Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Airbnb is a global company that has revolutionized the way people travel and experience communities. As a Senior Regulatory Operations Lead, you will shape and steer Airbnb’s regulatory strategy by driving high-impact initiatives and ensuring compliance with evolving legal requirements. This role involves strategic leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and oversight of regulatory programs to enhance operational resilience and innovation.
Responsibilities
- Anticipate and interpret global regulatory developments, providing strategic guidance to senior leadership on potential impacts and opportunities. Develop and implement proactive product strategies to navigate complex regulatory landscapes
- Partner with cross-functional teams such as Engineering and Product to implement regulatory products that address the changing landscape, and anticipate future trends
- Design and oversee comprehensive regulatory product programs, ensuring adherence to applicable regulations, and industry standards. Monitor program effectiveness and make iterative improvements as necessary
- Conduct thorough risk assessments to identify potential regulatory and operational risks. Develop and implement measures to reinforce product assurance by mitigating identified risks, ensuring the organization's resilience against regulatory challenges
- Track emerging technologies and regulatory trends to identify opportunities for innovation in regulatory products. Lead initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of regulatory operations
- Lead and coach a growing high-performing, diverse team
Skills
- 12+ years of progressive experience in product management, platform or technical product management, or product operations—preferably in technology or other highly regulated industries
- Proven track record leading large-scale, cross-functional regulatory product programs at the global or enterprise level
- Experience advising and influencing senior decision-makers through thought leadership, storytelling, and data-driven recommendations
- Familiarity with regulatory technology and automation tools
- Ability to operate with a strategic lens—connecting regulatory requirements to long-term business objectives and functional roadmaps
- Excellent communicator and negotiator; able to transform ambiguity into clarity, and move from complexity to consensus
- Strong analytical skills and an ability to design operational structures that balance compliance, risk, and scalability
- Proven leadership growing and coaching high-performing, diverse teams; comfortable leading through influence as well as structure
Benefits
- Bonus
- Equity
- Benefits
- Employee Travel Credits
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