Senior Community Engagement Manager

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.**The Community You Will Join**:Every day, millions of Airbnb hosts around the world create comfortable, reliable and welcoming stays and Experiences for our guests. Hosting on Airbnb offers a unique way to meet our Hosts' financial goals but the rewards for opening their home or sharing a passion go beyond their bank account. Hosting also offers the opportunity to impact their local community, share their culture and connect with people they wouldn't have met otherwise.We know that our global community of hosts is one of Airbnb's most precious assets and we are very intentional on how we nurture the common identity of being an Airbnb Host. The Airbnb Community team is looking for an experienced Community Engagement Lead to work in region to deliver upon our Community Growth, Engagement and business goals.**The Difference You will Make**:The Airbnb team is looking for a Senior Community Engagement Manager to build and lead our Host Community strategy in Mexico. You will regionally implement and iterate on Community programs that engage Hosts at scale, such as the Host Clubs program and Host events, while also innovating and testing new methods that can influence and strengthen the global community strategy.In this role, Community custodian in each region responsible for balancing the needs of our Hosting Community with those of Airbnb. You will work closely with and report to the Community Regional Lead and build collaborative relationships with the relevant Country Managers, policy and comms managers, supply teams and central Community team to support our hosts. This includes fostering shared virtual and physical gatherings that build Host-to-Host connection and learning.**A Typical Day**:Overall:- Act as the primary bridge between the local Airbnb team and the Mexico Host Community, coordinating and prioritizing cross functional activities that entail community action.- Lead Community growth, engagement and impact projects and initiatives from planning to delivery. This includes developing project plans, collaborating with cross-functional teams, coordinating multiple stakeholders, identifying project risks and crafting mitigation plans.- Develop and execute local Community Programs with clear communication, efficient resource usage, and a deep focus on overall project execution.Community Growth:- Recruit, onboard, and manage new Community Leaders and launch Host Clubs- Growing Host representation in Host Clubs- Testing new methods for connecting Hosts across MexicoCommunity Engagement:- Design effective initiatives and content strategies to drive Host engagement in Community programs and foster conversation- Serve as the primary POC and coach for local Community Leaders: advising and coaching them, while also remediating and replacing inactive Leaders- Support global Community Engagement Programming and evolve for local language and needs- Educate Community Leaders on all significant product changes and cascading feedback on product and policy to the relevant internal stakeholders- Organize and lead effective Community events, both online and in-personCommunity Impact:- Support the development, execution and scale of in-market pilots that leverage Community programs to better support Hosts, driving Host Success and accelerating business goals.- Develop resources, engaging and high impact communications, and training materials for cross functional business partners.- Work with relevant regional stakeholders to help them leverage and collaborate with the Host Community and help them identify and test new opportunities to do so.- Influence regional prioritization, process improvement, and program feedback.- Develop deep knowledge of your assigned geographic markets and become the go-to source for all Host Community information relating to local needs, trends and market dynamics for internal and external partners.- Act as a go to for Community team with regards to local insights and feedback**Your Expertise**:- 8+ years of experience in Community Management - experience in Community events, online engagement, or distributed communities also helpful.- Previous experience scaling communities while maintaining high engagement.- Strong project management skills with experience leading programs and processes.- Ability to approach Community through a strategic business lens and align Community goals with business goals.- Entrepreneurial, solution oriented, growth mindset- Highly autonomous and self-driven- Strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills- Effective cross functional partner with abilit