NextStay Fellow, Tech Ops & Programs

<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 style="line-height: 1.4;"><strong>The community you will join:</strong></p> <p style="line-height: 1.4;">Airbnb's mission is to create a world where people can Belong Anywhere. We're seeking a NextStay Fellow to help pursue that mission as a hands-on Technical Program Manager (TPM) in our engineering organization.</p> <p style="line-height: 1.4;">The NextStay Fellowship is a launchpad: you'll join with a strong program management foundation and grow into the full scope and ambiguity of the role, supported by experienced TPMs and engineering partners invested in your success.</p> <p style="line-height: 1.4;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="line-height: 1.4;"><strong>A typical day:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="line-height: 1.3;">Lead execution of a project with a defined scope and approach, turning direction from your manager or senior TPMs into a concrete, realistic plan built around known constraints.</li> <li style="line-height: 1.3;">Break work into trackable pieces and use input and output metrics to monitor progress, surfacing slippage before it becomes a problem.</li> <li style="line-height: 1.3;">Lead alignment of the project team and hold contributors accountable to deliverables and milestones, while anticipating the next set of work.</li> <li style="line-height: 1.3;">Consult team members or leaders to identify risks and mitigation options; track and manage risks you've already identified through to resolution.</li> <li style="line-height: 1.3;">Communicate the project's vision and success criteria clearly to your project team and stakeholders, and re-evaluate strategy with guidance from leadership on when to pivot versus stay the course.</li> <li style="line-height: 1.3;">Ask the right questions to surface potential technical gaps, working collaboratively with engineers and applying a working understanding of sound technical principles.</li> <li style="line-height: 1.3;">Actively participate in cultural and functional excellence activities—such as Connect apprenticeship (curriculum contribution, mentorship), diversity and inclusion programming (Airfinity, Blocking Bias training), or hackathons—and demonstrate Ai