Principal, Strategic Finance & Analytics, Technology

Full Time
7 months ago

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 is a mission-driven company dedicated to helping create a world where anyone can belong anywhere. It takes a unified team committed to our core values to achieve this goal. Airbnb's various functions embody the company's innovative spirit and our fast-moving team is committed to leading as a 21st century company.

In order to build the world's most loved travel company, we need the world's most interesting and talented people. Are you one of them?  If so, we want to talk to you!

The Difference You Will Make:

The Principal, Technology FP&A will work closely with Airbnb’s technical leadership in support of efforts to help Airbnb innovate and grow efficiently.  Work will include running monthly financial reviews with executives, building models to help understand cloud computing costs, analysis of potential new product features, and running a best-in-class budget planning process for our engineering organization.

A Typical Day: 

  • Partner with the Cloud Efficiency team to monitor usage of computing resources, identify unusual trends, analyze efficiency opportunities, and influence engineering teams to optimize technology.
  • Develop trusted advisor relationships with engineering leaders across Airbnb.  Help product and infrastructure teams understand the costs and efficiency opportunities related to their work.
  • Build, maintain and continuously optimize financial models to be used for budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and long range planning.
  • Support our Supplier Sourcing team by analyzing price terms in negotiations with technology vendors. Ensure Airbnb receives best-in-class pricing, purchases the right amount of resources, and is protected against various supplier risks.
  • Manage the overall CTO related COGS and Opex budget from a P&L perspective, consisting of headcount, contractors, and software related expenses.  
  • Stay up to date on cloud computing economics and industry trends.   Highlight key risks and opportunities to our CTO and CFO in monthly reviews. 

Your Expertise:

  • Meaningful previous work experience in an analytical role supporting infrastructure leaders, including familiarity with common industry terms and operational metrics
  • Executive presence and strong communication skills; ability to translate technical concepts into clear financial models and presentations
  • Prior experience creating a framework to understand infrastructure financial drivers in spite of challenges presented by complexity, lack of data, lack of processes, etc.
  • Genuine passion for technology and finance
  • Familiarity with SQL and data visualization software (Tableau) is a plus
  • Proficiency with financial forecasting systems (Anaplan, Hyperion) is a plus

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: reasonableaccommodations@airbnb.com. 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$164,000—$199,000 USD