Senior Staff Technical Program Manager

Summary

Join Airbnb as a Senior Technical Program Manager for Core Entity Data and play a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy and consistency of core entity data across various platforms. You will collaborate with engineering leaders to deliver major programs supporting AI/ML initiatives. This position requires a strong sense of ownership, strategic thinking, and the ability to manage complex projects. A typical day involves developing project plans, aligning stakeholders, defining success criteria, and communicating progress to senior leadership. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in technical program management, a proven ability to influence others, and expertise in large-scale ML/AI platforms. This is a US-remote eligible position with occasional office work.

Requirements

• At least 13 years of work experience, with at least 11 years as a TPM or relevant experience
• Demonstrated ability to work through ambiguity to detailed solutions. You can take a vague problem, crisply frame the challenge, identify a path forward, and drive an initiative over the finish-line
• Self-motivated, proactive and proven ability to adapt well and work with teams having different operating cadences
• Sound business judgment, a proven ability to influence others, strong analytical skills, and a track record of taking ownership, leading data driven analyses, and influencing results
• Experience developing or working directly on various aspects of large-scale ML/AI platforms. Experience with dataset generation, feature development, model testing and resource management to support the development of AI-powered product experiences
• Experience in management and requirement provision for infrastructure teams
• Ability to ramp up quickly and learn new technologies with minimal lag time
• Excellent written and oral business communication and people skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage project plans to execute on Core Entity Initiatives, identify key milestones and ensure alignment across stakeholders
• Think both broadly about overall outcomes while using good judgment on where to focus in on details
• Influence the technical direction of projects to meet the stakeholders’ needs while upholding quality. Quickly validate project ideas through iterative development, and pivot as necessary
• Define and align on success criteria for Core Entity initiatives, regularly assessing risks and opportunities and identifying mitigation strategies
• Manage effective communication channels to keep stakeholders updated on the progress
• Showcase the work in front of senior leaders, clearly communicate trade-offs, risks, and opportunities

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity
• Benefits
• Employee Travel Credits