49 applicants

Company

Airbnb · 16 hours ago

Policy Lead, Northeast Atlantic

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$196K/yr - $254K/yr

12+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Your primary responsibility is team leadership – line managing an energetic, passionate and diverse group of public policy experts who deliver complementary strands of work to serve the overall strategy.

You manage consultants who provide on-the-ground support, ensuring that they are properly briefed and engaging energetically on behalf of Airbnb in line with the agreed strategy.

You create and maintain an inclusive culture and ways of working for your team, in line with Airbnb’s Core Values, and you are committed to embracing diversity and fostering belonging.

You are accountable for performance management and feedback, and also recruitment and succession planning.

You empower members of your team to work on local and regional projects that develop their professional, operational and strategic skills.

You determine an appropriate strategy for each priority or initiative in the jurisdiction and the states and localities within it, as determined through close collaboration with the Regional Director and business leader in the territory.

You define the ultimate policy goals and priorities, and develop operational plans that deliver measurable progress towards those goals in partnership with your team.

You also develop these strategies in close collaboration with colleagues on the wider NAMER team who have expertise in the core campaign functions, and have a regional perspective on best practices and learnings.

You are responsible for strategizing and executing on an annual budget that includes consultant expenses, programs, and other priorities.

You work with other functions to align your Policy plans with other critical business priorities and outcomes.

You ensure that internal stakeholders understand the campaign strategy and plans, and that information is flowing smoothly to everyone with a 'need to know.'

You ensure that progress is being reported regularly, and that roadblocks and successes are being flagged appropriately.

You are able to confidently communicate with senior leaders about your campaign’s priorities, to manage expectations where required and to coordinate with other teams to achieve greater goals.

When appropriate, you represent Airbnb at the most senior political levels in your geography, and also as a media spokesperson in the region.

You ensure that Airbnb builds and maintains relationships with the widest possible network of contacts in local, state, and regional legislative, executive and administrative offices, and also with coalitions who can advance Airbnb’s advocacy initiatives.

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Required

At least 12 - 15+ years experience working with complex political or regulatory issues in a relevant business or non-governmental organization, or in a political, governmental or regulatory context. Ideally, this experience has been built in travel, urbanism or technology.

Senior leadership experience, with track record of supporting and developing diverse multidisciplinary teams.

Experience developing campaigns including the use of paid and earned media and mobilization to influence policy outcomes.

Experience in politics, government relations, campaigns or public policy in New York.

Proven ability in core people management skills – effective delegation, performance management, coaching and talent development.

Experience of managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders. Highly organized and able to stay on top of multiple projects simultaneously, while staying focused on overall strategic goals.

Experience in direct government relations and public policy advocacy at the local and state levels of government.

Ability to research, analyze, distill and synthesize ordinances and bills and effectively articulate Airbnb’s positions to policymakers at both the local and state levels of government. Must also be able to effectively advocate and influence multiple external stakeholders.

Ability to collaborate with internal cross-functional partners. Must also be able to effectively advocate and influence multiple internal stakeholders.

Ability to quickly get up to speed on complex technical and regulatory issues, and understand how these can be managed using a broad range of campaigning strategies.

Expert communicator with great interpersonal and presentation skills.

Understanding of budget processes and ability to effectively manage and leverage limited resources.

Benefits

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Benefits

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Company

Airbnb

Glassdoor

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Airbnb is an online community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book accommodations through mobile phones or the internet.

Founded in 2008

San Francisco, California, USA

5,001-10,000 employees

http://www.airbnb.com

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