Senior Marketing Consumer Insights Lead

USA (Remote)

$212K/yr – $262K/yrSenior Level12+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive Airbnb\'s brand health program and translate insights into actions that shape brand strategy and marketing decisions.

  • Own and steward Airbnb\'s brand health tracking program — monitor brand equity trends over time, maintain the measurement framework, and translate findings into clear, actionable implications for brand and marketing strategy.
  • Must-have: 12+ years in consumer insights with brand strategy experience
  • Standout: Experience guiding cross-functional decision-making through research insights

Job Description

Drive Airbnb's brand health program and translate insights into actions that shape brand strategy and marketing decisions.

  • Own and steward Airbnb's brand health tracking program — monitor brand equity trends over time, maintain the measurement framework, and translate findings into clear, actionable implications for brand and marketing strategy.
  • Partner with Marketing leadership as the go-to expert on the voice of the consumer, ensuring consumer knowledge is embedded in strategies, briefs, and priorities from the earliest stages of planning.
  • Design and execute qualitative and quantitative research projects — spanning focus groups, in-depth interviews, ethnographies, online communities, and surveys — balancing in-house execution with vendor-managed projects.
  • Coach and support a direct report who owns Airbnb's media measurement program, connecting their work to broader brand strategy and ensuring media investment insights are translated into meaningful implications for consumer perception.
  • Prepare and present research findings in concise, visually compelling formats for senior stakeholders — always surfacing the "so what" to inspire action and drive decisions.
  • 12+ years of consumer insights experience, with significant time spent in a marketing insights context supporting brand strategy, audience understanding, or marketing effectiveness.
  • Deep expertise in brand health tracking — including owning or significantly contributing to a brand measurement framework covering equity, perception, and positioning metrics.
  • Strong command of audience research and segmentation, with demonstrated ability to build rich, actionable consumer portraits that inform marketing strategy.
  • Familiarity with media measurement approaches and the ability to connect campaign performance data to shifts in brand perception and consumer sentiment.
  • Expertise across a wide range of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, with familiarity in advanced analytic techniques and emerging tools, including AI-powered research methods.
  • Exceptional storytelling and communication skills — able to distill complex consumer data into clear, compelling narratives that influence senior stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated experience managing and developing individuals, with a track record of modeling high standards for insight quality and stakeholder engagement.
  • A degree in research, marketing, or social sciences.
  • Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible.
  • Disability inclusive application and interview process with accommodations available.
  • This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.
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Airbnb

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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)
7

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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