Technical Program Manager Airbnb
San Francisco, CA

Job Description

Airbnb's Mission is to create a world where people can Belong Anywhere. As we grow to achieve that mission, we're looking to add an experienced, highly technical, hands-on, and mission-driven senior Technical Program Manager (TPM) who is passionate about executing company-wide engineering initiatives and continuously improving process to increase the effectiveness of our world-class Engineering organization.

Responsibilities

* Translate the high-level organizational objective to a series of executable projects the organization is aligned around, and drive projects to completion.
* Responsible for aligning with stakeholders on how to manage dependencies, setting timelines and ensuring work progresses, while clearly communicating progress and risks to project stakeholders.
* Maintain urgency and enthusiasm by ensuring there is strong collaboration within multiple parts of the organization who may have competing priorities.
* Regularly assess risks and opportunities for improvements to our product development process.; understand best practices, drive for process improvements, and find new ways of operating, with a focus on simplification and productivity.

Preferred Qualifications

* Proven track record of managing large-scale complex technical roll-outs for large scale cloud-hosted web applications.
* Demonstrated ability to work through ambiguity to detailed solutions. You can take a vague problem, crisply frame the challenge, identify a path forward, and drive an initiative over the finish-line.
* Self-motivated, proactive and proven ability to adapt well and work with teams having different operating cadences.
* Experience developing process where little exists, and demonstrated flexibility to get things done.
* Detail-oriented and able to understand the bigger picture by using your technical expertise and problem solving abilities to prioritize and manage blocking issues.
* Experience working in a highly cross-functional environment where communication with multiple groups is imperative.
* Ability to ramp up quickly and learn new technologies with minimal lag time.
* Excellent written and oral business communication and people skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders.
* BA/BS degree, minimum 15 years technical program/project management experience.

Benefits:

* Stock
* Competitive salaries
* Quarterly employee travel coupon
* Paid time off
* Medical, dental, & vision insurance
* Life insurance and disability benefits
* Fitness Discounts
* 401K
* Flexible Spending Accounts
* Apple equipment
* Commuter Subsidies
* Community Involvement (4 hours per month to give back to the community)
* Company sponsored tech talks and happy hours
* Much more...