Senior Staff Technical Program Manager

Summary

Join Airbnb and become a Senior Staff Technical Program Manager (TPM), leading AI/ML initiatives. Collaborate with ML practitioners and infrastructure teams to build and enhance Airbnb's AI infrastructure. Tackle complex challenges, deliver impactful results, and shape the technical direction of projects. Rapidly prototype and validate project ideas, ensuring stakeholder alignment on success criteria. Maintain transparent communication, present updates to senior leadership, and leverage your AI/ML expertise to resolve strategic challenges. This role requires strong ownership, critical thinking, and cross-functional collaboration. The position is US-Remote Eligible, with occasional office work or offsites.

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

• Shape and influence the technical direction of projects, ensuring we meet stakeholder needs while maintaining high-quality standards
• Rapidly prototype and validate project ideas through iterative development cycles, adapting as necessary based on insights and data
• Balance broad, outcome-driven thinking with attention to critical details, exercising sound judgment to prioritize where deep focus is necessary to ensure successful execution
• Define and secure stakeholder alignment on clear, measurable success criteria to accelerate AI initiatives
• Regularly assess risks and opportunities, and devise proactive mitigation strategies to maintain momentum and project success
• Maintain transparent and effective communication channels to keep stakeholders informed of progress, developments, and challenges
• Expertly present outcomes and updates to senior leadership, clearly and comprehensively articulating trade-offs, risks, and emerging opportunities

Benefits

This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits