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:
The Homes team plays a key role in shaping the Airbnb stays experience . As a multidisciplinary team, we partner with Hosts to conceptualize and develop high-quality, repeatable, and commercially viable offerings that align with our brand values.
Airbnb is seeking a Market Manager, with a primary focus on Italy, to support and grow our network of Hosts and Partners. This role will be part of the Homes EMEA team and report to the Field Operations Manager.
The Difference You will Make:
As an Acquisition Manager, you will be responsible for supply acquisition and onboarding of high quality professional inventory. You will build Airbnb’s strong market presence in Italy and collaborate with other teams as the local in-market expert. As someone who knows the Airbnb mission and values inside out, you will drive all phases of supply acquisition and market success from acquisition strategy development to strategic partner relationship management. You will help develop and iterate scalable, localized supply acquisition strategies in your territory aiming to secure our long-term success.
A Typical Day:
- Prospect and onboard new, high quality professional hosts in your assigned territory, continuously building and managing a strong pipeline
- Create and deploy scaled strategies to effectively acquire Professional Hosts in your region
- Represent Airbnb in external meetings with Professional Hosts, showing up as a credible and knowledgeable market expert
- Analyze data and utilize data-driven recommendations to identify and act on strategic opportunities in your region to drive sales growth
- Develop deep knowledge of your assigned geographic markets
- Build and manage partner relationships within your assigned territory
- Maintain a baseline understanding of the technical integration of various software partners so that you can provide the right support to your clients
- Educate clients on all significant product changes and cascade feedback on product and policy to relevant internal stakeholders
- Respond to and deliver exceptional service to your professional hosts in a timely and efficient manner
- Work cross-functionally with product, communications, public policy and customer support teams to ensure our long-term market success
Your Expertise:
- 6+ years of experience in sales
- 2+ years of hospitality/travel industry experience (nice to have)
- Strong time management and prioritization skills
- Strong B2B sales/new business development experience
- Ability to work at both strategic and tactical levels, with a proven track record to execute in ambiguous environments
- Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate effectively with clients
- Experience building and strengthening relationships with external partners
- Comfortable performing data analysis and making decisions based on the results
- Available to travel to assigned markets
- Ability to work within tight deadlines, adjust to changes in priorities, and balance short-term needs with long-term strategic initiatives
- Hospitality/travel industry experience in the region is a plus
- Highly proficient in using CRM software - Salesforce experience is a plus
- Charismatic self-starter who is resourceful and self-sufficient
- Fluency in Italian and English
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.
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 shown below is annualized, 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.
Skills Required
- 6+ years of experience in sales
- Strong B2B sales/new business development experience
- Fluency in Italian and English
- Available to travel to assigned markets
- Strong time management and prioritization skills
- Ability to work at both strategic and tactical levels and execute in ambiguous environments
- Experience building and strengthening relationships with external partners
- Comfortable performing data analysis and making data-driven decisions
- Maintain a baseline understanding of technical integration of software partners
- Ability to work within tight deadlines and adjust to changing priorities
- Charismatic self-starter who is resourceful and self-sufficient
- 2+ years of hospitality/travel industry experience
- Hospitality/travel industry experience in the region
- Highly proficient in using CRM software; Salesforce experience
Airbnb Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Airbnb and has not been reviewed or approved by Airbnb.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay ranges and total compensation components are increasingly disclosed, and country-level pay practices avoid location-based cuts, which feedback suggests improves consistency and perceived fairness.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive core health coverage for employees, mental health resources, and substantial dependent support are repeatedly highlighted as robust and a standout element of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, a winter shutdown, sabbaticals, and paid volunteer time are described as extensive, with parental leave and phased return options reinforcing time-off flexibility.
Airbnb Insights
What We Do
Airbnb is a community based on connection and belonging—a community that was born in 2008 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to 4 million hosts who have welcomed over 800 million guest arrivals to about 100,000 cities in almost every country and region across the globe. Hosts on Airbnb are everyday people who share their worlds to provide guests with the feeling of connection and being at home. At Airbnb, we believe that hosts, guests and the communities where we operate are all stakeholders we have a responsibility to serve, and that by serving them alongside our employees and investors, we will build an enduringly successful company.
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