Lead, Advanced Analytics, Acquisition

Airbnb Airbnb · Consumer · United States · Analytics

Lead, Advanced Analytics, Acquisition role at Airbnb focused on driving new host acquisition and business growth through in-depth data analysis, metric definition, experimentation, and providing strategic insights. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams and utilizing AI-assisted analytics tools.

What you'd actually do

  1. Conduct advanced data analysis to extract actionable insights that inform strategic decisions
  2. Collaborate closely with business teams, providing data-driven insights to support strategic decisions
  3. Define new metrics and identify leading indicators of key business outcomes
  4. Build dashboards to track key performance metrics across markets and customer segments to establish benchmarks
  5. Conduct A/B tests to improve business performance and maximize incrementality

Skills

Required

  • 8+ years of industry experience
  • Masters or PhD in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science, Operations Research)
  • Prior experience in advanced analytics or business data science within a marketplace or business strategy setting
  • Deep understanding of econometric and statistical analysis
  • Strong expertise in at least one programming language (Python or R) and SQL
  • Exceptional business acumen
  • Strategic thinking skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Proven stakeholder management skills

Nice to have

  • AI-assisted analytics (Claude, ChatGPT, etc)

What the JD emphasized

  • advanced data analysis
  • metric definition
  • experimentation
  • AI-assisted analytics