Compensation Partner

The Role

The Technical Compensation Partner will serve as the dedicated compensation partner for the Technology organization, covering Engineering, Infrastructure, Machine Learning, and Data Science. This role will support VP and Director level tech leaders and their Talent Partners as the primary day-to-day compensation resource.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the dedicated compensation partner for the Technology organization, supporting VP and Director level leaders, Talent Directors, and People Partners across Engineering, Infrastructure, ML/AI, and Data Science.
• Act as the primary point of contact for Talent Directors and senior tech leaders on new hire offers, internal equity reviews, leveling decisions, and out-of-cycle requests.
• Own compensation cycle execution for tech client groups end-to-end, including market benchmarking, budget modeling, manager enablement, and leadership rollups.
• Lead competitive intelligence for technical roles by conducting market research on compensation trends, pay practices, and talent movement across AI, ML, and frontier technology companies.
• Develop benchmarking methodologies that supplement traditional survey data with recruiting signals, offer data, and other real-time market sources.
• Partner with Recruiting and People Analytics to provide market insights and competitive positioning recommendations for technical hires at all levels.
• Design and build compensation models, tools, and frameworks tailored to technical roles, incorporating factors such as AI expertise, research impact, and specialized skills.
• Develop AI-powered compensation tools including benchmarking applications, offer-generation tools, and workflow automation to improve team efficiency and decision quality.
• Build self-service dashboards that give recruiting teams, hiring managers, and People Partners direct access to market data and offer guidance.
• Prepare analyses and presentations for senior tech leadership and cross-functional partners, translating market data into clear strategic recommendations.
• Develop enablement materials that help tech managers understand Airbnb's compensation philosophy and make informed decisions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of compensation or analytics experience with depth in technical roles and familiarity with the AI/ML talent market.
• Advanced analytical skills including proficiency in Excel and working knowledge of SQL, Python, or R for data analysis and tool development.
• Prominent track record as a compensation business partner for a technical or engineering organization, including ownership of cyclical programs end-to-end.
• Strong knowledge of third-party survey methodologies (Radford/Mercer/Comptryx) and ability to build and validate pay structures across geographies and functions.
• The ideal candidate will have experience leading cross-functional compensation initiatives and must be comfortable navigating ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
• Strong communication skills with a proven ability to present complex compensation data clearly to senior business and technical audiences.

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.