Airbnb · 19 hours ago
Staff Experience Designer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$194K/yr - $238K/yr
10+ years expAirbnb is a global platform that connects hosts and guests for unique stays and experiences. The Staff Experience Designer will focus on innovation and oversee multiple initiatives to enhance the Airbnb platform, ensuring usability and accessibility while fostering emotional connections with the community.
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Responsibilities
Support and shape the evolution of the Airbnb platform from a design perspective; ensure consistency with, and contribute to, our brand architecture and product architecture
Partner with Product Managers, Engineers, Data Scientist, Researchers and Writers to define problems & goals, map user flows, prototype interactions, and launch new products and services
Influence leadership decision making through a clear point of view and define and solve highly complex problems autonomously
Provide indirect leadership and mentorship for a team of designers through the end-to-end interaction and visual design of products and services for a global audience
Anticipate business challenges and independently create product solutions. Indirectly lead the work of a team of talented designers, writers, program managers, researchers, product managers and engineers as the defacto creative director of innovative projects
Build strong relationships with leaders inside and outside of core product teams; strong communication and executive stakeholder management skills
Have a keen understanding of the technological, business and user opportunities and constraints
Scopes project work (in partnership with PMs and engineers) and helps define the design process and timeline
Qualification
Required
Designer/Design Leader with 10+ years of experience
Excellent visual and interaction skills and craft
Defines the design direction and process and can lead others through it
Can accurately scope their work as well as their teammate's
Can effortlessly motivate and drive small to medium teams to transform a product
Demonstrated ability to help a team navigate ambiguity, set vision, and set strategy for global products
Systems-thinker with the ability to think beyond the pixels and design for offline experiences
Experience with making complex information, tools, and services easily digestible for your audience
Strong storytelling, presentation, communication and stakeholder management skills
Experience designing platforms and systems
Experience managing and collaborating with research and writing disciplines
0 to 1 experience or experience redesigning major elements of product, experience or service design
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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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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