Senior Specialist, Luxe

Airbnb Airbnb · Consumer · Gurgaon, India · Community Support

This role is for a Senior Specialist at Airbnb Luxe, focusing on operations, quality assurance, and onboarding of luxury properties. The responsibilities include mentoring operations specialists, driving process improvements, managing queues, and conducting visual vetting of properties against luxury standards. It requires experience in customer experience, operations, hospitality, or design, with a strong preference for luxury segments and aesthetic sensibility. The role does not involve building or directly working with AI/ML models.

What you'd actually do

  1. Provide mentorship and assistance to Operation Specialists, enhancing the quality of service delivery and promoting professional development.
  2. Utilize your expertise to identify opportunities for improvement in workflows and operations, driving efficiency and productivity gains.
  3. Take a proactive approach to problem-solving, addressing issues promptly and implementing innovative solutions to enhance operational effectiveness.
  4. Work closely with leads to assign daily work, monitoring queues in upwork and host/guest support cases
  5. Lead the onboarding of new properties into the Luxe category, ensuring they align with brand, design, and experience criteria.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent.
  • 6–8 years of experience in a customer experience, operations, hospitality, or design-led environment.
  • Proven ability to evaluate properties for luxury standards — including visual and experiential vetting.
  • Exceptional communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Proficiency in Google Sheets, dashboards, and data analysis for reporting and quality tracking.
  • Strong attention to detail, aesthetic sensibility, and understanding of premium guest experience.
  • Leadership and mentoring abilities with a focus on quality and continuous improvement.

Nice to have

  • Background in design, hospitality, architecture, or luxury segment strongly preferred.
  • Experience working with Luxe listings or premium hospitality products will be a plus.

What the JD emphasized

  • Proven ability to evaluate properties for luxury standards — including visual and experiential vetting.
  • Strong attention to detail, aesthetic sensibility, and understanding of premium guest experience.