Airbnb · 1 week ago
Senior Manager, Public Policy, Texas
Texas, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$164K/yr - $205K/yr
10+ years expAirbnb was born in 2007 and has since grown to over 5 million hosts worldwide. The Senior Manager, Public Policy will lead government relations and campaign strategies in Texas, focusing on engagement with local officials and regulators to promote the interests of Airbnb and its community of hosts.
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Responsibilities
Lead and develop public policy campaigns aimed at mitigating risks, promoting growth and advancing Airbnb and our host’s interests
Lead and develop and execute the public policy strategy, concentrating mainly on influencing the development of policy and regulations impacting host eligibility and the platform throughout the assigned region
Represent Airbnb in associations, meetings, and events with government and elected officials and other stakeholders, in order to help advance the company’s advocacy initiatives
Develop communications, local stakeholder engagement strategy and partnership programs; establish new and maintain existing relationships with an extensive network of contacts, including government officials
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
Collaborate with internal cross-functional partners
Manage local consultants and agencies to support policy efforts
Monitor and analyze legislation and regulation and local issues that may have pan-regional implications
Ensures progress is reported regularly, and roadblocks flagged in a timely fashion
Qualification
Required
At least 10+ years experience with direct legislative lobbying and working in public policy in a political, governmental, consulting or regulatory context
Experience in direct government relations and public policy advocacy at the local and state levels of government
Ability to quickly get up to speed on complex technical and regulatory issues
Ability to manage multiple projects and navigate a complex matrix organization with multiple stakeholders
Extremely creative; takes an entrepreneurial approach to the work with proven track record
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills; ability to resolve complex and unfamiliar problems in a timely manner
Highly results-driven and strives to find the most efficient way to do things without sacrificing a high quality of work and/or results
Excellent communicator with great presentation and writing skills
Acute attention to detail; extremely organized and able to help keep others organized
Strong work ethic, and exhibits professionalism, courtesy and strong interpersonal skills
Ability to exercise judgment and maintain confidentiality
Embraces challenges with a positive and solutions oriented approach
Self-starter with a sense of humor and the ability to thrive in a fast moving and sometimes stressful environment
Passionate about Airbnb and the collaborative economy
Willingness to travel
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
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.94BKey Investors
Silver Lake,Sixth StreetVERSO CapitalCapitalG,TCV
2026-03-16Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2020-12-10IPO
2020-04-14Debt Financing· $1B
Leadership Team
Nathan Blecharczyk
Co-founder / Chief Strategy Officer
Ellie Mertz
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
Chicago Sun-Times - Business
2026-06-06
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