Premium Support Senior Associate

Airbnb Airbnb · Consumer · Gurgaon, India · Community Support

This role is for a Senior Associate in Premium Support at Airbnb, focusing on high-stakes customer interactions for high-end guests and hosts. Responsibilities include delivering bespoke customer support, managing complex cases, and enhancing the customer experience. The role requires strong communication, problem-solving, and emotional intelligence, with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in customer service, preferably in hospitality or premium support.

What you'd actually do

  1. Deliver bespoke, high-quality customer support that reflects Airbnb’s commitment to excellence, especially for high-end customers.
  2. Take complete ownership of complex and high-stakes cases, ensuring final resolution or settlement and building strong relationships with users.
  3. Combine efficiency with personalized service, handling high case volumes without compromising quality.
  4. Proactively enhance the customer experience by anticipating needs, offering relevant solutions, and going above and beyond in every interaction.
  5. Contribute to continuous improvement by sharing insights about the community experience and supporting your team’s operational success.

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years of relevant experience in multicultural customer service teams, preferably in hospitality and premium support
  • Experience in roles involving calls and customer/client contacts, ideally with high-profile or influential clientele
  • Graduate degree or above
  • Prior experience using phone, messaging, or live chat to interact with users/customers
  • Experience engaging with executive-level stakeholders to resolve conflicts in a detailed, effective, and timely manner, with the ability to explain complex ideas simply
  • Ability and willingness to work weekends, public holidays, and evening shifts
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong ability to understand guest needs and provide personalized recommendations and assistance
  • Strong problem-solving abilities and emotional intelligence
  • Ability to manage high volumes of work, multitask, prioritize, and adhere to schedules
  • A strong passion for delivering exceptional customer service
  • Ability to thrive in an ambiguous, fast-paced, and complex environment, acting proactively and decisively
  • Proficiency with Apple/Mac OS, Google Suite, CRM systems, and the ability to quickly learn new tools
  • Proficiency in English required

Nice to have

  • Hospitality experience, particularly with technology platforms, is a plus
  • Experience with Apple, Amex (David Jones), Amazon premium support, Ritz Carlton is a plus
  • additional languages are a plus