The opportunity
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…
What you'll do
Support and shape the evolution of the Airbnb platform from a design: perspective; ensure consistency with, and contribute to, our brand architecture and product architecture.
Partner with Product Managers, Engineers, Data Scientist, Researchers and: Writers to define problems & goals, map user flows, prototype interactions, and launch new products and services.
Influence leadership decision making through a clear point of view and define: and solve highly complex problems autonomously.
Provide indirect leadership and mentorship for a team of designers through: the end-to-end interaction and visual design of products and services for a global audience.
Anticipate business challenges and independently create product solutions.: Indirectly lead the work of a team of talented designers, writers, program managers, researchers, product managers and engineers as the defacto creative director of innovative projects
Build strong relationships with leaders inside and outside of core product: teams; strong communication and executive stakeholder management skills.
What they're looking for
- Have a keen understanding of the technological, business and user opportunities and constraints.
- Scopes project work (in partnership with PMs and engineers) and helps define the design process and timeline.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and progressive experience
- Designer/Design Leader with 12+ years of experience.