72 applicants

Company

Airbnb · 8 hours ago

Policy Lead, Southeast & Gulf

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$196K/yr - $254K/yr

12+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Develop and execute a fully integrated state and local government relations plan in assigned jurisdictions.

Directly report to the North America Policy Director and work closely with other Regional Leads.

Manage an energetic, passionate and diverse group of public policy experts.

Inspire team members to get behind a common vision and ensure strategy execution.

Manage consultants providing on-the-ground support for Airbnb's strategy.

Create and maintain an inclusive culture and ways of working for the team.

Accountable for performance management, feedback, recruitment, and succession planning.

Empower team members to work on local and regional projects.

Determine appropriate strategy for each priority or initiative in the jurisdiction.

Define policy goals and develop operational plans in partnership with the team.

Develop strategies based on high-quality insights and data analysis.

Strategize and execute on an annual budget for consultant expenses and programs.

Align Policy plans with other critical business priorities and outcomes.

Ensure internal stakeholders understand the campaign strategy and plans.

Report progress regularly and flag roadblocks and successes.

Represent Airbnb at senior political levels and as a media spokesperson.

Build and maintain relationships with contacts in legislative, executive, and administrative offices.

Qualification

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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 Florida.

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

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Employee Travel Credits

Company

Airbnb

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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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