Lead, Advanced Analytics, Payments

<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><strong>The Community You Will Join</strong></p> <p>We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to join our team as the Payments Insights Analytics Lead. In this role, you will play a critical part in executing the strategic direction of Airbnb's Payments operations.</p> <p>Within this role, you will enable, facilitate, and assist in streamlining integrated data-driven decision making across the Payments Platform, Product, Operations organizations. The team is committed to operational excellence and Host and Guest experience through a culture of problem-solving, guided by data and research. We inject quantitative measurements into our user journey, product, processes and implement objective indicators of success. You will collaborate in the development and implementation of policies and procedures related to receiving and processing funds. Oversee the day to day operations in partnership with finance across collection, reconciliation and settlement (e.g., timely processing of payments motioning systems for issues). Collaboration will be a key aspect of this role, as you will work closely with cross-functional teams to drive process improvements and streamline payments data globally. Your ability to effectively communicate and build relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organization will be essential in achieving our goals.</p> <p><strong>The Difference You Will Make</strong></p> <ul> <li>You are passionate about solving complex problems within the Payments domain using data, insights, AI/ML models, and experimentation; adding a new perspective to existing solutions and making business decisions based on careful and thoughtful analysis</li> <li>You are highly proficient in building and analyzing analytical frameworks, statistical models and experimentation methods to establish and communicate causal relationships and drive measurable impact.</li> <li>You are a storyteller and technician that translates deeply technical analyses, and experimental results into compelling narratives that drive strategic business influence</li> <li>Ability to create impact for key&nbsp; projects at the eTeam direct level by iInfluencing strategy and roadmap through data-backed storytelling and actionable recommendations.</li> </ul> <p><strong>A Typical Day&