Airbnb · 19 hours ago
Senior Program Manager Design
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$129K/yr - $152K/yr
9+ years expAirbnb is a global leader in hospitality, connecting hosts and guests through unique stays and experiences. As a Senior Program Manager Design, you will lead the planning, execution, and budgeting of design programs, ensuring alignment and successful delivery of product initiatives. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive operational excellence and improve design processes.
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Responsibilities
Drive consistency and harmony in design team operating rhythm, including communication structures, project templates, leadership cadence, and resource utilization
Initiate and run internal initiatives that significantly improve the Design org’s operations and cross-functional ways of working
Optimize interaction models between Product Marketing, Engineering, Design, Creative, and Marketing, influencing cross-functionally to identify opportunity, unlock productivity, and accelerate execution
Drive continuous improvement leveraging lessons learned from teams to celebrate successes as well as identify ways to improve
Identify and predict obstacles, collisions, and risk to projects across multiple teams and seek solutions to eliminate them
Inspire, develop, and challenge Airbnb's Design Program Management team, modeling excellence
Build a following: attract and nurture the best talent
Qualification
Required
BA/BS with 9+ years Consulting, Program Management, Product Management, Project Management or relevant experience
Demonstrated ability to work through ambiguity to detailed solutions. You can take a vague problem, crisply frame the challenge, identify a path forward, and drive an initiative over the finish-line
Track record of managing and shipping impactful design initiatives in a large digital product org
Long-term strategic thinking balanced with near-term execution skills. Distinctive problem solving skills
Proven ability to build strong relationships and influence business leaders
Demonstrable leadership skills and experience in mediation, negotiation, and conflict resolution
Demonstrated track record successfully managing ambitious and operationally complex projects with cross-functional teams
Experience in structuring and implementing initiatives at scale with design and product teams
Background in establishing systems: experience developing process where little exists, and demonstrated flexibility to get things done
Passionate and enthusiastic about organizational excellence and attention to detail
Thrives in ambiguity in a fast-paced, hyper-growth organization
Preferred
Deep knowledge of and appreciation for the Product Design process
Experience with or understanding of cross-functional (Design, Product Management, Product Marketing, Engineering) product-driven organizations or digital agency
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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