AMER Gathering Programs Manager
The Gathering Programs Manager at Airbnb is responsible for end-to-end delivery and adaptation of regional Gathering & Culture programs, ensuring they support business priorities and drive meaningful connection across markets.
About the role
This role translates global strategy into regional execution—owning programs and driving consistency and impact across locations. The individual is a strong program manager who can handle complexity, operate with autonomy, and influence stakeholders.
Responsibilities
Own delivery of Host Check-In (2-day program) across EMEA, APAC, and/or AMER, ensuring consistency, quality, and continuous improvement.
Lead New Hire Connection programs in-region, adapting central strategy to market needs and ensuring high-quality delivery.
Own New Hire Connection for Global Ops (Dublin, Montreal and India), coordinating cross-functional stakeholders and ensuring alignment with business needs.
Drive execution of Tech moments (Hackathons, Tech Days, AI Excellence Days) for key tech audiences (Seattle, NYC, Bengaluru, Beijing), ensuring relevance and strong participant experience.
Adapt global Gathering & Culture strategy to local market context.
Manage end-to-end delivery of programs across multiple markets, ensuring consistency of experience while allowing for cultural nuance.
Act as primary owner for Tier 1 events in-region, leading co-design with stakeholders, driving pre-production and execution, and ensuring events are tailored to local team needs and business priorities.
Support planning and delivery of large and strategic offsites, managing key workstreams and ensuring alignment with objectives.
Partner closely with Talent, OD&D, Communications, and business leaders to identify and design local gathering strategies and connection touchpoints that support priority markets.
Contribute insights from the region to improve global programs (Releases, Year End Celebration…).
Partner with global and local stakeholders to design and deliver E-team/VP visits, ensuring experiences are intentional, locally relevant, and aligned with business goals.
Manage budgets for assigned programs and events, track performance metrics and program outcomes, and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, impact, and scalability.
Qualifications
6–9+ years in program management, events, or employee experience.
Strong program ownership and execution skills.
Experience working across markets and managing complexity.
Solid stakeholder management and influencing skills.
Ability to operate with autonomy and adapt to ambiguity.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Location
The successful applicant will need to be based in New York City or Los Angeles to be able to conduct their work with flexibility for occasional evenings or weekends in support of events and gatherings. Employees cannot 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.