Airbnb Senior Communications Lead & Benelux 

France, Ile-de-France 

281164776

The Difference You will Make:

Based in Paris, the Senior Lead, Communications, France, Belgium & Netherlands will be responsible for the overarching communications strategy across three key markets: France, Belgium and the Netherlands. The role also has responsibility for reactive communications oversight in Luxembourg.

The role spans our corporate and policy work, covering some of our biggest challenges in the region. At the same time we need a focus on our consumer campaigns, where we need to deliver strategies that will drive both brand awareness and positive sentiment. The role demands high level expertise in both consumer and corporate communications, with the adaptability to switch between each area regularly and apply best in class thinking to challenges and opportunities.

A Typical Day:

• Create, manage and drive the execution of the France & Benelux overarching communications strategy and plan, continuously aligning with the global and regional business and marketing strategies
• Direct and oversee the development and execution of market plans supporting Corporate Communications, Policy Communications, Editorial Communications and Consumer Communications
• Develop inspiring and compelling comms strategies to challenge the team and the business to achieve beyond our existing success
• Provide strategic comms advice and counsel to cross functional teams, collaborating with senior stakeholders from across the France & Benelux businesses to work together to achieve our goals.
• Responsible for maintaining a clear organizational structure for the team and overall team performance and career development.

Your Expertise:

• 12+ years experience in communications
• A team leader with both a record of leading high performing comms teams, and experience of working with cross-functional teams to drive success. Direct experience of working in the Benelux region is desirable.
• A proven history of encouraging and developing innovative industry-leading thinking and turning it into executable plans and campaigns
• Experience of operating in a high performing cross functional team, acting as counsel on all comms related matters and being proactive in elevating the work of comms across the region
• A strong track record of developing inspiring goals that motivate team members to achieve personal and professional success, including by exposing their work within the organization.
• Forward thinking, innovative and creative - proactively shares perspective at all levels of the organization
• Excellent problem solver with ability to anticipate future issues, unblock the most complex situations and facilitate drama-free environments where the team will thrive