Senior Technical Program Manager

Summary

Join Airbnb's Host Pricing & Tools team as a Senior Staff Technical Program Manager and collaborate with technical leaders to deliver major programs for guests and hosts. Develop and manage comprehensive project plans, aligning stakeholders and defining success criteria. Think strategically, influence technical direction, and validate project ideas iteratively. Effectively communicate progress to stakeholders and present work to senior leaders. This role requires strong analytical skills, ownership, and the ability to work through ambiguity. The position is US-remote eligible with occasional office work or offsites. Airbnb offers competitive compensation, including bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

Requirements

• 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  working directly as a TPM across a cross-functional software engineering organization delivering multiple software projects in parallel
• 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
• At least 13 years of work experience, with at least 11 years as a TPM or relevant experience

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage comprehensive project plans to execute on 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 both short term and long term business goals, regularly assessing risks and opportunities and identifying mitigation strategies
• Manage effective communication channels to keep a wider range of stakeholders updated on the progress
• Showcase the work in front of senior leaders, clearly communicate trade-offs, risks, and opportunities

Benefits

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