers and decision-making impact on function objectives.
• Motivated to achieve top performance, demonstrates urgency in achieving individual objectives, maintains composure in crisis situations, and embodies Airbnb's Core Values.
• ​​Passion for critique and innovation by using a ‘work smarter’, solution- and action-oriented mindset.
• Proactive attitude towards embracing new challenges and adjusting to changing priorities and environments

Offices: Ireland