Lead Experience Designer @ Airbnb
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About Airbnb
Airbnb, founded in 2007 in San Francisco, has grown to over 5 million hosts and 2 billion guest arrivals globally, offering unique stays and experiences that connect communities authentically.
The Community You Will Join
As a Lead Experience Designer supporting international expansion initiatives, you will collaborate with cross-regional partners such as country managers, localization experts, researchers, product specialists, engineers, and data scientists to craft meaningful and inclusive products for guests and hosts worldwide.
The Difference You Will Make
You will lead the design of international product experiences, market launches, and key partnerships. Your role involves translating bold visions into thoughtful design solutions, ensuring usability, cultural relevance, and high-quality execution.
A Typical Day
- Lead complex feature-level or initiative-level projects.
- Drive regional/market launches or key partnerships.
- Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams: Product, Engineering, Data Science.
- Define problems, map user flows, prototype interactions.
- Influence team decisions with clear design rationale and storytelling.
Your Expertise
With over 8 years of experience, you excel in leading high-impact projects, navigating ambiguity, and driving design solutions. You possess strong interaction and visual design skills, are data-informed, and communicate effectively across diverse teams. Experience with 0-to-1 initiatives or significant redesigns in mature design systems is essential.
Key skills/competency
- International
- Localization
- User-centered
- Design Execution
- Visual Design
- Interaction
- Prototyping
- Research
- Storytelling
- Accessibility
How to Get Hired at Airbnb
🎯 Tips for Getting Hired
- Customize your resume: Tailor experiences to international design.
- Emphasize storytelling: Highlight design execution and prototypes.
- Research Airbnb: Understand their global community and values.
- Prepare case studies: Showcase cross-cultural design projects.