Airbnb
Regulatory Operations Lead
United States · Senior
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About the role
- 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.
- You will be responsible for driving the delivery of centrally run strategic programs, while also defining and executing localized strategies that play a key role in accelerating Airbnb's growth and retention efforts.
Responsibilities
- Lead the strategic development and execution of highly scalable regulatory programs across multiple jurisdictions, effectively communicating outcomes and insights to senior leadership.
- Manage a high performing team of individuals responsible for strategy and regulatory operations.
- Partner with cross-functional technical partners to design solutions that enable proactive, automated compliance solutions.
- Identify and lead resolution of regulatory risks or incidents, coordinating with legal and policy counterparts to develop mitigation and escalation strategies.
- Drive high-impact strategic projects aimed at enhancing efficiency and effectiveness while also aligning with broader business goals.
- Lead the strategic development and execution of scalable regulatory products and programs across multiple jurisdictions, effectively communicating outcomes and insights to senior leadership.
- Analyze data by running queries and creating dashboards to identify trends, surface anomalies, and perform the necessary investigation
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and lead multiple projects in a fast-paced and complex regulatory environment.
- Experience building scalable technical solutions and processes to mitigate regulatory risks.
- Comfortable and skilled at regularly interfacing with, influencing and being a thought partner to senior management to inform strategy and decision-making, yielding positive outcomes.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in regulatory operations, legal/policy compliance, consulting, project management, or related fields.
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex regulatory information as applicable and required for varied audiences.
Compensation
- $160,000 - $200,000 USD
- We'll also never ask you to pay a fee, send money, deposit or cash a check, or purchase work-related equipment (such as a company laptop) during the interview process.
Company info
- We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process.
- Pay Range $160,000 - $200,000 USD Reasonable Accommodations: We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities.
Equal opportunity
- If you need assistance, or an accommodation, please let your recruiter know once you are contacted about a role.
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