Compensation Partner

<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><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;"><strong>The Community You Will Join:&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">The Total Rewards Compensation team serves as a strategic advisor to business leaders, managers, and employees across Airbnb. We are compensation experts with a deep understanding of our stakeholders, problem solvers who use data and insights to drive value, and partners who build the tools, models, and frameworks that support sound compensation decision-making across the company. This role sits within the Compensation function and will work closely with the Technology organization and cross-functional partners including Recruiting, People Analytics, Finance, Legal and Talent.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;"><strong>The Difference You Will Make:</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">We are looking for a Technical Compensation Partner to serve as the dedicated compensation partner for the Technology organization, covering Engineering, Infrastructure, Machine Learning, and Data Science. This role will support VP and Director level tech leaders and their Talent Partners as the primary day-to-day compensation resource. The ideal candidate will be a strong business partner and a builder of compensation programs, tools, and data infrastructure, and must be comfortable operating with autonomy in a fast-moving environment.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;"><strong>A Typical Day:&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Serve as the dedicated compensation partner for the Technology organization, supporting VP and Director level leaders, Talent Directors, and People Partners across Engineering, Infrastructure, ML/AI, and Data Science.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Act as the primary point of contact for Talent Directors and senior tech leaders on new hire offers, internal equity reviews, leveling decisions, and out-of-cycle requests.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Own compensation cycle execution for tech client groups end-to-end, including market benchmarking, budget modeling, manager enablement, and leadership rollups.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lead competitive intelligence for technical roles by conducting market research on compensation trends, pay practices, and talent movement across AI, ML, and frontier technology companies.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Develop benchmarking methodologies that supplement traditional survey data with recruiting signals, offer data, and other real-time market sources.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Partner with Recruiting and People Analytics to provide market insights and competitive positioning recommendations for technical hires at all levels.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Design and build compensation models, tools, and frameworks tailored to technical roles, incorporating factors such as AI expertise, research impact, and specialized skills.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Develop AI-powered compensation tools including benchmarking applications, offer-generation tools, and workflow automation to improve team efficiency and decision quality.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Build self-service dashboards that give recruiting teams, hiring managers, and People Partners direct access to market data and offer guidance.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Prepare analyses and presentations for senior tech leadership and cross-functional partners, translating market data into clear strategic recommendations.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Develop enablement materials that help tech managers understand Airbnb's compensation philosophy and make informed decisions.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Your Expertise:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">8+ years of compensation or analytics experience with depth in technical roles and familiarity with the AI/ML talent market.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Advanced analytical skills including proficiency in Excel and working knowledge of SQL, Python, or R for data analysis and tool development.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Proven track record as a compensation business partner for a technical or engineering organization, including ownership of cyclical programs end-to-end.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font