Manager, Public Policy, Southeast & Gulf

Manager, Public Policy, Southeast & Gulf

New Orleans or Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has 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’s Public Policy campaign team exists to further the interests of our community of hosts and guests with politicians, regulators, opinion leaders and others who shape the political and regulatory context for our business, helping them to understand the significant social and economic contributions of our platform. Across the North America (“NAMER”) region, US and Canada specifically, we are engaged in hundreds of local conversations and negotiations with governments big and small.

We engage governments at local, state, provincial and national levels directly and also use innovative advocacy and partnership strategies that actively involve our community and stakeholders in making the case for fair, progressive home sharing rules.

The Difference You Will Make:

The main role of the Public Policy Manager is to ensure the conception and execution of successful policy campaigns in their assigned region. In coordination with the Public Policy Lead, the Public Policy Manager will draft, develop and execute integrated government relations, communications, stakeholder engagement and mobilization plans and projects to achieve key policy objectives

As a Public Policy Manager, you must be meticulously organized, detail- and solutions-oriented. You are also able to see the big picture and prioritize projects strategically when needed, while understanding how to synthesize legislation, information and data that should be escalated to leadership. You should have a strong independent work ethic and excellent communication skills, and an ability to take big ideas and translate them into policy with a positive and creative outlook.

The ability to develop and maintain good and strong relationships with key internal functions and stakeholders in the region and globally within Airbnb will be highly valued.

A Typical Day:

• Develop and implement Airbnb’s legislative and public policy objectives; including helping determine advocacy priorities, positions, and strategies.
• Review legislative language, draft comments, and research issues to provide analysis and critical thinking on legislation affecting Airbnb’s priorities.
• Maintain relationships with an extensive network of contacts in local, regional, and national legislative, executive, and administrative offices, as well as with allied groups and coalition partners.
• Represent Airbnb in meetings with government and elected officials, as well as industry associations, Airbnb hosts, and other stakeholders.
• Represent Airbnb at public speaking engagements as directed by the Head of Public Policy.
• Manage consultants and agencies to support campaign plans.
• Ensure progress is reported accurately and regularly, and roadblocks flagged in a timely fashion.
• Works closely with cross functional partners to make sure that policy plans fit with business priorities.
• Monitor and track legislation and regulatory matters as directed.
• Support as needed to help implement Airbnb’s legislative and public policy activities.

Your Expertise:

• 8+ years experience working with policy issues in a relevant business, political, governmental, legislative or regulatory context such as tourism and accommodation business, e-commerce / internet / platform regulation, housing and landlord/tenant law, or tax issues.
• Ability to quickly get up to speed on complex technical and regulatory issues.
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously and navigate complex matrix organization with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills; planning, memo-writing and budgeting/basic accounting skills with proficiency in major computer applications.
• Extremely creative; takes an entrepreneurial…