Business Operations and Growth Lead

USA (Remote)

$168K/yr – $203K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 7 days ago

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Job Summary

Lead end-to-end cross-functional programs to align the Americas region with regional business objectives, owning problem framing, solution design, execution, and measurement while steering data-driven insights to regional leadership.

  • Define and drive initiatives spanning demand, supply, and regulatory aspects.
  • Communicate performance narratives and insights to senior leaders in regular reviews.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Align all functions to achieve Americas’s regional business objectives in partnership with the Director, Regional Business Operations and Growth.
  • Own the conception, execution, and measurement of cross-functional initiatives end-to-end. Concretely, this means defining a crisp problem statement, articulating the ideal solution to that problem, identifying key dependencies blocking that solution, and then working with cross-functional stakeholders to achieve the solution. These initiatives will span across the demand, supply, and regulatory surfaces of the business.
  • Drive regular business operation meetings and initiate meaningful conversations - leading weekly meetings with cross-functional project teams (field & online operations, marketing, product, legal) to ensure key initiatives are on track.
  • Use all available data sources and tools, internal and external, to analyze macro and micro trends, and present analysis, insights, and actionable plans to Airbnb country and regional leadership team to drive key business decisions.
  • Assist the Regional Director and Regional BizOps Director in owning the performance narrative for key metrics and deliver the story to senior leaders in a concise and clear manner in weekly, monthly, and quarterly business reviews

Requirements

  • Minimum 10+ years of work experience, preferably with combined exposure to data-modeling, business analytics, and project management in a dynamic entrepreneurial environment.
  • A proven bias to action and ability to own a project from conception through to post-mortem.
  • Ability to work in a world of uncertainty and ambiguity - to create clarity from chaos.
  • A familiarity with AI, AI data analysis and AI tools would be considered an asset.
  • A world class written and verbal communicator with the ability to present at all levels of an organization in a succinct, clear and eloquent manner.
  • A proven track record of being able to storytell, influence and rally diverse cross-functional stakeholders against a common mission or goal using both qualitative and quantitative insights.
  • Ability to not only dive into details to drive execution but also zoom out to contextualize specific recommendations/initiatives within the broader company strategy.
  • Ability to multi-task by prioritizing work and coordinating required support across various functions to achieve project goals and objectives.
  • Impeccable organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to document processes & decisions made.
  • Experience implementing and scaling initiatives across globally dispersed teams.

Benefits

  • This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.
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Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays, experiences and services that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.

Founded in 2007
San Francisco, California, USA
64K employees (7,318 in marketing)
82% recommend to a friend
91% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
85M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
30.8%
Direct
65.5%
Referral
2.6%
Social
0.6%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~64.5K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2,349 (4% of company)
Median Career Experience
15.5 years
Median Tenure
4 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
10

Funding

Total Funding
$6.4B
Last Raise
$1B
Debt Financing, 6 years ago

Funding History

  • Apr 2020
    Debt Financing • $1B
  • Apr 2020
    Private Equity • $1B
  • Dec 2019
    Secondary Market • $25M

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