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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive experience in design leadership, with a strong focus on visual and interaction design, systems-thinking, and the ability to navigate ambiguity while shaping product strategy. Capable of leading multidisciplinary teams and influencing decision-making through effective communication and storytelling.
Highest-signal resume keywords
12+ Years Of Experience As A Designer/Design LeaderExcellent Visual And Interaction SkillsAbility To Define Design Direction And ProcessStrong Storytelling And Presentation SkillsExperience Designing Platforms And Systems
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Hard Skills
Visual DesignInteraction DesignSystems-ThinkingPrototypingUser Flow MappingProduct StrategyComplex Problem SolvingDesign Process DefinitionAI-Enabled Design0-To-1 Product Experience
Soft Skills
LeadershipMentorshipCommunicationStakeholder ManagementMotivation
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree Or Equivalent
Industry Keywords
Product ArchitectureUser ExperienceDesign LeadershipMultidisciplinary TeamsGlobal ProductsMarket InsightsRegional Adaptation
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Partner with writers, researchers, product specialists, and engineers to build beautiful, usable, forward-looking products
- Shape the evolution of the Airbnb platform from a design perspective
- Ensure consistency with and contribute to brand and product architecture
- Partner with Product Managers, Engineers, Data Scientists, Researchers, and Writers to define problems and goals, map user flows, prototype interactions, and launch products and services
- Influence leadership decision-making through a clear point of view
- Define and solve highly complex problems autonomously
- Provide indirect leadership and mentorship for designers through end-to-end interaction and visual design
- Anticipate business challenges and independently create product solutions
- Indirectly lead multidisciplinary teams as the de facto creative director of innovative projects
- Build relationships with leaders inside and outside core product teams
- Understand technological, business, and user opportunities and constraints
- Scope project work with PMs and engineers and help define design processes and timelines
- Shape Airbnb's presence across EMEA, Latin America, and APAC by adapting global products to regional needs and feeding market insights into product strategy
- Define and deliver an international roadmap spanning tactical UI improvements and strategic initiatives
- Model AI-enabled ways of working and provide senior design leadership
- Report to a Manager or Director of Experience Design as an individual contributor
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and progressive experience
- 12+ years of experience as a designer/design leader
- Excellent visual and interaction skills and craft
- Ability to define design direction and process and lead others through it
- Ability to accurately scope personal and teammate work
- Ability to motivate and drive small to medium teams
- Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity, set vision, and set strategy for global products
- Systems-thinking ability extending beyond digital interfaces to offline experiences
- Experience making complex information, tools, and services easily digestible
- Strong storytelling, presentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Experience designing platforms and systems
- Experience managing and collaborating with research and writing disciplines
- 0-to-1 experience or experience redesigning major elements of product, experience, or service design
Benefits
Comp & perks- Airbnb commitment to disability-inclusive application and interview processes
- Reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities