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The Senior Manager, Public Policy will lead government relations, campaign and engagement strategies in the Texas, focused on engagement with local officials and regulators. The Senior Manager, Public Policy must be able to build trust and talk to local authorities to help them understand the contribution our community makes, and engage them in the process of partnerships that embrace the potential of the collaborative economy. The Senior Manager, Public Polciy must demonstrate excellent project management skills and a consistent ability to think creatively about problems and solutions.
Job Responsibility:
Lead and develop public policy campaigns aimed at mitigating risks, promoting growth and advancing Airbnb and our host’s interests
Lead and develop and execute the public policy strategy, concentrating mainly on influencing the development of policy and regulations impacting host eligibility and the platform throughout the assigned region
Represent Airbnb in associations, meetings, and events with government and elected officials and other stakeholders, in order to help advance the company’s advocacy initiatives
Develop communications, local stakeholder engagement strategy and partnership programs
establish new and maintain existing relationships with an extensive network of contacts, including government officials
Research, analyze, distill and synthesize ordinances and bills and effectively articulate Airbnb’s positions to policymakers at both the local and state levels of government. Must also be able to effectively advocate and influence multiple external stakeholders
Collaborate with internal cross-functional partners
Manage local consultants and agencies to support policy efforts
Monitor and analyze legislation and regulation and local issues that may have pan-regional implications
Ensures progress is reported regularly, and roadblocks flagged in a timely fashion
Requirements:
At least 10+ years experience with direct legislative lobbying and working in public policy in a political, governmental, consulting or regulatory context
Experience in direct government relations and public policy advocacy at the local and state levels of government
Ability to quickly get up to speed on complex technical and regulatory issues
Ability to manage multiple projects and navigate a complex matrix organization with multiple stakeholders
Extremely creative
takes an entrepreneurial approach to the work with proven track record
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
ability to resolve complex and unfamiliar problems in a timely manner
Highly results-driven and strives to find the most efficient way to do things without sacrificing a high quality of work and/or results
Excellent communicator with great presentation and writing skills
Acute attention to detail
extremely organized and able to help keep others organized
Strong work ethic, and exhibits professionalism, courtesy and strong interpersonal skills
Ability to exercise judgment and maintain confidentiality
Embraces challenges with a positive and solutions oriented approach
Self-starter with a sense of humor and the ability to thrive in a fast moving and sometimes stressful environment
Passionate about Airbnb and the collaborative economy