Senior Manager, Technical Program Management (Search & AI Foundations)

Airbnb

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Remote
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Remote
Salary
$232,000–$282,000 / yr
Posted
51 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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This role $257k
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This role pays more than 88% of similar roles. Most pay $176,868–$236,437 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $257k versus about $207k for comparable roles.

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Founded in 2008 and formerly known as AirBed & Breakfast, Inc., Airbnb is a global marketplace connecting travelers with hosts who offer unique accommodations, ranging from private rooms to entire homes. It operates a massive digital platform for booking stays, experiences, and travel services worldwide.

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TL;DR · Senior Manager, Technical Program Management (Search & AI Foundations)

As a Senior Manager, Technical Program Management (Search & AI Foundations), you will join the Infrastructure team to lead critical AI Platforms initiatives. You will oversee projects spanning Search Relevance, Machine Learning Infrastructure, and Search Knowledge Infrastructure to enhance data-driven decision making across various internal systems. Your daily responsibilities include shaping technical directions, prototyping project ideas, managing dependencies, resolving ambiguities, and communicating progress to senior leadership. You will collaborate with engineering and product teams to build ranking systems, recommendation engines, and search intelligence capabilities. The role requires expertise in machine learning models, LLMs, LRMs, feature development, model testing, and resource management. You must possess deep knowledge of natural language search and recommendation systems while utilizing skills in A/B testing and incremental delivery to solve complex technical challenges within the AI-powered product experience space.

What you'll do

  • Lead AI Platforms initiatives across Search Relevance, Machine Learning Infrastructure, and Search Knowledge Infrastructure.
  • Partner with engineering and product teams to build data-driven decision-making frameworks for search and recommendation systems.
  • Translate vague problems into clearly framed technical requirements and actionable project roadmaps.
  • Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of ML models, including feature development, testing, and resource management.
  • Identify and resolve cross-team dependencies while proactively mitigating risks to ensure project momentum.
  • Define measurable success criteria for AI initiatives and communicate trade-offs clearly to senior leadership.
  • Oversee a team of Technical Program Managers to foster an inclusive and sustainable culture.
  • Drive the technical direction of projects through rapid prototyping and iterative development cycles.

What we're looking for

  • 13+ years of experience in a technical program management function.
  • At least 8 years of experience managing a team of Technical Program Managers.
  • Demonstrated experience in search relevance, natural language search, and recommendation systems.
  • Experience with ML models, LLMs, LRMs, feature development, model testing, and resource management.
  • Familiarity with A/B testing, incremental delivery, and deployment.
  • Ability to translate vague problems into detailed solutions and drive initiatives through ambiguity.
  • Strong analytical skills and a track record of leading data-driven analyses.
  • Excellent written and oral business communication skills to influence stakeholders and senior leadership.

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