Project Manager, Airbnb
Early Career and Emerging Talent
$132-154k
Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
Be an early applicant
Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$132-154k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a world where anyone can belong anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of experience in program/project management, recruiting, or a blend of both with a track record of managing complex, multi-stakeholder work
- Experience in early career or university recruiting; familiarity with graduate-level talent pipelines is a strong plus
- Strong cross-functional partnership skills with the ability to build credibility across all levels of an organization
- Exceptional communication and storytelling abilities — you can translate program data into compelling narratives and design presentations that land with any audience including senior leadership
- Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, requisitions, and deadlines in a fast-paced, autonomous environment
- Comfortable working across global regions and willing to flex hours when needed to support hiring in multiple time zones
- Experience using data to track, evaluate, and continuously improve program and recruiting outcomes
- Familiarity with AI tools and a track record of finding practical ways to apply them in day-to-day work; curiosity and openness to learning how to build custom AI-powered tools that go beyond off-the-shelf use
- Genuine passion for the early career space, diversity and belonging, and Airbnb's mission
What the job involves
- This role is the operational backbone of our global internship and early career programs
- You'll drive the infrastructure that makes world-class intern experiences possible — owning program management across the full lifecycle while stepping into full-cycle recruiting when business demand calls for it
- You'll partner across Talent, Diversity & Belonging, Airfinity groups, and business functions to ensure our programs are scalable, equitable, and deeply connected to Airbnb's mission
- Whether you're designing intern onboarding, consulting a first-time hiring manager, or building a sourcing strategy for graduate-level roles in APAC or EMEA — your work shapes how the next generation of talent experiences Airbnb
- Own end-to-end program management for the global early career programs including manager training, performance evaluations, onboarding and offboarding, and event management
- Lead cross-functional projects across multiple lines of business and global offices to deliver a consistent, high-quality programmatic experience
- Track initiative progress, measure program ROI, and share regular updates with recruiting and business stakeholders through clear, compelling reports
- Design and facilitate training and support materials for hiring managers, team members, and program partners
- Drive continuous improvements to systems, tools, reporting, and processes, including leveraging AI, to increase efficiency across highly operational program work and peak hiring seasons
- Partner with HR, business leaders, and recruiters to support placement of full-time conversions and program continuity
- Manage full-cycle recruiting for technical and non-technical intern roles across all Airbnb functions & regions, including Tech, Design, Communications, Public Policy, Legal, and Finance
- Design function-specific sourcing strategies and build relationships with universities, organizations, and vendors
- Partner with hiring managers to develop competitive hiring strategies, facilitate debrief discussions, and close candidates
- Maintain a consistent and seamless candidate experience from application through offer, using our ATS to track and manage all stages
- Use data to evaluate recruiting success and inform future strategy
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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