Lead Program Manager, Design
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Job Description
Lead end-to-end design programs for Airbnb, the global home-sharing and experiences platform. Align cross-functional teams, manage launches, and scale operational excellence.
Responsibilities:
- Own end-to-end program management for a design team delivering critical product initiatives
- Scope, plan, execute, and launch programs impacting Airbnb hosts and guests
- Align programs with roadmap commitments
- Partner with Design Managers, Directors, and cross-functional leaders on scope, timelines, and deliverables
- Establish operating rhythms, communication cadences, resource planning, and leadership check-ins across design teams
- Lead planning and execution of large product launches, ensuring design workstreams are high quality and on time
- Bridge Design, Engineering, Product Marketing, and Business teams to ensure visibility, communication, and risk management
- Drive internal initiatives that improve operational excellence and cross-functional collaboration
- Anticipate and resolve obstacles, proactively elevate risks, and implement solutions
Requirements:
- 12+ years of experience in Consulting, Program Management, Product/Project Management, or related fields
- Proven ability to manage and deliver impactful design initiatives in large digital product organizations
- Strong track record in navigating ambiguity, structuring solutions, and driving initiatives from conception through launch
- Strategic mindset balancing long-term thinking with near-term execution
- Demonstrated leadership in mediation, negotiation, and conflict resolution, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
- Experience establishing systems and scalable processes where little exists
- Flexible, solutions-oriented mindset
- Passion for organizational excellence and detail orientation
- Deep appreciation for the Product Design process
- Experience working within cross-functional, product-driven organizations
- Must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity
- Must be available for West Coast hours
Benefits:
- Bonus eligibility
- Equity eligibility
- Benefits eligibility
- Employee Travel Credits
- Remote-eligible work arrangement
- Occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed with the manager
- Reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities
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