Senior Policy Economist

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">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 and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.</span></p></div><p><strong>The Community You Will Join: </strong></p> <p>Policy & Communications is at the heart of how Airbnb works with communities and stakeholders around the world.  We're accepting applications for a position as a Senior Policy Economist (part of Airbnb’s Data Science organization) supporting this team to ensure these engagements are data-driven.</p> <p>Candidates should have a strong background in data modeling and economics (including via AI), and demonstrated skill in organizing, communicating, and presenting analysis via visualizations, dashboards, maps, and other tools.</p> <p><strong>The Difference You Will Make: </strong></p> <p>The position offers an opportunity to provide meaningful insights both within Airbnb and to communities across the world. As a result, the role requires working with cross-functional partners throughout the organization (policy/comms, business, legal, finance, data science), as well as external partners outside of Airbnb (experts, academics, policy-makers, media).  Candidates should be able to navigate these environments, operating independently and driving their own agenda, but must also work well with partners. A teamwork mentality and “no task too big or too small” attitude is key.</p> <p>The scope of work includes quantitative analysis of high-impact, high-visibility topics including regulation, housing, tourism, economic development/impact, and taxes. Because of this visibility, translation of complex analyses into accessible and scalable resources is key. You will not only be a trusted data expert on the team, but also a storyteller.</p> <p><strong>A Typical Day: </strong></p> <ul> <li>Regulatory & economic impact modeling, as well as guidance to policy team members</li> <li>Using AI/ML and econometric models to derive insights from legislation and other data sources</li> <li>Collaboration with academics and experts on policy research topics</li> <li>Mapping and spatial analysis of data</li> <li>Amazing visualizations to convey key concepts.</li> <li>Converting insights into “Data Journalism” useful for our communications team</li> <li>Building prototypes, dashboards, and other tools to scale data usage across a