Senior Principal, Competitive Intelligence

The role

The Senior Principal, Competitive Intelligence will evaluate the evolving competitive landscape, including competitors, adjacent marketplaces, and macroeconomic trends. This person will synthesize competitive signals into actionable narratives to inform executive decision-making.

What you will do

• Develop and manage regular reporting to review key metrics across marketplace and product
• Track developing news and industry trends
• Lead monthly leadership insights forum
• Partner with stakeholders across Supply, Global Markets, Product, and Marketing to conduct deep dives
• Lead the competitive intelligence data strategy
• Evaluate data required to achieve key growth initiatives and potential data sources
• Own relationships with external data providers and research vendors
• Ensure competitive insights and datasets are accessible and actionable for XFN teams
• Partner with Engineering and Data teams to deliver reliable reporting infrastructure

Required qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant business and insights experience
• AI proficient or able to become AI proficient (Claude or Gemini)
• Ability to work and influence cross-functionally
• Strong communication skills with audiences at various levels
• Advanced presentation skills (Google Docs, Keynote, Excel)

Nice to have

• Mix of finance and analytics, management consulting, investment banking, and/or business operations

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity
• Benefits
• Employee Travel Credits

Before you apply

• You must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity

About the company

Airbnb was born in 2007 and has grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe.