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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Manager, Technical Program Management (Search & AI Foundations) - **Company:** Airbnb - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $232,000.0 - $282,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** A/B Testing, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Decision Support Systems, Iterative and Incremental Development, Machine Learning, Recommender Systems, Large Language Models, AI Platforms, Machine Learning Operations - **Published:** July 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://careers.airbnb.com/positions/8077683?gh_jid=8077683 ## About the Role * 13+ years in technical program management function, with at least 8 years of experience leading and mentoring a team of TPMs, creating a culture of inclusiveness and sustainability * Demonstrated experience in search relevance, natural language search, and recommendation systems. Experience with applying GenAI/LLM technologies on search is a plus. * Demonstrated ability to work through ambiguity to detailed solutions. You can take a vague problem, crisply frame the challenge, identify a path forward, and drive an initiative over the finish-line. * Self-motivated, proactive and proven ability to adapt well and work with teams having different operating cadences. * Sound business judgment, a proven ability to influence others, strong analytical skills, and a track record of taking ownership, leading data driven analyses, and influencing results * Experience with ML models, LLMs, LRMs, feature development, model testing and resource management to support the development of AI-powered product experiences. * Familiar with A/B testing, incremental delivery and deployment. * Ability to ramp up quickly and learn new technologies with minimal lag time. * Excellent written and oral business communication and people skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders. ## Description Lead and mentor TPMs to deliver AI platform initiatives across search relevance, recommendation systems, and ML infrastructure. Align stakeholders, define measurable success criteria, manage risks and dependencies, drive execution, and present outcomes to senior leadership. Partner with ML, infrastructure, and product teams to shape technical direction and accelerate data-driven AI initiatives. The summary above was generated by AI 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. As we grow to achieve that mission, we're looking to add a technical, hands-on, and mission-driven Senior Manager of Technical Program Management (TPM) for the Infrastructure team to lead AI Platforms initiatives spanning Search Relevance, Machine Learning Infrastructure (MLI), and Search Knowledge Infrastructure (SKI). This person will partner with our engineering & product teams to build/enhance data-driven decision making across multiple areas in Airbnb. They will partner closely with senior ICs and engineering directors across Airbnb on processes, strategy and execution. In this role, you will collaborate closely with the Machine Learning (ML) engineers, infrastructure engineers and product managers from across Airbnb to develop holistic solutions that ensure a vibrant and equitable marketplace. The Search Relevance, Machine Learning Infrastructure (MLI), and Search Knowledge Infrastructure (SKI) teams power the ranking, recommendations, model infrastructure, and search intelligence capabilities that make up a core part of Airbnb's AI Platforms, including: Search Ranking for Stays, Experiences, and Services, Home Page Recommendations, Search Bar AutoSuggest and Autocomplete, Marketing Technology, and the ML infrastructure and platform capabilities that support them. The team also creates the fabric for personalization and the underlying model infrastructure, used both on and off platform for Airbnb. We collaborate with many teams including Search Infrastructure, Guest and Host Experiences, MDX, Marketing, CS, and Trust, and many more. We are looking for a candidate with a robust technical background who deeply understands the problem space, drives requirements, and leverages their AI/ML expertise to resolve strategic challenges that align with Airbnb's larger goals. The Difference You Will Make: Our team of TPMs demonstrate ownership, apply skills in whatever combination necessary, and make order out of chaos to achieve the desired outcome. We work hard to ensure teams understand what they have to deliver and by when. We are responsible for aligning teams, identifying or highlighting dependencies, recognizing and resolving ambiguity, setting expectations, anticipating risk, identifying and removing roadblocks, and ensuring the desired business goals are achieved. We are looking for people who share our passion for tackling complexity head-on while building a world class team of Technical Program Managers. A Typical Day: * Shape and influence the technical direction of projects, ensuring we meet stakeholder needs while maintaining high-quality standards. Rapidly prototype and validate project ideas through iterative development cycles, adapting as necessary based on insights and data. * Balance broad, outcome-driven thinking with attention to critical details, exercising sound judgment to prioritize where deep focus is necessary to ensure successful execution. * Define and secure stakeholder alignment on clear, measurable success criteria to accelerate AI initiatives. 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