Senior Talent Business Partner (Senior Human Resources Business Partner)

The Community You Will Join: 

We’re the Airbnb Talent team: playful, passionate, grounded and seriously committed. Our mission is to preserve and evolve Airbnb’s extraordinary culture by building world-class teams. We do this by partnering very closely with the business, finding exceptional people and helping them grow. We work hard and we love it, because we’re surrounded by some of the most inspiring humans you’ll ever meet. If you're energized by the idea of helping people do the best work of their lives, you're in the right place.

The Difference You Will Make:

We're looking for a Senior HR Business Partner (Senior Talent Business Partner at Airbnb) who will be a strategic partner to our teams across the globe. 

You’ll act as a strategic advisor and trusted partner to senior leaders, helping shape and execute a people strategy that drives performance, engagement and innovation. You’ll also coach and influence managers, roll up your sleeves to solve challenges and connect the dots across global teams and initiatives. This role reports to the Talent Director for the group.

A Typical Day: 

• Partner directly with global leaders (across EMEA, APAC and the Americas) to shape and execute a localized people strategy that anticipates business needs, unlocks growth and aligns with regional realities, balancing global consistency with local relevance.
• Act as a strategic advisor and operator, co-driving critical initiatives such as org design, leadership capability building, workforce planning and change management, with a bias toward fast, business-relevant execution.
• Translate talent strategy into action by embedding yourself in the rhythm of the business, co-creating operating plans with senior leaders and ensuring Talent priorities are embedded into the day-to-day work of high-performing, entrepreneurial teams.
• Lead through complexity, navigating ambiguity, proactively mitigating risks and creating clarity during organizational change; ensure seamless execution across functions by coordinating closely with COEs and other enabling teams.
• Coach and develop leaders at all levels, not just on performance, but on shaping culture, navigating scale and building teams that reflect Airbnb’s values and business ambition.
• Own critical moments, from sensitive ER issues to engagement surveys and performance calibration, ensuring outcomes are thoughtful, data-informed and aligned to business goals.

Collaboration:

• Work hand-in-hand with Recruiting to shape hiring strategies that reflect market needs, team dynamics  and long-term talent bets, ensuring a seamless, high-quality candidate experience at every stage.
• Partner with Total Rewards to advise on compensation, offers and internal mobility decisions, grounded in business context and local market intelligence.
• Collaborate closely with Legal and Employee Relations to manage sensitive matters with care and compliance, balancing business risk and employee trust.
• Support and guide Talent Management cycles, from performance reviews to talent management, ensuring they are timely, fair and anchored in business priorities.
• Bring cross-functional insights together (from L&D, Rewards, DEI and more) to deliver people solutions that are both globally aligned and locally impactful.

Your Expertise:

• Proven HR leadership with 15+ years of experience in fast-paced, high-growth environments. Skilled at navigating complexity, scaling organizations and driving talent strategies that enable business performance.
• Global perspective with local execution muscle. Adept at supporting regional teams across diverse markets and turning strategy into action on the ground.
• Deep expertise across the people lifecycle from engagement, performance and org design to ER, coaching, compensation and talent planning.
• Strong operator and trusted advisor, equally comfortable building programs from scratch, influencing top leaders  or guiding teams through ambiguity and change.
  Analytical and decisive. Able to interpret data, sense patterns early and anticipate the needs of the business before they surface.
• Emotionally intelligent leader, curious, empathetic, grounded in integrity and relentlessly committed to building great teams and great cultures.

Your Location:

Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant will need to be based in San Francisco Bay Area to be able to conduct their work. Currently, employees can not be located in: Alaska, Indiana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Delaware And Rhode Island. This list is continuously being updated, please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list.  If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from. 

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.

We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: [email protected]. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process. 

We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.