Process Strategy and Optimization Lead

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.

The Community You Will Join

The Process and Strategy Optimization (PSO) team within Fraud and Safety Operations supports the broader mission of protecting Airbnb’s community and strengthening trust across the platform

Our team owns and executes the operational excellence strategy for the fraud and safety investigations team We drive end-to-end programs at scale which improve quality, efficiency, experience, and cost

Our work ensures solutions are innovative, scalable, and optimized; enabling us to deliver on Airbnb’s promise of safety and trust.

The Difference You Will Make

As the Process Strategy and Optimization Manager, you will drive large-scale, cross-functional initiatives that advance the strategic goals of Fraud and Safety Operations. You’re an excellent problem solver, and you will tackle challenging business problems amidst ambiguity within a global operation setting.

You lead end to end programs that improve quality, drive efficiency, and enhance the user experience, all at the lowest possible cost You are outcomes driven, and have a strong bias for action

You’re a proven process improvement professional, with the ability to manage multiple high-visability projects simultaneously You have strong influence, leverage data to tell a compelling story, and build strong relationships with cross functional stakeholders.

Successful candidates will dive deep into problem spaces, understand root causes at their core, and deliver innovative solutions which make a material impact in key business metrics. cross functional stakeholders, often with competing objectives

What you launch will impact hundreds of operations specialists, and delivering a superior user experience is table stakes.

A Typical Day

• Drive operational excellence across key programs which tie directly with the topline goals of the fraud and safety operations team.
• Lead end-to-end process improvement efforts through business case development, establishing measurement systems, root cause analysis, developing and launching innovative solutions, and establishing control and feedback mechanisms to e