Job Summary

Responsibilities

Manage 2 people managers and 4 individual contributors across UX functions (experience design, UX research, and UX writing), encouraging high performance while motivating them and developing their careers. Opportunities to hire and rethink the org design of this team.
Help shape and uphold the design culture, language, and practice of Airbnb.org.
Hold the bar high on the quality and performance of each UX function to advance our team mission, with an eye toward marginalized communities.
As a member of Airbnb.org leadership, represent UX considerations in broader team strategy and operations and contribute to decisions on behalf of the full team, including advocating for investments in UX quality
Build strong relationships with leaders on Airbnb.org and across Airbnb Inc.

Qualifications
10+ years of industry experience.
Excellent communication skills.
Extensive UX, UI, IA experience.
Hands-on creative. Exceptional designer.
Experience leading teams and managing and developing people.
Experience launching software at scale. Good instinct for planning and prioritization of time and effort
Broad spectrum skillset across interaction design, UX research, UX writing
Broad technical understanding and ability to identify and leverage trends.
Comfortable in an ambiguous work environment.
Belief in Airbnb’s mission to make a world where anyone can belong anywhere and our responsibility to extend that mission to marginalized communities
Sharp and critical eye for expert execution within the team, patient and optimistic approach to our community and partners
Preferred but not required: Experience in non-profit sector or humanitarian work