Airbnb Policy Manager Business Expansion 

United States 

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The Difference You Will Make:

A Typical Day:

• Provide policy advice on the global expansion of the Guest Services and Experiences businesses, supporting alignment with public policy objectives and Airbnb’s long-term goals.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with cross-functional teams, including product marketing, finance, marketing, sales operations, and supply.
• Identify, track, and get quickly up to speed on new regulatory areas and understand their impact on the business.
• Prioritize risks and opportunities based on inputs from a variety of internal stakeholders.
• Design a scalable, efficient system for providing policy analysis to the business as it explores new growth strategies.
• Work hand in hand with Regional Policy Teams to explain new business initiatives, solicit their feedback, and translate it for cross functional partners.

Your Expertise:

• 8+ years of experience in public policy, government relations, and/or state and/or federal government.
• Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work collaboratively across a wide range of stakeholders, both with subject matter experts and the layperson.
• Ability to navigate complex internal organizations, and confidently negotiate issues and roadblocks.
• Experience communicating directly with product and business growth teams and/or senior company leadership preferred.
• Experience in a large global organization and/or working on regulatory issues relevant to travel and tourism preferred.
• An orientation of being proactive and developing solutions in the face of complex, multi-faceted problems.
• Acute attention to detail and highly organized.
• Self-starter with a sense of humor and the ability to thrive in a fast moving and sometimes stressful environment.
• Personal integrity that reflects Airbnb’s core values and commitment to diversity and belonging.
• A passion for Airbnb and the mission of the company.