Senior Analyst, Airbnb

• The ideal candidate is someone with a strong data and analytics background
• This person is curious, engaged, positive, and detail- and solutions-oriented. The world— and thus our industry— is changing quickly so the ideal candidate will be comfortable with responding promptly and changing course as needed when priorities and reporting needs shift
• You must be comfortable working in a global company, delivering counsel and guidance to senior leadership across the team and organization
• The successful candidate will have solid experience creating internal advocacy and influencing multiple senior audiences on hard to communicate topics
• The ideal candidate brings deep technical rigor, strong business instincts, and a bias toward proactively building things—not just analyzing them
• 4+ years in data science, analytics, or business intelligence — marketplace, e-commerce, or global consumer tech preferred
• Expert SQL; proficiency in Python or R
• Hands-on experience with A/B testing, causal inference, and incrementality measurement
• Experience building self-service data products used by non-technical stakeholders
• Familiarity with international / multi-market analytics contexts
• Strong data storytelling — able to communicate findings clearly to business and senior audiences
• Collaborative, low-ego, and execution-oriented; you measure success by the decisions your work influences
• Comfortable with modern data stack tools (dbt, Airflow, Tableau, Looker, or equivalent)

Desirable

• This Advanced Analytics role will develop and lead initiatives focused on ensuring we have the right international growth strategy
• They will lead measurement, build tools, and develop insights leveraging a wide range of internal and external data sources to ensure the business is making the right decisions for both strategic direction and tactical execution
• This role will be expected to be highly collaborative, and work regularly with multiple stakeholders and cross functional partners across Regional Teams, Policy, Supply, Finance, Data Science, Operations, Engineering, and Marketing
• The right candidate will already be recognized as a leader in the data and analytics field at this level, with a proven track record of using a range of strategies and disciplines to solve complex and ambiguous measurement problems for business teams
• This person will also use their considerable experience with data and insights storytelling to influence large-scale strategic programs, and be adept at leveraging AI technologies to accelerate and raise their craft
• The Global Markets & Policy Advanced Analytics team is building the data infrastructure, measurement systems, and self-service tools that will power Airbnb's international growth in 2026 and beyond
• This is a greenfield opportunity to shape how global teams make nimbler decisions, moving from HQ-dependent reporting cycles to fast, local, data-driven action
• This role will partner directly with Global Markets regional teams combined with Finance and Supply to surface local insights, build scalable tooling, and drive measurable impact on core business metrics
• Build and maintain self-service analytics tools and dashboards that help country teams monitor performance and act on local signals
• Partner with regional leads to translate business questions into clear analytical frameworks and actionable insights
• Support measurement for local marketing programs — campaign tracking, incrementality testing, and MMM contributions
• Analyze international market data to identify and size growth opportunities across supply, demand, and behavioral signals
• Collaborate with Engineering, Marketing, and Research to deliver on data and tooling needs within shared roadmaps
• Provide analytical support for local growth levers (incentives, promotions, merchandising) including targeting and measurement