Airbnb Lead Knowledge Strategist 

United States 

349052767

The Difference You Will Make:

As a Lead Community Support Knowledge Strategist, you will be responsible for maintaining the knowledge platforms, communications and information/process flows for our Community Support Ambassadors. You will work on large projects, often involving multiple Knowledge Editors, to ensure the ambassadors have accurate and current information that’s easy to find. You will work with the Knowledge Program Managers, Knowledge Strategists and support the Knowledge Management Leads to collect requirements, define, document, and deliver agent facing content.

A Typical Day:

• You analyze data and insights pulled from various sources to identify opportunities for improvement and prioritization
• You manage and oversee complex content and knowledge management tasks, and lead cross-functional initiatives that directly impact our content.
• Research and recommend new solutions to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Knowledge Management capabilities.
• You represent CKM in cross-functional settings; give voice to content writing best practices, recognize when custom solutions are needed, and navigate timelines, risks, and dependencies with leadership.
• You project manage and write for complex initiatives, often involving other content writers, and together deliver to expected timelines and standards.
• You (and others in the team) are accountable for the performance of our internal content.
• You mentor other members of the team in your areas of expertise and propose ways to optimize the team’s operations, including through the use of AI.
• You partner with colleagues from other Community Support teams such as Engineering, Product, Analytics, and Taxonomy to deliver creative knowledge solutions that enhance the user and/or ambassador experiences.
• Oversee the Editorial program aimed at ensuring the quality and currency of all knowledgebase content published by our writers.

Your Expertise:

• BA/BS in Journalism, Marketing, Communications, English, related fields, or equivalent working experience
• Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills
• Resourceful, adaptable and comfortable with ambiguity; you thrive in a fast-paced environment
• 7+ years of experience in multi-faceted technical and instructional content writing, content strategy, or relevant experience
• Expert in adopting and optimizing style standards, such as Chicago Manual of Style
• Experience working with C/KM systems (Drupal, Confluence, ContentStack, Contenful, etc.), experience with setting up and administering C/KMS systems beneficial
• In-depth knowledge of customer service and contact center operations, strong experience writing for customer support audiences
• Proven ability to work in a multicultural, multilingual and global organization; highly familiar with the dynamics and culture of working in global teams.
• Excellent ability to work with autonomy, demonstrating organizational and time-management skills, deliver to agreed timelines, and highlight risk;
• Experience with project management methodologies, tools and phases of the project lifecycle; strong task manager who can identify level of effort, document requirements, and develop delivery strategies; comfortable working with senior-level leadership and proven ability to influence, and negotiating consensus.
• Applied Content & Knowledge Management methodologies; Holds Content/Knowledge Management certifications (KCS, UX, SEO) or acquired deep practical expertise related to these areas.
• Recognized content/knowledge management subject matter expert; experience setting up content/knowledge management services
• Experience working with AI/LLM

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