About this role
About the Role Airbnb seeks a Senior Principal, Competitive Intelligence to own and articulate the evolving competitive landscape across markets, products, and macro trends. This role blends art and science to deliver clear, executive-ready insights that inform strategic decision-making at the highest levels.
What You'll Do
- Serve as the company's go-to authority on the competitive landscape, including current and future competitors, adjacent marketplaces, the travel industry at large and macroeconomic trends.
- Partner with technical and business operating teams to synthesize competitive signals into clear, actionable narratives.
- Develop and manage regular competitive monitoring reporting; track industry news and trends; lead monthly leadership insights forum.
- Conduct strategic deep dives with stakeholders across Supply, Global Markets, Product, and Marketing to inform key decisions.
- Lead the competitive intelligence data strategy — evaluate data required to achieve growth initiatives and manage relationships with external data providers and research vendors.
- Ensure competitive insights and datasets are accessible and actionable for cross-functional teams; collaborate with Engineering and Data teams to operationalize insights.
What We're Looking For
- Strong analytical instincts, business acumen, and the ability to distill complex information into executive-ready stories.
- Self-starter who can operate with ambiguity, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and wants to own a critical capability end-to-end.
- Experience working with senior leadership across Finance, Product, Marketing, and Business functions.