Senior Principal, Airbnb
Strategic Finance & Analytics
$196-242.5k
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Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
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Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$196-242.5k
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a world where anyone can belong anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- 12+ years of experience in finance, business, and analytics, including financial planning, management consulting, or investment banking
- 5+ years of experience leading teams, with a proven ability to manage large-scale budgets (>$500M), preferably in marketing and communications
- Strong technical financial analysis and modeling skills, with experience in financial forecasting systems
- Expertise in managing creative and non-working media budgets, with a bonus for accounting experience
- Excellent cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management skills, capable of driving complex processes and delivering impactful recommendations
- Strong communication skills, with experience presenting financial insights to executive audiences
- Experience with Public Relations & Communications, marketing channels, and campaign evaluation is preferred. SQL experience is a plus
What the job involves
- You will be joining the Marketing Strategic Finance & Analytics team, reporting directly to the Director of Marketing Strategic Finance & Analytics
- The team plays a critical role in managing the budget operations, strategic planning, and performance analytics for our Marketing, Public Relations & Communications departments, all of which are integral to driving customer acquisition and establishing a world-class brand
- You will collaborate closely with senior stakeholders, including the VP of Communications and the VP of Marketing, as well as cross-functional teams such as Finance, Creative, Production, and Consumer Insights
- In this high-impact role, you will lead a small team responsible for managing the consolidation, reporting, and financial operations of a >$1BN marketing and communications budget
- Your efforts will ensure accurate budget tracking, drive budget strategy across communications and marketing, and support efficient spend allocation
- Success in this role includes developing go-to-market strategies, providing actionable financial insights, and influencing budget decisions across the organization, with measurable outcomes like improved budget accuracy and strategic alignment with business objectives
- Lead financial consolidation and reporting processes for the Marketing and Communications budget, ensuring timely and accurate close, forecasts, and variance analysis
- Partner with senior leadership in Communications and Marketing to drive budget strategy, including spend allocation and ROI analysis for campaigns
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on creative, production, and design budget strategies to ensure spend efficiency
- Conduct deep-dive analytics on business trends, developing insights to inform strategy and decision-making
- Facilitate budget planning sessions, and continuously improve processes for purchase orders, budget requests, and approvals
- Present financial analysis and recommendations to executive leadership, ensuring alignment with broader company objectives
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
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
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 values
- Champion the Mission: We’re united with our community to create a world where anyone can belong anywhere
- Be a Host: We're caring, open, and encouraging to everyone we work with
- Embrace the Adventure: We’re driven by curiosity, optimism, and the belief that every person can grow
- Be a Cereal Entrepreneur: We’re determined and creative in transforming our bold ambitions into reality
Company HQ
Showplace Square, San Francisco, CA
Articles
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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