Product Lead, Pilot Product

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two Hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 4 million Hosts who have welcomed more than 1 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, Hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.

This is an Individual Contributor role.

The Community You Will Join:

Airbnb’s vision is to create exceptional travel experiences for travelers seeking unique and authentic stays. Expanding into high-potential, under-penetrated markets is central to Airbnb’s growth strategy, and the Pilot Product team is at the forefront of this mission. By developing innovative, localized solutions tailored to diverse cultures and specific market needs, the team plays a crucial role in driving Airbnb’s success in new regions, fostering connection, and redefining travel on a global scale.

The Difference You Will Make:

We are looking for an experienced and driven Product Lead with a passion for impactful international growth. In this role, you’ll lead product initiatives that support Airbnb’s global market expansion, creating thoughtful, data-informed strategies and localized innovations that bring our mission to life. Collaborating closely with engineers, designers, data scientists, and operations teams, your work will help make Airbnb a trusted platform that makes everyone feel anywhere in the world. Your expertise will be essential in shaping products that provide travelers with unforgettable, authentic experiences. We look forward to seeing the impact you’ll make as part of our shared vision.

A Typical Day:

• Understand user needs and identify market opportunities, to define and drive the product vision, strategy, and roadmap, aligning with company-wide goals and objectives.
• Look deep into the status quo for the real problems and causes, and propose product solutions to tackle the problems identified
• Lead a cross-functional group of Engineers, Designers and Data Scientists to ensure successful product delivery, and measure success against defined goals.
• Communicate product proposals, plans and status to senior management and key stakeholders. Communicate concisely in spoken or written form, and own outcome
• Build alignment across product teams and cross-functional partners (Financial, Operations, Trust, etc.)
• Continuously monitor and analyze data and user feedback, and use those insights to generate the next innovation of product offerings.

Your Expertise:

• 8+ years of experience in product management, with a successful track record of delivering scalable products.
• Strong strategic thinking abilities, with demonstrated experience in product strategy and roadmap planning. Ability to identify key user problems and prioritize innovative solutions.
• Strong leadership skills, open-minded and adaptable to a fast-paced, dynamic environment with competing priorities and multiple stakeholders. Able to navigate ambiguity, with the ability to inspire cross-functional teams to achieve shared goals. Experience in managing and coaching direct reports is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex product ideas and strategies to a range of stakeholders, including executives, working team, and end-users.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to use data and market insights to inform decision-making and continuously optimize product performance.
• Career experience in the travel industry/eCommerce, building products for international markets, or working for start-ups is highly desirable.
• Fluent English and Mandarin in oral and written communication.

Your Location

This position is China - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. Your recruiter will inform you what cities you are able to work from depending on your personal legal working identity and Airbnb internal policies.

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.