Senior Talent Business Partner (Senior Human Resources Business Partner)

The Community You Will Join:

Were the Airbnb Talent team: playful passionate grounded and seriously committed. Our mission is to preserve and evolve Airbnbs extraordinary culture by building world-class teams. We do this by partnering very closely with the business finding exceptional people and helping them grow. We work hard and we love it because were surrounded by some of the most inspiring humans youll ever meet. If youre energized by the idea of helping people do the best work of their lives youre in the right place.

The Difference You Will Make:

Were looking for a Senior HR Business Partner (Senior Talent Business Partner at Airbnb) who will be a strategic partner to our teams across the globe.

Youll act as a strategic advisor and trusted partner to senior leaders helping shape and execute a people strategy that drives performance engagement and innovation. Youll also coach and influence managers roll up your sleeves to solve challenges and connect the dots across global teams and initiatives. This role reports to the Talent Director for the group.

A Typical Day:

• Partner directly with global leaders (across EMEA APAC and the Americas) to shape and execute a localized people strategy that anticipates business needs unlocks growth and aligns with regional realities balancing global consistency with local relevance.
• Act as a strategic advisor and operator co-driving critical initiatives such as org design leadership capability building workforce planning and change management with a bias toward fast business-relevant execution.
• Translate talent strategy into action by embedding yourself in the rhythm of the business co-creating operating plans with senior leaders and ensuring Talent priorities are embedded into the day-to-day work of high-performing entrepreneurial teams.
• Lead through complexity navigating ambiguity proactively mitigating risks and creating clarity during organizational change; ensure seamless execution across functions by coordinating closely with COEs and other enabling teams.
• Coach and develop leaders at all levels not just on performance but on shaping culture navigating scale and building teams that reflect Airbnbs values and business ambition.
• Own critical moments from sensitive ER issues to engagement surveys and performance calibration ensuring outcomes are thoughtful data-informed and aligned to business goals.

Collaboration:

• Work hand-in-hand with Recruiting to shape hiring strategies that reflect market needs team dynamics and long-term talent bets ensuring a seamless high-quality candidate experience at every stage.
• Partner with Total Rewards to advise on compensation offers and internal mobility decisions grounded in business context and local market intelligence.
• Collaborate closely with Legal and Employee Relations to manage sensitive matters with care and compliance balancing business risk and employee trust.
• Support and guide Talent Management cycles from performance reviews to talent management ensuring they are timely fair and anchored in business priorities.
• Bring cross-functional insights together (from L&D Rewards DEI and more) to deliver people solutions that are both globally aligned and locally impactful.

Your Expertise:

• Proven HR leadership with 15 years of experience in fast-paced high-growth environments. Skilled at navigating complexity scaling organizations and driving talent strategies that enable business performance.
• Global perspective with local execution muscle. Adept at supporting regional teams across diverse markets and turning strategy into action on the ground.
• Deep expertise across the people lifecycle from engagement performance and org design to ER coaching compensation and talent planning.
• Strong operator and trusted advisor equally comfortable building programs from scratch influencing top leaders or guiding teams through ambiguity and change.
  Analytical and decisive. Able to interpret data sense patterns early and anticipate the needs of the business before they surface.
• Emotionally intelligent leader curious empathetic grounded in integrity and relentlessly committed to building great teams and great cultures.

Your Location:

Due to the nature of this position the successful applicant will need to be based in San Francisco Bay Area to be able to conduct their work. Currently employees can not be located in: Alaska Indiana Nebraska North Dakota Ohio South Dakota Wisconsin Alabama Mississippi Oklahoma Delaware And Rhode Island. This list is continuously being updated 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: . Please include your full name the role youre 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.