Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 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:
You will be joining Airbnb's Recruiting Operations team; a highly collaborative, technically sophisticated group that sits at the intersection of data, systems, and recruiting strategy. This team partners closely with Recruiting Leadership, People Analytics, and Engineering to ensure that Airbnb's recruiting infrastructure is scalable, insight-driven, and always evolving. As the Manager of Recruiting Tech & Data, you will serve as the senior data and systems partner across these functions, bringing both technical depth and strategic influence to every conversation.
The Difference You Will Make:
In this role, you will own Airbnb's recruiting tech stack at a strategic level; shaping its architecture, leading a team of technically strong analysts, and driving the data and systems decisions that help recruiting leadership make better, faster decisions. Success in this role looks like a recruiting infrastructure that is well-governed, scalable, and continuously delivering actionable insight — with your team recognized as the go-to partner for hard problems like build vs. buy decisions, data architecture trade-offs, and recruiting tech investment strategy.
A Typical Day:
Lead & Develop the Team
- Manage a team of Recruiting Tech & Data Analysts; set high expectations and develop people with consistency and care
- Build a team culture grounded in technical rigor, reliability, and service — where stakeholders trust the data and the systems
- Hire for technical depth and communication strength — analysts who can solve hard problems and explain them simply
- Coach individuals toward greater scope; give honest feedback and advocate actively for their growth
Own the Recruiting Tech Stack Strategy
- Define and own the roadmap for Airbnb's recruiting technology ecosystem — ATS, CRM, sourcing, scheduling, and adjacent tools
- Lead build vs. buy vs. integrate evaluations grounded in recruiter needs, technical feasibility, and long-term scalability
- Drive complex system implementations, migrations, and integrations in partnership with HR Tech and Engineering
- Manage senior vendor relationships; negotiate contracts and SLAs; hold vendors accountable to outcomes
Data Architecture & Governance
- Design and own the data architecture for recruiting — how data flows between systems, where sources of truth live, and how quality is maintained at scale
- Establish and enforce data governance standards across the recruiting org; build the processes that keep data trustworthy over time
- Lead major data initiatives — migrations, audits, taxonomy redesigns — with structured methodology and clear communication
Advanced Analytics & Recruiting Insight
- Build reporting infrastructure that goes beyond status tracking: trend analysis, predictive models, and insights that shape how recruiting leadership sets direction
- Partner with People Analytics on shared data products, metric definitions, and long-term analytical capabilities
- Translate complex analytical findings into clear, decision-ready narratives for recruiting leadership and executive audiences
Cross-Pillar Technical Leadership
- Serve as the senior technical partner for Product & Enablement and PMO on their systems-dependent initiatives
- Stay current on the recruiting tech and HR data landscape; bring relevant capabilities into the function before they're requested
- Represent Recruiting Systems & Data in senior leadership forums; communicate the pillar's strategy, progress, and value clearly
Your Expertise:
- 7-10 years in recruiting systems, HR technology, or people analytics; at least 1-2 years managing a team
- Deep expertise in enterprise ATS administration and configuration; ideally with multi-system integration experience
- Strong technical credibility; familiarity with data modeling or analytics engineering preferred
- Demonstrated experience leading system implementations or migrations at significant scope and complexity
- Strong people leadership skills — able to hire, develop, and retain technically strong analysts
- Excellent communication; able to translate technical complexity into crisp, decision-enabling language for non-technical audiences
- Travel requirements (if applicable)
- Bonus skill-sets: Background in HR Tech implementation, solutions architecture, or people data strategy
Your Location:
This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.
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.
We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: [contact via apply link]. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process.
We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.
How We'll Take Care of You:
Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.
Pay Range$168,000—$210,000 USD