Principal Executive Business Partner

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two Hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 4 million Hosts who have welcomed more than 1 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, Hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.

The Community You Will Join

Our global Business Partners support Airbnb’s leaders and their teams in an executive administrative capacity. Our Business Partners bolster Airbnb’s mission to create a world where anyone can belong by:

Being a strategic leader, that prioritizes approachability and partnership at all levels in a fast-paced environment, while under pressure, to remain flexible, proactive, resourceful, effective at a high level of professionalism and discretion, in the following areas:

• thoughtful responsiveness, accuracy, partnership with sound judgment and a high level of confidentiality to manage the volume and exposure at all levels within the company and external stakeholders       
• discretion at the highest levels of the organization
• developing, iterating, and driving team operations
• utilizing diverse communications methods to execute projects and tasks critical to the business
• strategically coordinates core meetings aligned with company commitments and roadmap
• influencing team culture through responsiveness, leadership and collaboration
• curating meaningful moments through team events and gatherings

You are expected to be a self-motivated, independent, critical thinker who can anticipate creative solutions and support cross-functional collaboration, by being incredibly organized, and resourceful, with excellent communication skills, acute attention to detail and follow-through.  Your ability to thrive in a fast-paced and ever changing environment will be essential to your success and those you’re supporting . It is important that our Business Partners have the ability to interact and manage staff at all levels while remaining flexible, proactive and efficient, with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality.

The Difference You Will Make

This is a full time position based in the San Francisco Bay Area, to ease access for frequent in office presence. As a key partner to two leaders (CFO and the Director of Company Roadmap Planning and Program Management) manage all administrative responsibilities for the two leaders by quickly learning the ways of working, Airbnb’s culture, and forming key strategic relationships to take initiative and exercise thoughtful judgment on what matters most each day.

A Typical Day

• As a thought partner to the leaders, strategically align their calendars with their top priorities and in-turn key internal stakeholders
• Lead complex projects and initiatives that go beyond the scope of typical administrative work.
• Manage and maintain strategic relationships with key stakeholders (e.g. company executives, finance leadership, vendors, executive candidates, internal partners)
• Manage end-to-end activities related to internal/external board, committee and advisory commitments
• Assist and/or own content creation including drafting emails and creating presentations in Keynote, Google Slides, Gmail, advanced travel and expense management, and meeting preparation/follow up.
• Serve as a catalyst to support scheduling needs, spontaneous inquiries/requests, that accommodate multiple timezones 
• Plan and execute team events, offsites, activities, recognition, and host external stakeholders
• Strong partnership with talent leaders, internal/external comms, and recruiting for org effectiveness
• Act as a coach and dotted line support to other admins (where applicable). This includes meeting with functional admins on a regular basis, providing guidance and sharing resources to support their day to day tasks and growth and development
• Role models Airbnb Core Values

Your Expertise

• Demonstrated relevant experience in supporting leaders at an executive administrative capacity in global, tech, product, or similar industries/sectors.
• Previous experience in high growth fast paced environment strongly preferred
• Strong work ethic, proactive, exhibits positivity, ability to navigate through ambiguity with professionalism, confidentiality and good judgment
• Outstanding verbal and written communication for a business audience and is adaptable when receiving/giving feedback, navigating conflict with curiosity and diplomacy
• Strong emotional intelligence with the ability to build relationships through presence, collaboration, while remaining calm under pressure
• Incredibly organ