Senior Principal, Competitive Intelligence

Airbnb is seeking a Senior Principal, Competitive Intelligence to join the Strategic Finance & Analytics team, reporting to the Director, Product & Performance. This role serves as the company's go-to authority on the competitive landscape, including current and future competitors, adjacent marketplaces, the travel industry, and macroeconomic trends. The individual will partner with technical and business operating teams to synthesize competitive signals into clear, actionable narratives that inform executive decision-making.

• Develop and manage regular reporting to review key metrics across marketplace and product; track developing news and industry trends; lead monthly leadership insights forum.
• Partner with key stakeholders across Supply, Global Markets, Product, and Marketing to conduct deep dives that will inform key decisions.
• Lead the competitive intelligence data strategy — evaluate data required to achieve key growth initiatives and potential data sources; own relationships with external data providers and research vendors.
• Ensure competitive insights and datasets are accessible and actionable for XFN teams; partner with Engineering and Data teams to deliver reliable reporting infrastructure.

• 12+ years of relevant business and insights experience, ideally with a mix of finance and analytics, management consulting, investment banking, and/or business operations.
• AI proficient or able to become AI proficient (Claude or Gemini).
• Ability to work and influence cross-functionally, proactively facilitating connections between teams.
• Strong communication skills with audiences at various levels; enjoy working with fragmented information and synthesizing it into a story with recommendations.
• Advanced presentation skills (Google Docs, Keynote, Excel).

Base pay range: $204,000—$245,000 USD. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed with your manager. You must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity; see the up-to-date list of excluded states.

Apply through the Airbnb careers page for this position.