Senior Market Manager

Senior Market Manager in Tokyo, Japan, leading host acquisition and community management, building networks with hosts and stakeholders.

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.

The Community You Will Join:

The Supply – Stays team plays a key role in shaping these stays.

The Difference You Will Make:

We are seeking a bright, forward thinking, entrepreneurial and high-spirited individual to join us as a Senior Market Manager at our Japan Tokyo office.

In this role you will be leading the host acquisition and host community management through building networks with various types of hosts and stakeholders, including home host, small and large business type host, local community, local governments etc mainly in Tokyo.

A Typical Day:

Build the brand on the ground with all given levers of brand, comms, partnerships etc. and grow both our mission and the business
Ensure successful local planning and execution of our global strategy.
Proactively work with Airbnb community to enhance home-sharing that contribute to energizing local community
Work with core functions such as Legal, Public Policy, Marketing, PR, Product, Customer Experience, Real Estate, to ensure strategy works well with all departments involved.
Proactively identify new business development opportunities within the market.

Your Expertise:

>10 years of professional experience of which >5 managing cross-functional teams
Background in Entrepreneurship, Operations, Marketing/Business Development or Management Consulting, Community related work is a plus.
Hands on experience in community building with various stakeholder is a strong plus
Experience in real estate related business is a plus
Network experience to stakeholders in key travel and hospitality markets, and also local government is a plus
Experience in B2B,B2C and platform business models, strong operational experience.
Ability to lead through influence in a cross-functional international environment
Native Japanese, Fluent English.
Fluent or business level Mandarin is a big plus
Very strong interpersonal and analytical skills.
An undeniably positive attitude, extreme dedication, and ability to act as a role model to Airbnb and its values.
Self-motivated, proactive, hands on and able to work autonomously if required.
Have a passion for travel, Airbnb, and being the best!