Airbnb · 3 weeks ago
Principal, Business Finance & Analytics, Americas
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$164K/yr - $202K/yr
10+ years expAirbnb is a mission-driven company dedicated to creating a world where anyone can belong anywhere. The Principal, Business Finance & Analytics role focuses on leading financial analysis and strategic insights to drive growth in North America, partnering closely with various teams to influence business outcomes.
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Responsibilities
Partner with the business in driving performance management, including development and ongoing analysis of KPIs, creating goals/OKRs, and measuring performance
Develop a deep understanding of which levers drive growth and efficiency for our business and translate that understanding into tangible improvements
Support strategy discussions on allocation of resources across the region and different functions. Help consolidate a regional perspective that can be leveraged by cross functional teams
Develop and maintain reporting and analytical frameworks to support our key processes and decision-making cadences such as annual strategic planning and long-range planning
Partner in the development of rigorous business plans and go-to-market strategy. Develop a deep understanding of what drives growth and efficiency for Airbnb’s business, and partner with the leadership team to translate insights into action
Identify step-change opportunities by partnering with operating teams to identify areas of outsized impact through quantitative analysis, industry benchmarks, and competitive research, and coalesce into actionable strategies
Be the subject matter expert on key trends and market dynamics for the North America business. Deaverage problems to get at granular issues and work with partners to arrive at novel solutions
Analytical deep dives: Conduct deep dives into business trends across the United States and Canada and different segments of the business. Independently lead data extraction, analysis, visualization, and presentation
Build ad hoc reporting to help business operations and other cross functional partners understand the drivers of performance for key performance indicators
Qualification
Required
10+ years of relevant experience. Ideally, you have demonstrated relevant experience in an analytical role such as strategic finance, strategy/management consulting, investment banking, financial planning and analytics, banking or private equity
Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, mathematics, accounting, engineering, statistics or other relevant field that demonstrates quantitative orientation
Superb financial modeling skills and extensive experience conducting quantitative and qualitative financial analysis
Advanced knowledge of SQL or some other querying language and using those tools to help synthesize complex information
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to put together clear, polished, insightful recommendations for peers, managers and senior management
The ability to work and influence cross-functionally is a must
You are a relationship builder with the ability to work collaboratively across the company and with people at all levels of the organization to drive regional results
Strong analytical abilities and able to synthesize complex information
You're very comfortable with financial modeling in Excel, and are willing to gather internal and external data points to help build a comprehensive business case
You're someone who possesses grit and finds creative ways to get the job done
You bring high energy and the ability to prioritize and deliver in a fast paced environment while balancing multiple projects
Preferred
MBA or advanced degree a plus
Experience in marketplace and/or travel and hospitality metrics is a plus
Benefits
Bonus
Equity
Benefits
Employee Travel Credits
Company
Airbnb
Airbnb is an online community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book accommodations through mobile phones or the Internet.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (234)
2024 (176)
2023 (160)
2022 (270)
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2020 (274)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.44BKey Investors
VERSO CapitalJP Morgan ChaseFirstMark
2020-12-10IPO
2020-04-14Debt Financing· $1B
2020-04-06Private Equity· $1B
Leadership Team
Brian Chesky
Co-founder & CEO
Nathan Blecharczyk
Co-founder / Chief Strategy Officer
Recent News
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