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Senior Compliance Lead, EMEA at Airbnb

Senior Compliance Lead, EMEA

Airbnb · GB

2 weeks ago

Senior Compliance Lead, EMEA

Airbnb · GB

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About the Role

This role owns Airbnb's platform regulatory compliance program across EMEA, focusing on the growing set of EU and UK obligations that support Airbnb's growth and ensure compliance with regulations like the Digital Services Act and the UK Online Safety Act.

Responsibilities

  • Own the EMEA compliance portfolio, establishing operating processes and documentation, and reporting on status and risk.
  • Deliver regulatory reporting and submissions, managing the annual and ad hoc reporting calendar end-to-end.
  • Assess new and changing obligations, evaluate readiness, and recommend necessary measures.
  • Translate regulatory requirements into scalable solutions by defining product, engineering, and data requirements, and partnering with Product and Engineering to shape roadmaps and validate outcomes.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of experience in regulatory compliance, compliance program management, or regulatory operations, preferably in a technology platform or highly regulated industry.
  • Proven track record owning a multi-jurisdiction, cross-functional compliance program end to end.
  • Direct experience across the Digital Services Act and the UK Online Safety Act.
  • Hands-on experience with a recurring regulator-facing reporting cycle and relationship management.
  • Track record partnering with Product and Engineering to deliver regulatory requirements into live products.
  • Data fluency to define, own, and defend a reporting methodology to auditors and regulators.
  • Familiarity with regulatory technology and automation tools.
  • Ability to operate with a strategic lens, connecting regulatory requirements to long-term business objectives and functional roadmaps.
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills; ability to transform ambiguity into clarity and complexity into consensus.
  • Strong analytical skills and ability to design operational structures that balance compliance, risk, and scalability.
  • Proven leadership in growing and coaching high-performing, diverse teams; comfortable leading through influence and structure.

Skills

  • Regulatory compliance
  • Compliance program management
  • Regulatory operations
  • Digital Services Act
  • UK Online Safety Act
  • Regulator-facing reporting
  • Relationship management
  • Product and Engineering partnership
  • Data fluency
  • Regulatory technology
  • Automation tools
  • Strategic thinking
  • Communication
  • Negotiation
  • Analytical skills
  • Operational structure design
  • Leadership
  • Team coaching

Location

  • EMEA

Work Type

  • Full-time

Experience Level

  • Senior
  • 12+ years

Salary/Compensations

  • £122,000—£152,000 GBP

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 Cities team leads the work necessary to implement the regulatory products and processes needed globally to comply with regulations, and does so in a manner that also sustainably supports Airbnb's growth.

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 are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance, or an accommodation, please let your recruiter know once you are contacted about a role.