Staff Analyst, Advanced Analytics, Payments

Airbnb

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Remote
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Remote
Salary
$180,000–$221,000 / yr
Posted
80 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Similar $191k
This role $200k
$132k most similar roles pay here $250k

This role pays more than 50% of similar roles. Most pay $143,225–$238,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $200k versus about $191k for comparable roles.

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About Airbnb

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.

Airbnb currently has 65 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $200,000–$240,000 across 51 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Analyst, Advanced Analytics, Payments

Staff Analyst, Advanced Analytics, Payments will serve as a vital data thought partner within the global Payments team to drive strategic vision and operational excellence. The role involves streamlining decision-making across Platform, Product, and Operations teams by embedding quantitative measurement into user journeys and building scalable reporting platforms. You will oversee technical details of fund processing, including collection, reconciliation, and settlement systems while identifying friction points for guests and hosts. Key responsibilities include designing experimentation frameworks, developing statistical models for causal inference, and translating complex data into narratives for executive stakeholders. The role requires expertise in SQL, Python or R, machine learning, AI tools, and high-dimensional data modeling using ETL frameworks like Airflow. You will navigate the complexities of payment processing, risk, and compliance within a multi-sided platform to optimize the global payments data landscape.

What you'll do

  • Deliver actionable insights and recommendations to leadership to drive data-informed decision-making across the payments organization.
  • Architect scalable reporting platforms and analytical frameworks to enhance the effectiveness of the global payments ecosystem.
  • Identify friction points in user journeys to optimize experiences for guests, hosts, and agents through rigorous problem-solving.
  • Develop sophisticated statistical models and machine learning techniques to establish causal inference and measure business impact.
  • Translate complex technical results into compelling narratives and executive scorecards for high-level stakeholders.
  • Define key metrics and provide data-backed strategy recommendations to influence the product roadmap.
  • Oversee the technical details of fund processing, including collection, reconciliation, and settlement systems.
  • Monitor the global fintech landscape to identify emerging trends and regulatory shifts for potential innovation.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum of 10 years of industry experience in business analytics.
  • Degree in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science, or Operations Research.
  • Proven track record working in payments organizations with expertise in processing, risk, and compliance.
  • Expert proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language for data analysis (Python or R).
  • Experience using AI tools to scale workflows and identify new opportunities.
  • Experience with non-experimental causal inference methods, experimentation, and machine learning techniques.
  • Working knowledge of schema design and high-dimensional data modeling using ETL frameworks like Airflow.
  • Strong storytelling skills to translate technical results into compelling narratives for executive stakeholders.

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