Staff Experience Designer – DLS | Airbnb | $192k-$236k | Remote (USA)

The Community You Will Join: We are looking for a Staff Experience Designer to join the Airbnb design team to create world-changing products and experiences for Airbnb Guests and Hosts. This person will be a hands-on leader, elevating Airbnb design through their craft and pave the way for innovation in not only what we make, but how we make it. If that sounds exciting to you, let’s talk. The Difference You Will Make: Airbnb’s design language system is authored by multiple teams and succeeds by providing high quality digital products, tools, support, education to the broader Design organization. This Staff Experience Designer will be the steward for Airbnb Design as it relates to systematic thinking, intuitive interactions, and attention to design details. The position uniquely involves setting design direction, working with cross-functional teams, partnering with our project teams to deliver an inclusive end to end experience, and execution of new design system opportunities. A Typical Day: • Leads a project or initiative — helps define strategy, objectives and sets the vision for the user experience. Oversee multiple streams of work across all platforms and devices • Inspire and direct their team to help them build towards a meaningful vision efficiently • Responsible for advancing craft on their team. Ensures consistency and accessibility across a variety of products and platforms in the end-to-end user experience. • Defines and evangelizes Airbnb’s design language system throughout the organization. • Provide leadership and mentorship for a team of Experience Designers through the interaction and visual design of products and services from end-to-end for a global audience • Partner with the Product Managers, Engineers, Data Scientist, Researchers and Content Strategists to define problems & goals, map user flows, prototype interactions, and launch new products and services Your Expertise: • 10+ years of experience with end-to-end product design • Defines the design process and can lead others through it. Can accurately scope their work as well as their teammate’s. Responsible for the work of other designers on their project. Can effortlessly motivate and drive small to medium teams to transform a product. • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills • Excellent visual, interaction and prototyping design skills • Systems-thinker with the ability to think beyond the pixels and design for offline experiences • Demonstrated ability to help a team navigate ambiguity, set vision and strategy for global products How We’ll Take Care of You: The starting base pay for this role is between $152,000 and $207,000. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: education, experience, and skills. The base pay range 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. Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging: 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. If you need assistance, or a reasonable accommodation during the application and recruiting process, please contact us at: [email protected]. Your 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. Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging: 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. We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: [email protected]. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process. We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application. Apply tot his job