Manager, Localization - Americas

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• 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.Community You Will JoinAirbnb helps anyone belong anywhere as the world's largest community-driven hospitality company.

We're connecting thousands of guests and hosts online, delivering meaningful experiences that bring people together and help guests live like locals in places that were once unknown.A Typical DayLead and motivate a team of Localization Managers, including team building, performance management, talent development and change management.Provide linguistic and cultural expertise in developing strategy to drive international growth, collaborating with both central and local teams.Advocate for localization, influencing other teams to deliver the best possible user experience.Engage with stakeholders to gather cultural insights and influence product changes.Own initiatives to improve translation quality across all platforms.Partner with translation and QA vendors to monitor and improve quality output of Mexican Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese.Coordinate language feedback from users and Airbnb employees.Develop and maintain linguistic and cultural standards and guidelines.Support copywriting for content marketing initiatives.Work with Localization Program Managers and Linguistic QA Managers to ship top quality products internationally.Your Expertise8+ years of experience managing language quality and localization programs at a strategic level.1+ year of direct people management experience; experience managing international direct reports a plus.Native / bilingual fluency in Spanish (Mexican) and English.Proven experience in translation, localization and language quality management.Time management skills, ability to multitask, highly organized.Passion for translations and languages.Excellent presentation and communication skills.Experience in project / program management and partner / stakeholder management across cross-functional teams and time zones.

While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity.

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