Business Development Manager

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">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.</span></p></div><p class="p1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>The Community You'll Join</strong></span></p> <p class="p1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The Homes team plays a key role in shaping the Airbnb stays experience. As a multidisciplinary team, we partner with Hosts to build high-quality, repeatable, commercially viable offerings that reflect our brand values.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We're building something new: a dedicated Business Development function across EMEA, focused entirely on winning new professional supply for Airbnb. This isn't a role that inherits an existing book of business, it's a genuine new-business mandate, and you'll be one of the first people helping shape how we approach it.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">For this role, you'll be at the forefront of expanding Airbnb's professional supply base in one of Europe's most important travel markets, reporting into our Homes EMEA team under the Field Operations Manager.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>The Difference You'll Make</strong></span></p> <p class="p1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">You're not managing what already exists, you're building what's next. You'll hunt down new opportunities, win new business, and bring high-quality professional hosts and partners onto Airbnb for the first time.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">No inherited portfolio. No fixed playbook. Just a market to win, and the autonomy to figure out exactly how to win it.&nbsp; You'll own the full deal, sourcing, pipeline, negotiation, signature, onboarding, and shape how Airbnb approaches new supply acquisition from the ground up.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>What You'll Bring</strong></span></p> <ul class="ul1"> <li class="li1" style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Genuine new-business, hunter-style sales experience, not account management</span></li> <li class="li1" style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">A proven track record of personally sourcing, negotiating, and closing deals end-to-end</span></li> <li class="li1" style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Comfort operating without an established playbook, and the drive to build your own approach</span></li> <li class="li1" style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">A self-directed, entrepreneurial mindset, you create opportunities rather than wait for them</span></li> <li class="li1" style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Strong commercial instinct and the ability to think strategically about a market</span></li> <li class="li1" style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Confidence taking full personal ownership of a deal, from first conversation to signed contract</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>A Typical Day:&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Prospect and onboard new, high quality professional hosts in your assigned territory, continuously building and managing a strong pipeline</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Create and deploy scaled strategies to effectively acquire Professional Hosts in your region</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Represent Airbnb in external meetings with Professional Hosts, showing up as a credible and knowledgeable market expert</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Analyze data and utilize data-driven recommendations to identify and act on strategic opportunities in your region to drive sales growth</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Develop deep knowledge of your assigned geographic markets across DACH</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Build and manage partner relationships within your assigned territory</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Maintain a baseline understanding of the technical integration of various software partners so that you can provide the right support to your clients</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Educate clients on all significant product changes and cascade feedback on product and policy to relevant internal stakeholders</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Respond to and deliver exceptional service to your professional hosts in a timely and efficient manner</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Work cross-functionally with product, communications, public policy and customer support teams to ensure our long-term market success</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Your Expertise:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">6+ years of experience in&nbsp; sales&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">2+ years of hospitality/travel industry experience (nice to have)</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Strong time management and prioritization skills</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Strong B2B sales/new business development experience</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Ability to work at both strategic and tactical levels, with a proven track record to execute in ambiguous environments</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate effectively with clients</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Experience building and strengthening relationships with external partners</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Comfortable performing data analysis and making decisions based on the results</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Available to travel to assigned markets</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Ability to work within tight deadlines, adjust to changes in priorities, and balance short-term needs with long-term strategic initiatives</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Hospitality/travel industry experience in the region is a plus</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Highly proficient in using CRM software - Salesforce experience is a plus</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Charismatic self-starter who is resourceful and self-sufficient</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Fluency in German and English</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Our Commitment To Inclusion &amp; Belonging:</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">#ind</span></p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">How We'll Take Care of You:</span></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;">Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range shown below is annualized, is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.</span></p></div><div class="title">Germany Annual Pay Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>€71.000</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>€84.000 EUR</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Reasonable Accommodations:</strong> We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance, or an accommodation, please let your recruiter know once you are contacted about a role.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>A Note on Recruiting Scams:</strong> Scammers sometimes pose as Airbnb recruiters to get money or personal information from candidates. A few things that will always be true for Airbnb’s hiring process: our open roles are posted on Airbnb’s Career’s Page at careers.airbnb.com, and our recruiters correspond only from @<a href="http://airbnb.com">airbnb.com</a> or @<a href="http://ext.airbnb.com">ext.airbnb.com</a> email addresses. Our recruiters will never ask for your Social Security number, bank account details, passport, or payment app information while you are interviewing.&nbsp; We’ll also never ask you to pay a fee, send money, deposit or cash a check, or purchase work-related equipment (such as a company laptop) during the interview process. We encourage candidates to remain vigilant of these recruiting scams and not share sensitive information if you do not believe an individual is actually affiliated with Airbnb.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div>