Staff Advanced Analytics, Airbnb
Cancellations
$176-220k
More information about location
Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
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Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$176-220k
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a world where anyone can belong anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of industry experience with a degree (Masters or PhD is a plus) in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science, Operations Research)
- Deep expertise in comprehensive global and granular geocentric data sources, particularly for travel, accommodation, housing regulation, and economics
- Strong expertise in at least one programming language (Python or R) and SQL
- Experience in analysis of A|B experiments and statistical data analysis
- Experience designing and building metrics, from conception to building prototypes with data pipelines
- Prior experience in advanced analytics or business data science within a marketplace or business strategy setting highly desirable
- Exceptional business acumen, strategic thinking skills, and the ability to make informed judgments
- Excellent communication skills, capable of engaging with a variety of stakeholders and conveying complex concepts in an accessible manner
- Proven stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate and influence across functions independently
- An agile, growth-minded approach, demonstrated through a history of driving projects from ideation to impact
What the job involves
- Airbnb is seeking a Staff Analyst, Advanced Analytics, to support our Cancellations team
- This individual will act as a senior thought partner, supporting strategic business and product initiatives through detailed data analysis, experimentation, statistical modeling, and the development of reporting tools and metrics
- The individual will be instrumental in driving product decisions across the Cancellations ecosystem to optimize for the company's objectives and ensure optimal experiences for guests and hosts
- Be the Advanced Analytics owner and expert of cancellations and refund datasets. Work with large and complex data sets to solve a wide array of challenging problems using different analytical and statistical approaches
- Apply technical expertise with quantitative analysis, experimentation, data mining, forecasting and the presentation of data to identify trends and patterns that can inform decision-making
- Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, Finance, Operations, Data Science, Advanced Analytics, Product Insights Analysts, Data and Analytical Engineering, Capacity Planning and other cross-functional teams to provide actionable insights
- Design, execute, and analyze experiments to measure feature impact and guide product iterations. Leverage causal methods when traditional randomized trials aren’t available
- Design and build metrics / dimensions to monitor product and business performance
- Build sophisticated reporting and analytical tools that empower stakeholders to make data-driven decisions
- Present findings and recommendations to stakeholders, including senior leadership, in a clear and concise manner
- Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and advancements in quantitative and qualitative data analysis techniques
Our take
When Airbnb was originally founded, the product helped customers book air mattresses on people's apartment floors. Since then, Airbnb has had over a billion customers hosted through its platform. With more than 4 million registered hosts worldwide, it has grown into a major player in the hospitality sector.
Airbnb has been successful in disrupting the traditional holiday lettings sector. Before it existed accommodation was limited to hotels and bed and breakfasts, but Airbnb has mainstreamed the idea of renting out spare rooms or even entire homes. It has created a new sector of hosts purchasing properties to rent out on the platform and provides a level of flexibility and a range of offerings not previously possible for travelers.
Perhaps a victim of its own success, by 2022 supply of Airbnb-listed properties began to outstrip demand in some markets, as hosts overestimated the appetite for domestic travel. However, the company is still posting strong financials and has unveiled new tools to support its hosts in a tougher rental market. With a healthy bottom line and a huge user base, Airbnb is very likely to overcome the current market turbulence and continue its growth.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
25% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Apr 2020
$500m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Mar 2017
$447.8m
SERIES F
Total funding: $3.8bn
Company benefits
- Paid volunteer time
- Health food and snacks
- Generous parental and family leave
- Learning and development
- Annual travel and experiences credit
Company HQ
Showplace Square, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Brian Chesky
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously an Industrial Designer, studying at Rhode Island School of Design.
Nathan Blecharczyk
(Co-Founder & CSO)Studied Computer Science at Harvard, and had around 4 years of professional Software Engineering experience before founding Airbnb, including interning at Microsoft.
Joe Gebbia
(Co-Founder)Also studied Industrial Design at Rhode Island, and previously founded various design-related startups
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