Description
As a Senior Design Program Manager at Airbnb, you will drive the end-to-end program management of a design team focused on delivering critical product initiatives.
You will scope, plan, execute, and launch programs that directly impact Airbnb's hosts and guests while aligning closely with roadmap commitments.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- Partnering with Design Managers, Directors, and cross-functional leaders to align on program scope, timelines, goals, and deliverables.
- Establishing operating rhythms across design teams, including communication cadences, resource planning, and leadership check-ins.
- Supporting the planning and execution of quarterly and annual product launches, ensuring design workstreams are delivered with quality and on time.
- Serving as the bridge across Design, Engineering, Product Marketing, Business teams, and other key cross-functional partners, ensuring visibility, communication, and risk management.
- Anticipating and resolving obstacles across teams, proactively elevating risks and implementing solutions.
- Upholding design standards and best practices by driving consistent adoption of the design process and tools and continuously refining workflows to improve quality and efficiency.
To succeed in this role, you should have:
- 7+ years of experience in Consulting, Program Management, Product/Project Management, or related fields.
- Proven ability to manage and deliver impactful design initiatives in large digital product organizations.
- Strong track record in navigating ambiguity, structuring solutions, and driving initiatives from conception through launch.
- Strategic mindset with the ability to balance long-term thinking with near-term execution.
- Demonstrated leadership in mediation, negotiation, and conflict resolution, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
- Experience establishing systems and scalable processes where little exists, with a flexible, solutions-oriented mindset.
- Passion for organizational excellence, detail orientation, and thriving in a fast-paced, hyper-growth environment.
- Deep appreciation for the Product Design process and experience working within cross-functional, product-driven organizations.