Airbnb Senior Manager Industry Research 

United States 

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The Difference You Will Make:

The Senior Manager, Industry Research will be a member of the Policy Reputation and Research Team. In this position you will conduct research on the travel, lodging and housing industries with the goal of producing strategic reports that include actionable public policy and advocacy recommendations. These reports will be compiled from a variety of sources, including but not limited to available public sources, media sources (TV, radio, digital, and print), business records, financial reports and disclosures, property and court records.

A Typical Day:

You work with other functions to align research projects with other critical business priorities and outcomes. You ensure that internal stakeholders understand the strategy and plans, and that information is flowing smoothly to everyone with a “need to know”. You ensure that progress is being reported regularly, and that roadblocks and successes are being flagged appropriately. You are able to confidently communicate with senior leaders about your project priorities, to manage expectations where required and to coordinate with other teams to achieve greater goals.

Your Expertise:

• 10+ years of research experience working within the political, industry, or advocacy fields
• Proficiency with research tools such as LexisNexis, and public records databases.
• Experience managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders. Highly organized and able to stay on top of multiple projects simultaneously, while staying focused on overall strategic goals;
• Ability to quickly get up to speed on complex issues, and understand how these can be managed using a broad range of strategies
• Expert communicator with great interpersonal and presentation skills
• Experience working on a global team, collaborating with people from different backgrounds and cultures
• First-rate personal, political, analytical and organizational skills
• Excellent communicator with great interpersonal and presentation skills, both for subject matter experts and the layperson
• Ability to work independently as well as collaborate successfully as part of a team
• Excellent organizational skills, able to multi-task while producing high caliber work product in a timely manner
• Self starter with a sense of humor and the ability to thrive in a fast moving and sometimes stressful environment
• Ability to create an environment that fosters and promotes diversity and inclusion within the immediate team