Emergency Response Manager, APAC

The role

You will manage emergency responses in the APAC region and support global responses. You will monitor disasters, activate responses, and manage them through to close-out by working with local nonprofit and agency partners.

What you will do

• Monitor global disasters to assess and recommend responses.
• Establish, activate, and oversee emergency housing responses with on-the-ground partners.
• Oversee diverse, simultaneous disaster responses.
• Proactively communicate status and decisions to internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage each response end-to-end from launch to conclusion.
• Manage partnerships during active emergencies.
• Work with the Partnerships team to build and manage partner organizations.
• Enhance operational readiness during non-crisis periods.
• Integrate best practices from experts and agencies.
• Deploy to disaster zones on short notice to manage ground operations.

Required qualifications

• 8-16 years of experience in US / APAC or International emergency and disaster response operations, with a focus on managing large-scale programs.
• Direct experience activating and running disaster responses end to end.
• Strong track record of building and maintaining partnerships with nonprofits, government agencies, and key stakeholders.
• Clear, timely, and proactive communication with internal and external cross-functional stakeholders and partners.
• Proactive self-starter able to move work toward clarity and action with limited direction.
• Ability to manage multiple work streams in a matrixed organization.
• Strong execution skills for delivering on organizational goals.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to make sound decisions at speed in fast-paced, high-pressure environments.
• Willingness to travel on short notice for up to 30-50% of the year.

Nice to have

• Experience in Social Impact for tech companies

Benefits

• Bonus or incentives
• One or more equity programs
• Benefits
• Employee Travel Credits

About the company

Airbnb was born in 2007 and has grown to over 5 million hosts. This role provides direct support to Airbnb.org, an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit that focuses on emergency response and provides temporary housing for people in times of crisis.