Product Manager, Incubations

Company Overview

Founded in 2007, Airbnb began by hosting guests in a San Francisco home and has grown into a global platform with over 5 million hosts and more than 2 billion guest arrivals worldwide. It offers unique stays and experiences that enable travelers to connect authentically with communities.

Role Overview

This role is part of Airbnb's Product Management team, focusing on incubations — the fast-paced development and validation of new business concepts beyond Airbnb's core accommodations. The Product Manager will lead multiple incubation projects simultaneously, working closely with business, partnerships, engineering, and design teams to transform nascent ideas into minimum viable products (MVPs) and then pilot these offerings to test key assumptions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and drive the vision, strategy, and roadmap for several incubation initiatives concurrently.
• Translate business hypotheses into MVP scopes by leveraging the Guest App's configurable components, optimizing engineering effort.
• Design pilots with clear success metrics and measurable objectives, analyze results quickly, and make data-informed decisions to move projects forward, expand, or halt.
• Forge strong collaborative relationships with business development, partnerships, and external stakeholders ensuring smooth integration of new products into the guest journey.
• Create compelling product stories to align leadership internally and support communications for launches.
• Maintain a prioritization approach that balances incubation projects with core product demands.
• Promote transparent communication and curiosity within a nimble, fast-moving team environment.
• Deliver quality features rapidly and iterate based on learning and feedback.

Candidate Profile

• Over 10 years of experience in consumer product management.
• Proven success in taking products from concept through incubation, pilot, and scaling phases in consumer internet, marketplace, or comparable sectors.
• Strong commercial insight with the ability to rapidly evaluate business potential and convert vague hypotheses into MVP plans.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and structuring new problems into actionable strategies with minimal process.
• Skilled at managing multiple workstreams with competing priorities and deadlines.
• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills across disciplines including business, partnerships, engineering, design, and data science.
• Experience crafting product narratives and partnering with marketing and communications for market introductions.
• Hands-on approach with attention to detail and adaptability in a scrappy, evolving environment.
• Keen interest and perspective on integrating AI tools into product workflows.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in marketplace or travel/hospitality product domains.
• Experience in new business development, venture, or startup models within larger organizations.
• Familiarity with platform-centric product development such as configurable components, merchandising systems, or API integrations.
• Experience working on products empowered by partnerships or external APIs.

Location Requirements

The role requires the candidate to be based in San Francisco, CA due to the nature of the work. Certain states, including Alaska, Indiana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Delaware, and Rhode Island, are currently excluded from working remotely. This list is subject to change.

Diversity and Accessibility Commitment

Airbnb values a diverse talent pool, fostering innovation by encouraging applications from all qualified individuals. The company also provides disability-inclusive application and interview processes and reasonable accommodations upon request.

Compensation

The base salary for this role ranges from $232,000 to $282,000 USD and may be complemented by bonuses, equity, benefits, and employee travel credits. Pay is influenced by multiple factors including experience, skills, and market conditions.