Senior Privacy Manager, AI/ML governance

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: 

Airbnb is a vision and mission driven company. Our Privacy Managers embody this culture and mindset. Privacy Managers here possess a deep respect and passion for protecting people’s data privacy, and they demonstrate a strong sense of urgency for and commitment to Airbnb’s mission of belonging. They are hyper focused on privacy advocacy and building strong relationships within the business and working to build relationships externally. They demonstrate a passion for leveraging data and conducting in-depth analysis to identify strategic opportunities and drive favorable outcomes. Privacy Managers continue to build upon their depth of knowledge and use specialized expertise in privacy, negotiations, and influence with stakeholders. They are good communicators, regularly presenting to leadership in partnership with senior leaders, and are capable of addressing both large and small audiences across multiple leadership levels and functions.

The Difference You Will Make:

Creating a world where anyone can truly belong requires a foundation of trust grounded in responsible business practices and consistent expectations of host and guest behavior. The Privacy team is committed to defining our policies and standards and ensuring implementation through communication, product features, workflows and tools, and taking actions when users violate our policies and community standards.

Our Privacy team is entrusted with implementing and maintaining a world-class privacy program and supporting our product and engineering work to deliver a respected and trusted experience to the Airbnb community and to maintain compliance with all applicable privacy & data protection laws.

A Typical Day: 

As a key member of the Privacy team, you will partner with other privacy professionals across the company to:

• Oversee and coordinate the assessment processes for AI systems to ensure compliance with privacy regulations and ethical standards related to data usage and AI functionality.
• Conduct thorough privacy risk assessments to identify and mitigate potential risks associated with AI technologies, ensuring that data handling practices align with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement privacy policies and procedures that promote responsible AI use, ensuring that these policies are regularly updated in response to new regulations or technological advancements.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders, including data scientists, legal teams, and product managers, to ensure that privacy considerations are integrated into the AI development lifecycle.
• Develop training materials and conduct workshops to educate employees on responsible AI practices, privacy implications, and the importance of ethical decision-making in AI deployment.
• Establish metrics and monitoring systems to track compliance with privacy standards in AI projects, providing regular reports to management and stakeholders on the status of privacy initiatives.
• Engage with external vendors and partners to assess their compliance with privacy standards in AI-related services, ensuring that third-party practices align with the organization's commitment to responsible AI governance.

Your Expertise:

• 6-8+ years of program or project management experience
• 6+ years experience in privacy, compliance, security operations and program management, preferably in a global B2C technology company
• Excellent collaboration, partnership and influencing skills with the ability to work in a global environment across multiple locations and time zones to drive consensus and deliver results in cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills as well as written and verbal communication ability to interface well with technical, operations and business partners at all levels.
• Work successfully with product and engineering teams to define requirements, contribute to technical tool selection, and actively participate in the implementation process.
• Proven ability to effectively translate complex policy and business requirements into actionable solutions, working closely with diverse levels of business stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes.
• Proven track record of effectively conducting privacy reviews and establishing successful partnerships with cross-functional teams, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
• Strong time management and prioritization capabilities.
• Basic understanding of strategy development concepts and demonstrate an interest in program management.
• Innate capability to, directly and indirectly, lead cross-functional teams through success.
• Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), Certified Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP), or equivalent professional certification is not required, but preferred.

Your Location:

This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so 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: reasonableaccommodations@airbnb.com. 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.

How We'll Take Care of You:

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.  

Pay Range$160,000—$200,000 USD