NextStay Fellow, Tech Ops & Programs

About the role

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's mission is to create a world where people can Belong Anywhere. We're seeking a NextStay Fellow to help pursue that mission as a hands-on Technical Program Manager (TPM) in our engineering organization. The NextStay Fellowship is a launchpad: you'll join with a strong program management foundation and grow into the full scope and ambiguity of the role, supported by experienced TPMs and engineering partners invested in your success.

Important Information About Full-time Opportunities: We cannot guarantee that this project will turn into a full time position. Full-time employment is dependent on headcount availability and business hiring needs. However, we would love to introduce you to the world of Airbnb and other tech companies within our network, as you transition out of the NextStay Program.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution of a project with a defined scope and approach, turning direction from your manager or senior TPMs into a concrete, realistic plan built around known constraints.
• Break work into trackable pieces and use input and output metrics to monitor progress, surfacing slippage before it becomes a problem.
• Lead alignment of the project team and hold contributors accountable to deliverables and milestones, while anticipating the next set of work.
• Consult team members or leaders to identify risks and mitigation options; track and manage risks you've already identified through to resolution.
• Communicate the project's vision and success criteria clearly to your project team and stakeholders, and re-evaluate strategy with guidance from leadership on when to pivot versus stay the course.
• Ask the right questions to surface potential technical gaps, working collaboratively with engineers and applying a working understanding of sound technical principles.
• Actively participate in cultural and functional excellence activities—such as Connect apprenticeship (curriculum contribution, mentorship), diversity and inclusion programming (Airfinity, Blocking Bias training), or hackathons—and demonstrate Airbnb's core values in everyday interactions.
• Own execution of technical programs spanning multiple engineering, product, and operations teams over several quarters — turning objectives set with your manager and senior TPMs into milestones, delivery plans, and team alignment.
• Working under the guidance of senior TPMs, hold the program accountable to deliverables while managing scope, schedule, and quality trade-offs, re-planning proactively as conditions change and escalating the decisions