About the Role
This role is the operational backbone of Airbnb's global internship and early career programs, driving the infrastructure for world-class intern experiences. You will own program management across the full lifecycle and handle full-cycle recruiting as needed, partnering across teams to ensure programs are scalable, equitable, and connected to Airbnb's mission.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end program management for global early career programs, including manager training, performance evaluations, onboarding/offboarding, and event management.
- Lead cross-functional projects across multiple business lines and global offices to deliver a consistent, high-quality programmatic experience.
- Track initiative progress, measure program ROI, and share regular updates with recruiting and business stakeholders.
- Design and facilitate training and support materials for hiring managers, team members, and program partners.
- Drive continuous improvements to systems, tools, reporting, and processes, including leveraging AI, to increase efficiency.
- Partner with HR, business leaders, and recruiters to support placement of full-time conversions and program continuity.
- Manage full-cycle recruiting for technical and non-technical intern roles across all Airbnb functions and regions.
- Design function-specific sourcing strategies and build relationships with universities, organizations, and vendors.
- Partner with hiring managers to develop competitive hiring strategies, facilitate debrief discussions, and close candidates.
- Maintain a consistent and seamless candidate experience from application through offer, using the ATS to track and manage all stages.
- Use data to evaluate recruiting success and inform future strategy.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in program/project management, recruiting, or a blend of both with a track record of managing complex, multi-stakeholder work.
- Experience in early career or university recruiting; familiarity with graduate-level talent pipelines is a strong plus.
- Strong cross-functional partnership skills with the ability to build credibility across all levels of an organization.
- Exceptional communication and storytelling abilities; ability to translate program data into compelling narratives and design presentations for any audience.
- Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, requisitions, and deadlines in a fast-paced, autonomous environment.
- Comfortable working across global regions and willing to flex hours when needed to support hiring in multiple time zones.
- Experience using data to track, evaluate, and continuously improve program and recruiting outcomes.
- Familiarity with AI tools and a track record of finding practical ways to apply them in day-to-day work.
- Curiosity and openness to learning how to build custom AI-powered tools.
- Genuine passion for the early career space, diversity and belonging, and Airbnb's mission.
Skills
- Program Management
- Project Management
- Recruiting
- Cross-functional Partnership
- Communication
- Storytelling
- Data Analysis
- AI Tools
- Sourcing Strategies
- University Relations
Location
- San Francisco-Bay Area, CA
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 8+ years
Salary/Compensations
- $132,000—$154,000 USD
Benefits
- Bonus
- Equity
- Benefits
- Employee Travel Credits
About the Company
- 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 Airbnb Global Recruiting team supports all of Airbnb's businesses, platform, and function teams by attracting and connecting the most talented, diverse, and values-aligned people around the world.
- We apply talent acquisition strategy and programs, business partnerships, and operational excellence to align our work with Airbnb's evolving talent needs.
- As culture carriers and ambassadors, we foster belonging and host every candidate with authentic hospitality.
- The Early Career & Emerging Talent team sits at the center of this work, focused specifically on interns and apprentices across every global region.
- We support all Airbnb teams interested in engaging junior talent as a way to fuel impactful projects and build a pipeline for future roles — touching every aspect of the experience, from university and community partnerships to hiring manager advising, onboarding, and program design.
Equal Opportunity
- Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible.
- We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions.
- All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.
- We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process.
- If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: reasonableaccommodations@airbnb.com.
- Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process.
- We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.
