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.
**The Community You Will Join: **
The Associate Principal, Strategic Finance & Analytics, Host Product role will be responsible for partnering closely with Product, Supply, and Analytics leaders across Airbnb’s host ecosystem. This role will directly support some of Airbnb’s most critical product surfaces powering host acquisition, onboarding, and host engagement, and plays a key role in connecting product strategy to business outcomes.
The Difference You Will Make:
As an Associate Principal in Strategic Finance & Analytics supporting Host Product, you will drive impact assessment & inform product roadmap prioritization through strong financial and analytical rigor. You will embed business context into product decision-making—ensuring teams are optimizing for both user experience and short- and long-term company impact.
This role requires a strong product mindset, with the ability to translate experimentation and user behavior into clear business implications and strategic recommendations for senior leadership.
**A Typical Day: **
- **Impact Assessment: **Own end-to-end impact tracking and analysis of product experiments (e.g., ERFs) in partnership with Advanced Analytics. Translate experimentation results into actionable insights to inform product iterations and decision-making
- **Performance Management & OKRs: **Own end-to-end performance management systems for Host Product, including OKR definition, tracking, and executive reporting. Build scalable reporting frameworks that connect product metrics to supply growth, activation, and revenue
- Roadmap Prioritization: Collaborate with Product and business partners to incorporate host feedback and in-product insights into roadmap planning. Develop business cases and size potential impact to support prioritization and tradeoff decisions
- Insights & Analytics: Provide actionable financial insights through structured reporting and analytics. Partner with Advanced Analytics and Data Science to improve data accessibility, automation, and deep-dive analyses
- Presentations to Leadership: Synthesize complex data into clear narratives and recommendations for senior leadership. Influence cross-functional stakeholders to drive alignment on high-impact product decisions
Your Expertise:
- 7+ years of experience in strategic finance, product finance, consulting, business operations, private equity, or investment banking.
- Strong track record of partnering with Product to drive measurable business outcomes.
- Demonstrated ability to connect product metrics, user behavior, and financial impact
- Advanced SQL proficiency with the ability to independently extract, analyze, and synthesize data
- Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate data into decisions
- Excellent communication skills, with experience presenting to senior leadership
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
- High ownership mindset with strong judgment and attention to detail
Your Location:
This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.
Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:
Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.
We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: reasonableaccommodations@airbnb.com. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process.
We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.
How We'll Take Care of You:
Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.
Pay Range
$157,000—$172,000 USD