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:
Our Supply Team is growing, and we want you to be part of it! As a Market Manager, you will play a crucial role in the retention, growth, and optimisation of host entrepreneurs and rising hosts in your assigned territory. These hosts can You will focus on building strong relationships with these hosts, helping them optimise their listings, improve pricing strategies, and enhance their overall success on Airbnb.
Hosts are our brand and enable amazing travel experiences for our guests. The mission of the Supply team is to make hosting appealing, rewarding and easy. We are building capabilities that allow us to recruit and retain hosts at a global scale.
The Difference You Will Make:
As Market Manager based in Sydney, you will be responsible for the supply health and growth in key markets across Australia and New Zealand managing professional host accounts and supply acquisition of high-quality inventory. You will build Airbnb’s strong market presence in your assigned region by collaborating 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, including acquisition strategy development, generating and converting supply leads, and strategic partners relationship management, as well as creating them from scratch.
A Typical Day:
- Manage a book of business consisting of professional hosts, ensuring their retention, growth, and optimisation on Airbnb.
- Analyse performance data to identify trends and take action on opportunities that drive increased bookings and host success.
- Manage and deliver innovative supply building projects from concept to implementation.
- Secure availability over high compression dates, ensuring hosts maximize their revenue potential.
- Educate hosts on product updates and policy changes, while channeling their feedback to internal teams.
- Respond to host inquiries and provide timely, high-quality support to improve their experience on the platform.
- Develop long-lasting relationships with hosts, ensuring they receive ongoing support tailored to their needs
- Respond to and deliver exceptional service to your professional hosts in a timely and efficient manner, occasionally traveling to your market to provide in-person support and guidance
- Work cross-functionally with product, communications, public policy, legal and customer support teams.
Your Expertise:
- 5+ years of experience in sales, account management, business development or customer success
- 2+ years of technology, travel or hospitality industry experience
- Exceptional commercial acumen, with a deep understanding of revenue drivers, emerging industry trends, and the competitive landscape.
- Strong time management and prioritisation skills with ability to manage competing priorities.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage effectively via phone, email, and in-person.
- Highly analytical and ability to transform and interpret data into actionable insights for your hosts and the business.
- Proven experience working a book of business, driving engagement and growth through proactive account management.
- Highly goal-driven, with a strong bias for action and persistence in the face of challenges.
- Proven experience working with and influencing cross-functional stakeholders.
- Proficiency in CRM tools, particularly working with leads and opportunities (Salesforce experience is a plus).
- Charismatic self-starter who is resourceful and self-sufficient
- Fluency in 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.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in sales, account management, business development, or customer success
- 2+ years of experience in the technology, travel, or hospitality industry
- Exceptional commercial acumen and understanding of revenue drivers, industry trends, and competitive landscapes
- Strong time management and prioritization skills
- Excellent communication and presentation skills across phone, email, and in-person interactions
- Strong analytical ability to interpret data and develop actionable insights
- Experience managing a book of business and driving engagement and growth through proactive account management
- Goal-driven mindset, bias for action, and persistence
- Experience working with and influencing cross-functional stakeholders
- Proficiency with CRM tools and leads and opportunities management
- Salesforce experience
- Fluency in English
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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