Airbnb

Principal, Strategic Finance & Analytics

United States. Posted 17 days ago

The role

You will be the strategic finance and analytics lead for Membership. You will partner with leaders to decide where to invest, size programs, and build the financial and analytical foundation for early-stage programs.

What you will do

  • Conduct analytical and financial deep dives to inform decisions.
  • Build business cases for program investments.
  • Size opportunities, model returns, and frame tradeoffs.
  • Own performance measurement for Membership programs.
  • Define KPIs, set goals and OKRs.
  • Build reporting and forecasting for guest and host outcomes, revenue, and long-term value.
  • Support annual planning, long-range planning, and monthly or quarterly forecasts.
  • Develop and pressure-test program economics including incentive and benefit costs.
  • Synthesize complex data into narratives and recommendations for senior leadership.
  • Influence cross functional stakeholders to drive alignment.

Required qualifications

  • 10+ years of relevant finance and analytical experience across strategic finance, investment banking, private equity, strategy/management consulting, and/or business operations.
  • Superb financial modeling skills.
  • Extensive experience with quantitative and qualitative financial analysis, including building business cases and ROI frameworks.
  • Highly proficient in business analytics.
  • Ability to independently extract, analyze, and synthesize large datasets.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to influence cross-functional partners and drive alignment in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
  • High ownership, strong judgment, and attention to detail.
  • AI proficient or able to become AI proficient (Claude or Gemini).

Nice to have

  • Experience with growth strategies, evaluating ROI, and scalability of marketplaces, loyalty, incentive, or growth programs

Benefits

  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits
  • Employee Travel Credits

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.