Learning Tools Manager

<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: #000000;"><strong>The Community You Will Join:&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <ul> <li> <p>At Airbnb, great support starts with great learning. The Community Support Training team builds the knowledge, skills, and experiences that empower our support workforce to show up for hosts and guests every day. As our Learning Tools Manager, you will own the learning technology stack that makes that learning possible (and the team that oversees it) — from our Learning Management System (LMS) to the simulation, authoring, and design tools that bring training to life.</p> </li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;"><strong>The Difference You Will Make:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li>This is a high-impact, high-visibility role at a pivotal moment: we are embarking on an LMS transition over the next year, and you will lead that effort end-to-end. You will work at the intersection of learning strategy, product management, and enterprise technology — partnering closely with data &amp; analytics, engineering, and sourcing &amp; contracts teams to ensure Training’s tools are scalable, measurable, and beloved by learners.</li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;"><strong>A Typical Day:&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;"><strong>LMS Ownership &amp; Transition</strong></p> <ul> <li>Serve as the primary administrator and strategic owner of Airbnb's Community Support Organization's LMS, managing configuration, permissions, integrations, and content architecture.</li> <li>Lead the end-to-end LMS transition project — from requirements gathering and vendor evaluation through procurement, implementation, data migration, and change management.</li> <li>Define success metrics for the new platform and establish governance frameworks to maintain system health, data quality, and a high-quality learner experience long-term.</li> <li>Partner with engineering and IT to manage SSO, API integrations, and platform connectors across the broader HR/ops tech ecosystem.</li> </ul> <p style="padding-left: 40px;"><strong>Learning Tools Ecosystem</strong></p> <ul> <li>Own the roadmap and day-to-day management of simulation tools (e.g., Zenerate or equivalent), authoring tools (e.g., Articulate or equivalent), design tools, and learner-facing platforms.</li> <li>Serve as the primary administrator and strategic owner of Airbnb's Community Support Organization's TMS, supporting in operations &amp; reporting needs.&nbsp;</li> <li>Evaluate, pilot, and recommend new learning technologies that align with departmental and company-wide goals and support team efficiency and learner engagement.</li> <li>Build scalable processes for tool onboarding, training, and adoption across the Training team.</li> <li>Maintain a current understanding of the experiential and enterprise learning landscape to ensure Airbnb's stack remains competitive and fit-for-purpose and drive cost efficiencies.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p style="padding-left: 40px;"><strong>Cross-Functional Stakeholder Partnership</strong></p> <ul> <li>Collaborate with data &amp; analytics teams to design and maintain learning dashboards and reporting pipelines; translate learning data into actionable insights for Training leadership.</li> <li>Partner with engineering on technical integrations, custom tooling requests, and platform infrastructure decisions.</li> <li>Own vendor relationships across the learning tools portfolio, partnering with sourcing and contracts to drive renewals, negotiations, and compliance requirements.</li> <li>Serve as the internal subject-matter expert and escalation point for all learning technology questions from the broader Community Support Training team, and a conduit between frontline BPOs and internal technology teams to resolve issues.&nbsp;</li> <