The Community You Will Join

The Administrative Community is composed of global Business Partners who support Airbnb’s leaders and their teams around the world. Our Business Partners bolster Airbnb’s mission to create a world where anyone can belong by:

• Exercising sound judgment and strategy to coordinate core meetings
• Utilizing diverse communications methods to execute projects and tasks critical to the business
• Developing, iterating and driving team operations
• Curating meaningful moments through team events and gatherings
• Influencing team culture through leadership and collaboration

Our Business Partners are expected to be self-motivated, incredibly organized, and resourceful, with excellent communication skills, acute attention to detail and follow through, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced and ever changing environment. It is important that our Business Partners have the ability to interact and manage up with staff at all levels while remaining flexible, proactive and efficient, with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality. 

The Administrative Community is a critical partner that is an integral part of the operational success at Airbnb.

The Difference You Will Make

Airbnb is seeking a Senior Executive Business Partner to support the VP of Supply. This is a full time position based in San Francisco, CA and this role is required to work out of the San Francisco office. The Senior Executive Business Partner is a strategic leader and requires an ability to interact with staff at all levels in a fast paced environment, sometimes under pressure, while remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful, efficient and demonstrating a high level of professionalism and confidentiality.      

With so much going on in so many places, we need an experienced Senior Executive Business Partner to join the team.  

A Typical Day

• Act as a thought partner to the VP of Supply to strategically align their calendar with their priorities.  
• Use sound judgment and discretion to produce work that touches the most sensitive and highly confidential information (e.g. executive hiring, significant organizational changes)
• Represent the organization to internal and external stakeholders
• Build effective relationships within Airbnb to serve as a catalyst around scheduling and or spontaneous inquiries/requests
• Manage and maintain strategic relationships with key stakeholders (e.g. vendors, executive candidates, political figures)
• Strong partnership with internal/external comms, talent partners and recruiting for org effectiveness
• Manage all day to day administrative responsibilities for this leader. This includes advanced calendar management, travel and expense management, note-taking, meeting preparation and follow up, report and resource/database maintenance and coordinating office access. 
• Plan and execute team events, offsites, activities, and recognition
• Assist and/or own content creation including drafting emails and creating presentations
• Manage purchase orders and partner with the leader and finance to track and analyze budget and expenses
• Complete other duties and special projects as assigned

Your Expertise

• 10+ years of relevant experience supporting senior level executives in an administrative capacity
• Previous experience in high growth environment strongly preferred
• Strong work ethic, proactive, exhibits positivity, professionalism, confidentiality and good judgment
• Outstanding verbal and written communication 
• Ability to deal with conflict as well as give and receive feedback diplomatically 
• Ability to navigate and thrive in ambiguity 
• Incredibly organized and resourceful; able to juggle and multi-task, with an acute attention to detail and follow through
• Passion for trying, learning, improving, and sharing best practices
• Ability to remain calm and poised under pressure
• May be requested to travel up to 5-10%

Your Location

This position needs to be based in the San Francisco office up to 40 hours a week, or as required by the business needs for the role.

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: reasonableaccommodations@airbnb.com. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process. 

We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.