Airbnb Is Hiring A Manager, Localization

Join Airbnb's vibrant community and lead the localization efforts to help people around the world connect more authentically! 🌍✨

About Airbnb

Founded in 2007, Airbnb began when two hosts welcomed three guests into their San Francisco home. Today, the platform boasts over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals across nearly every country. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that foster genuine community connections.

The Community You Will Join

No global movement can thrive without a united team. Airbnb’s mission is to help anyone belong anywhere as the world’s largest community-driven hospitality platform. We connect thousands of guests and hosts daily, enabling meaningful experiences and cultural exchange. 🌎🤝

Are you passionate about creating local experiences for a global audience? Do you love working with content, design, marketing, and engineering teams? If so, our multicultural, fast-paced company is looking for you to help bring Airbnb’s mission to life through localization strategy.

We Are Looking for a

Manager, Localization - Americas

If you answered yes to the above, we’d love to talk! Join our Localization team and make a global impact.

The Difference You Will Make

As travel rebounds post-pandemic, Airbnb is evolving strategically, and so is our Localization team. We’ve shifted from managing translation to becoming drivers of international growth, collaborating across teams to launch products like our Airbnb Translation Engine—a machine translation service integrated across all product flows.

We continue to invest in internationalization experts to craft language strategies, working with internal stakeholders and external partners to develop localizable products and meet translation needs.

In this role, you will lead a team of Localization Managers, serving as linguistic and cultural experts. Your work will ensure Airbnb’s tone, style, and voice resonate authentically in every language, providing users with a native experience on all platforms. 🌐🎉

A Typical Day

• Lead and motivate a team of Localization Managers, focusing on performance, talent development, and change management
• Develop international growth strategies through linguistic and cultural expertise, collaborating with central and local teams
• Advocate for localization best practices to deliver exceptional user experiences
• Engage with market stakeholders for cultural insights and product influence
• Drive quality initiatives in translation and language services
• Manage vendor relationships to ensure high-quality translations in Mexican Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese
• Gather and analyze feedback from users and internal teams
• Establish and maintain linguistic standards and guidelines
• Support content marketing with copywriting efforts
• Research user needs across international markets
• Partner with the Language Lead for vendor training and process optimization
• Collaborate with project teams to ship top-quality international products

Your Expertise

• 8+ years managing language quality and localization programs at a strategic level
• 1+ years of direct people management, ideally with international reports
• Native/bilingual fluency in Spanish (Mexican) and English
• Proven experience in translation, localization, and language quality management
• Strong time management, multitasking, and organizational skills
• Initiative-driven with the ability to work independently and strategically
• Passionate about languages and translation technologies
• Experience with online translation software
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Experience in project management, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional collaboration

Please submit your resume/CV in English.

Location & Eligibility

This role is US - Remote Eligible. Occasional office presence or offsite attendance may be required per your manager's instructions. You must reside in a state where Airbnb, Inc. operates; check the current list of eligible states. If employed through another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will clarify your eligible work states.

Our Commitment to Inclusion & Belonging

At Airbnb, we embrace diversity and inclusion, believing that varied perspectives foster innovation. We're committed to providing accessible applications for candidates with disabilities. For accommodations, contact reasonableaccommodations@airbnb.com.

Compensation & Benefits

Our salaries vary based on experience, skills, location, and market factors. The base pay range for this role is $119,000—$140,000 USD. This role may also include bonuses, equity, benefits, and travel perks.