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: 

Airbnb’s Public Policy team exists to further the interests of our community of Hosts and guests with politicians, regulators, opinion leaders and others who shape the political and legal context for our business, helping them to understand the significant social and economic contributions of our platform. We engage governments at local, regional and national levels directly, and also use innovative advocacy and partnership strategies that actively involve our community and our stakeholders in making the case for fair, progressive home sharing and short-term rental rules.

We organise ourselves in integrated campaign groups, drawing on a wide range of tools and disciplines - from detailed policy and government relations work, through high-impact partnerships, proactive media relations, community organising, digital platforms and content, polling, and innovative data science and research. We use the combined might of these disciplines to progress our overall policy agenda.  

The Difference You Will Make:

To do this role effectively you must be able to build trust and talk to a variety of authorities, from city to regional to national government to help them understand the contribution that our community makes, and engage them in the process of creating fair legal and regulatory frameworks that embrace the potential of the sharing economy.

The ideal candidate should have proven experience in managing regulatory and political issues within a corporate context - either as an in-house policy professional or as a consultant - or within politics, campaigns or advocacy groups. 

While the position will be based in Bangkok, this role may require frequent travel throughout Thailand, as well as occasional travel to the regional HQ in Singapore and global HQ in San Francisco.

A Typical Day: 

• Help develop and implement Airbnb’s legislative and public policy activities; including helping determine advocacy priorities, positions, and strategies.
• Work with legislative bodies and government agencies on Airbnb’s priority issues, including crafting and negotiating language for legislation, drafting comments on regulations, and authoring substantive issue briefs and position papers.
• Engage in research, writing and other activities to provide analysis and critical thinking on developments affecting Airbnb’s priorities.
• Develop a variety of written briefing materials, including correspondence, presentations and briefing notes.
• Monitor legislation and regulatory matters and advise the company with respect to policy challenges.
• Maintain relationships with and represent Airbnb in meetings with an extensive network of contacts in government, as well as with other relevant coalition partners.
• Represent Airbnb in coalitions and collaborations to advance Airbnb’s advocacy initiatives – building these coalitions from scratch if necessary.
• Support internal compliance functions following the implementation of laws or regulations.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to analyse or model the commercial impact of government decisions.
• Manage consultants and marshall external resources to execute our plans.

Your Expertise:

• At least 7 years of experience working with public policy issues in a relevant business or non-governmental organisation, or in a political, governmental or regulatory context (a mix of public and private sector experience is an advantage).
• Degree or advanced degree level in related fields.
• First-rate personal, political, analytical, and organisational skills.
• Excellent communicator with great interpersonal and presentation skills, both for subject matter experts and the layperson.
• Ability to work independently as well as a team player in a multi-task work environment while producing the highest caliber work product in a timely manner.
• Self starter with a sense of humor and the ability to thrive in a fast moving and sometimes stressful environment.
• This is currently an Individual Contributor role with no direct reports.
• Candidate must be fluent in spoken and written Thai and English. You must submit your application in English.

Highly desirable for this role: 

• Direct public policy experience in one of the following fields: tourism, housing, landlord/tenant law or e-commerce/internet regulation.

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.