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Staff Experience Designer, International

Airbnb· Experience Design
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Singaporefull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Staff Experience Designer supporting international expansion initiatives to adapt Airbnb’s products for regional needs, with a focus on APAC and global markets. Combines design leadership, strategy, and collaboration across cross-regional partners to deliver an international roadmap and localizable experiences while maintaining accessibility and inclusive design.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design of multiple international initiatives — define design strategy, objectives and set the vision for the holistic user experience; lead detailed design execution with systematic thinking and bar-lifting craft.
  • Support and shape the evolution of the Airbnb platform from a design perspective through international lenses; ensure consistency with, and contribute to, our brand architecture and product architecture.
  • Partner with Country Managers, Product Managers, Engineers, Data Scientists, Researchers, Localization Managers and Writers to define problems & goals, map user flows, prototype interactions, and launch new products and services.
  • Influence global leadership and stakeholder decision making through a clear point of view via vivid storytelling, help the team navigate ambiguity, define and solve complex problems for a global audience.
  • Scope projects (in partnership with DPMs, PMs and engineers) and help define the design process, task allocation, and timeline.
  • Provide indirect leadership and mentorship for peer designers through in-depth interaction and visual design critiques; evangelize design thinking and best practices across functions.

Qualifications

  • Designer/Design Leader with 10+ years of experience.
  • Demonstrates the ability to independently formulate design directions and processes, while effectively leading and mentoring teams through execution.
  • A strategic thought leader adept at guiding teams through ambiguity, establishing clear visions, and driving design strategies for global products.
  • A systems-oriented thinker capable of looking beyond digital interfaces to design comprehensive, holistic online and offline user experiences.
  • Exhibits exceptional craftsmanship, underpinned by advanced interaction and visual design capabilities.
  • Possesses strong analytical acumen and deep empathy, with a proven track record of synthesising user insights into optimal solutions and actionable design milestones.
  • Excellent storytelling, presentation, and communication skills, coupled with adept stakeholder management abilities.
  • Experience in end-to-end product development (from conception to launch) or spearheading the redesign of major product elements, including the application and evolution of mature design systems.
  • Comprehensive understanding of technological capabilities, business objectives, and user needs, alongside their respective opportunities and constraints.

Skills

Required:Design leadership and strategysystems thinkingstorytelling and communication
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Founded in August of 2008 and based in San Francisco, California, Airbnb is a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book unique accommodations around the world — online or from a mobile phone. Whether an apartment for a night, a castle for a week, or a villa for a month, Airbnb connects people to unique travel experiences, at any price point, in more than 33,000 cities and 192 countries. And with world-class customer service and a growing community of users, Airbnb is the easiest way for people to monetize their extra space and showcase it to an audience of millions. No global movement springs from individuals. It takes an entire team united behind something big. Together, we work hard, we laugh a lot, we brainstorm nonstop, we use hundreds of Post-Its a week, and we give the best high-fives in town. Headquartered in San Francisco, we have satellite offices in Dublin, London, Barcelona, Paris, Milan, Copenhagen, Berlin, Moscow, São Paolo, Sydney, and Singapore.

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